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Everyone's a winner life in our congratulatory culture

Title
Everyone's a winner [electronic resource] : life in our congratulatory culture / Joel Best.
Author
Best, Joel.
Publication
Berkeley : University of California Press, c2011.

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Details

Description
1 online resource (ix, 199 p.) : ill.
Uniform Title
Everyone's a winner (Online)
Alternative Title
Everyone's a winner (Online)
Subject
  • Social status > United States
  • Equality > United States
  • Motivation (Psychology) > United States
  • United States > Social life and customs
  • United States > Social conditions
Note
  • "Simpson imprint in humanities".
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Access (note)
  • Access restricted to authorized users.
Contents
Life in an era of status abundance -- Prize proliferation -- Honoring students -- Everyday heroes -- Ranking and rating -- The significance of congratulatory culture.
LCCN
2010034646
OCLC
ssj0000468977
Author
Best, Joel.
Title
Everyone's a winner [electronic resource] : life in our congratulatory culture / Joel Best.
Imprint
Berkeley : University of California Press, c2011.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Access
Access restricted to authorized users.
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Available from home with a valid library card
Available onsite at NYPL
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