Against meritocracy culture, power and myths of mobility
In this book Jo Littler argues that meritocracy is the key cultural means of legitimation for contemporary neoliberal culture - and that whilst it promises opportunity, it in fact creates new forms of social division. Against Meritocracy is split into two parts. Part I explores the genealogies of me...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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London, [England] ; New York, New York :
Routledge
2017.
2018. |
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| Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009428802006719 |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- part, I Genealogies / Jo Littler
- chapter Introduction
- Ladders and snakes / Jo Littler
- chapter 1 Meritocracy’s genealogies in social theory / Jo Littler
- chapter 2 Rising up
- Gender, ethnicity, class and the meritocratic deficit / Jo Littler
- chapter 3 Meritocratic feeling
- The movement of meritocracy in political rhetoric / Jo Littler
- part, II Popular parables / Jo Littler
- chapter 4 Just like us?
- Normcore plutocrats and the popularisation of elitism / Jo Littler
- chapter 5 #Damonsplaining and the unbearable whiteness of merit / Jo Littler
- chapter 6 Desperate success
- Managing the mumpreneur / Jo Littler
- chapter Conclusion
- Beyond neoliberal meritocracy / Jo Littler.
