Winning : reflections on an American obsession

Winning reflections on an American obsession

Most of us are taught from a young age to be winners and avoid being losers. But what does it mean to win or lose? And why do we care so much? Does winning make us happy? Winning undertakes an unprecedented investigation of winning and losing in American society, what we are really after as we strug...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Duina, Francesco G., 1969- (-)
Format: eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Princeton : Princeton University Press 2010.
Edition:Course Book
Subjects:
Social values > United States.
Losers > United States.
Success > United States.
Failure (Psychology)
Competition (Psychology)
National characteristics, American.
See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009798416006719
Table of Contents:
  • Front matter
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • PART 1. Introduction
  • Chapter One. THE PROBLEM
  • PART 2. The Pursuit
  • Chapter Two. DIFFERENTIATION
  • Chapter Three. I WIN, THEREFORE I AM RIGHT
  • Chapter Four. THE QUEST FOR SPACE
  • Chapter Five. POWERS AND LIMITATIONS
  • PART 3. Our Beliefs
  • Chapter Six. TYPES OF WINNERS AND LOSERS
  • Chapter Seven. PROCESS VERSUS OUTCOMES
  • Chapter Eight. INJECTING VALUE
  • Chapter Nine. AWARENESS AND COMPETITION
  • Chapter Ten. OUR RESTLESSNESS
  • Notes
  • References
  • Index

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