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What we mean by the American dream : stories we tell about meritocracy /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Taussig, Doron (Author)
Corporate Author: JSTOR (Organization)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Ithaca [New York] : ILR press, an imprint of Cornell University Press, 2021.
Subjects:
Social mobility > United States > Psychological aspects.
American Dream.
Success > United States > Psychological aspects.
United States > Economic conditions > 21st century.
United States > Social conditions > 21st century.
2000-2099
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • American Idols
  • Head Starts and Handicaps
  • Me, Myself, and I
  • Merit without the -ocracy
  • What's Deserve Got to Do with It?