03981nam 2201057Ia 450 991078557640332120230126204719.01-283-27766-297866132776640-520-94848-310.1525/9780520948488(CKB)2670000000069372(EBL)631049(OCoLC)703171508(SSID)ssj0000468977(PQKBManifestationID)11331747(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000468977(PQKBWorkID)10507899(PQKB)10066829(StDuBDS)EDZ0000056102(MiAaPQ)EBC631049(DE-B1597)520134(DE-B1597)9780520948488(Au-PeEL)EBL631049(CaPaEBR)ebr10440610(CaONFJC)MIL327766(EXLCZ)99267000000006937220100823d2011 uy 0engurnn#---|u||utxtccrEveryone's a winner[electronic resource] life in our congratulatory culture /Joel BestBerkeley University of California Pressc20111 online resource (213 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-520-26716-8 Includes bibliographical references and index.Front matter --Contents --Acknowledgments --Chapter One. Life in an Era of Status Abundance --Chapter Two. Prize Proliferation --Chapter Three. Honoring Students --Chapter Four. Everyday Heroes --Chapter Five. Ranking and Rating --Chapter Six. The Significance of Congratulatory Culture --Notes --References --IndexEvery kindergarten soccer player gets a trophy. Many high schools name dozens of seniors as valedictorians-of the same class. Cars sport bumper stickers that read "USA-Number 1." Prizes proliferate in every corner of American society, and excellence is trumpeted with ratings that range from "Academy Award winner!" to "Best Neighborhood Pizza!" In Everyone's a Winner, Joel Best- acclaimed author of Damned Lies and Statistics and many other books-shines a bright light on the increasing abundance of status in our society and considers what it all means. With humor and insight, Best argues that status affluence fosters social worlds and, in the process, helps give meaning to life in a large society.EqualityUnited StatesMotivation (Psychology)United StatesSocial statusUnited StatesUnited StatesSocial conditionsUnited StatesSocial life and customsachievement.ambition.american society.anthropology.awards.competition.confidence.congratulations.excellence.high achievement.honoring students.millennial generation.nonfiction.performance.pop psychology.pop science.popular culture.prizes.pursuit of perfection.rankings.recognition.self esteem.social commentary.social media.social networks.social status.social worlds.status.success.trophies.valedictorian.winners.EqualityMotivation (Psychology)Social status305HT 4705rvkBest Joel477506MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910785576403321Everyone's a winner3831120UNINA