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No contest : the case against competition
- Title
- No contest : the case against competition / Alfie Kohn.
- Author
- Kohn, Alfie.
- Publication
- Boston : Houghton Mifflin, 1986.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Use in library | HM291 .K634 1986 | Off-site |
Details
- Description
- viii, 257 pages; 24 cm
- Summary
- The author contends that competition is inherently destructive and should be replaced with cooperation.
- Subject
- Competition (Psychology)
- Cooperativeness
- Aggressiveness
- Social interaction > United States
- Social interaction
- Competitive Behavior
- Cooperative Behavior
- Aggression
- Interpersonal Relations
- Aggressiveness
- Cooperativeness
- Social interaction
- Interaktion
- Kooperatives Verhalten
- Psychologie
- Wettbewerbsverhalten
- United States
- Note
- Includes index.
- Bibliography (note)
- Bibliography: p. 229-246.
- Contents
- 1. The "number one" obsession -- 2. Is competition inevitable? -- 3. Is competition more productive? -- 4. Is competition more enjoyable? -- 5. Does competition build character? -- 6. Against each other -- 7. The logic of playing dirty -- 8. Women and competition -- 9. Beyond competition.
- ISBN
- 0395393876
- 9780395393871
- 0395453941
- 9780395453940
- LCCN
- 86010468
- ZBWT00105538
- OCLC
- ocm13559735
- 13559735
- SCSB-1156295
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library