LEADER 03433nam 22006133 450 001 9910309854003321 005 20231110172225.0 010 $a1-317-49604-3 010 $a1-317-49603-5 010 $a1-315-71280-6 024 7 $a10.4324/9781315712802 035 $a(CKB)4100000000775187 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4913178 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC5261134 035 $a(OCoLC)993991360 035 $a(ScCtBLL)623e9813-8617-48ff-944d-fb8c3c08d671 035 $a(OCoLC)1100544149 035 $a(OCoLC-P)1100544149 035 $a(FlBoTFG)9781315712802 035 $a(oapen)https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/33628 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC7245200 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL7245200 035 $a(EXLCZ)994100000000775187 100 $a20231110h20182018 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurun||||||||| 181 $2rdacontent 182 $2rdamedia 183 $2rdacarrier 200 10$aAgainst meritocracy $eculture, power and myths of mobility /$fJo Littler 210 1$aLondon, [England] ;$aNew York, New York :$cRoutledge,$d2018. 210 4$dİ2018 215 $a1 online resource (251 pages) $cillustrations 311 $a1-138-88955-5 311 $a1-138-88954-7 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $tpart, I Genealogies /$rJo Littler --$tchapter Introduction --$tLadders and snakes /$rJo Littler --$tchapter 1 Meritocracy?s genealogies in social theory /$rJo Littler --$tchapter 2 Rising up --$tGender, ethnicity, class and the meritocratic deficit /$rJo Littler --$tchapter 3 Meritocratic feeling --$tThe movement of meritocracy in political rhetoric /$rJo Littler --$tpart, II Popular parables /$rJo Littler --$tchapter 4 Just like us? --$tNormcore plutocrats and the popularisation of elitism /$rJo Littler --$tchapter 5 #Damonsplaining and the unbearable whiteness of merit /$rJo Littler --$tchapter 6 Desperate success --$tManaging the mumpreneur /$rJo Littler --$tchapter Conclusion --$tBeyond neoliberal meritocracy /$rJo Littler. 330 $aIn this book Jo Littler argues that meritocracy is the key cultural means of legitimation for contemporary neoliberal culture - and that whilst it promises opportunity, it in fact creates new forms of social division. Against Meritocracy is split into two parts. Part I explores the genealogies of meritocracy within social theory, political discourse and working cultures. It traces the dramatic U-turn in meritocracy's meaning, from socialist slur to a contemporary ideal of how a society should be organised. Part II uses a series of case studies to analyse the cultural pull of popular 'parables of progress', from reality TV to the super-rich and celebrity CEOs, from social media controversies to the rise of the 'mumpreneur'. Paying special attention to the role of gender, 'race' and class, this book provides new conceptualisations of the meaning of meritocracy in contemporary culture and society. 606 $aPower (Social sciences) 606 $aPlutocracy 606 $aSocial mobility 615 0$aPower (Social sciences) 615 0$aPlutocracy. 615 0$aSocial mobility. 676 $a305.5/13 676 $a305.513 700 $aLittler$b Jo$f1972-$0858600 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910309854003321 996 $aAgainst meritocracy$94132009 997 $aUNINA