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01786aam a2200349 i 4500 001 E801A9D24D4311EEBB1CF29156ECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20230907010029 008 230215s2024 mdu b 001 0 eng 010 $a 2023006900 020 $a 1538173468 020 $a 9781538173466 035 $a (OCoLC)1382695028 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d OCLCF $d YDX $d SILO 042 $a pcc 043 $a n-us--- 050 00 $a HN90 S65 M35 2024 100 1 $a McNamee, Stephen J., $d 1950- $e author. 245 14 $a The meritocracy myth : $b who gets ahead and why / $c Stephen J. McNamee. 250 $a Fifth edition. 264 1 $a Lanham, Maryland : $b Rowman & Littlefield, an imprint of The Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, Inc., $c [2024] 300 $a xiv, 245 pages ; $c 23 cm 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 520 $a "The Meritocracy Myth challenges the widely held American belief in meritocracy-that people get out of the system what they put into it based on individual merit. The book examines talent, attitude, work ethic, and character as elements of merit and evaluates the effect of nonmerit factors such as family background, social connections, luck, market conditions, unequal educational opportunities, and discrimination"-- $c Provided by publisher. 650 0 $a Social mobility $z United States. 650 0 $a Equality $z United States. 650 0 $a Social capital (Sociology) $z United States. 776 08 $i Online version: $a McNamee, Stephen J., 1950- $t Meritocracy myth $b Fifth edition. $d Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield, [2024] $z 9781538173473 $w (DLC) 2023006901 941 $a 1 952 $l USUX851 $d 20231103011659.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=E801A9D24D4311EEBB1CF29156ECA4DB 994 $a C0 $b IWAInitiate Another SILO Locator Search