Against meritocracy : culture, power and myths of mobility / / Jo Littler |
Autore | Littler Jo <1972-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | London, [England] ; ; New York, New York : , : Routledge, , 2018 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (251 pages) : illustrations |
Disciplina |
305.5/13
305.513 |
Soggetto topico |
Power (Social sciences)
Plutocracy Social mobility |
ISBN |
1-317-49604-3
1-317-49603-5 1-315-71280-6 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | part, I Genealogies / Jo Littler -- chapter Introduction -- Ladders and snakes / Jo Littler -- chapter 1 Meritocracy’s genealogies in social theory / Jo Littler -- chapter 2 Rising up -- Gender, ethnicity, class and the meritocratic deficit / Jo Littler -- chapter 3 Meritocratic feeling -- The movement of meritocracy in political rhetoric / Jo Littler -- part, II Popular parables / Jo Littler -- chapter 4 Just like us? -- Normcore plutocrats and the popularisation of elitism / Jo Littler -- chapter 5 #Damonsplaining and the unbearable whiteness of merit / Jo Littler -- chapter 6 Desperate success -- Managing the mumpreneur / Jo Littler -- chapter Conclusion -- Beyond neoliberal meritocracy / Jo Littler. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910309854003321 |
Littler Jo <1972-> | ||
London, [England] ; ; New York, New York : , : Routledge, , 2018 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Aristocracy of talent : how meritocracy made the modern world / Adrian Wooldridge |
Autore | Wooldridge, Adrian |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | London : Allen Lane, 2021 |
Descrizione fisica | VIII, 481 p. ; 25 cm |
Disciplina | 305.513 |
Soggetto topico | Meritocrazia - Etica |
ISBN | 9780141990378 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNISALENTO-991004283337507536 |
Wooldridge, Adrian | ||
London : Allen Lane, 2021 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. del Salento | ||
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Benessere e fragilità : la mobilità sociale in Italia / Guido Baglioni |
Autore | Baglioni, Guido <1928- > |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Milano, : FrancoAngeli, 2021 |
Descrizione fisica | 171 p. ; 22 cm |
Disciplina | 305.513 |
Collana | Sociologia |
Soggetto non controllato | Mobilità sociale |
ISBN | 9788835118800 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | ita |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910503709103321 |
Baglioni, Guido <1928- > | ||
Milano, : FrancoAngeli, 2021 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Bologna dopo la pandemia : Impatto territoriale e scenari futuri / / Marco Castrignanò, Tommaso Rimondi |
Autore | Castrignanò Marco |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Milan : , : FrancoAngeli, , 2023 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (310 pages) |
Disciplina | 305.513 |
Collana | Sociologia del territorio |
Soggetto topico | Social mobility |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | ita |
Altri titoli varianti | Bologna dopo la pandemia |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910639981403321 |
Castrignanò Marco | ||
Milan : , : FrancoAngeli, , 2023 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Bridging mobilities : ICTs appropriation by Cameroonians in South Africa and the Netherlands / / Henrietta M. Nyamnjoh |
Autore | Nyamnjoh Henrietta M |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Bamenda, Cameroon ; ; Netherlands : , : Langaa & African Studies Centre, , 2014 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (319 p.) |
Disciplina | 305.513 |
Soggetto topico |
Social mobility
Transnationalism |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN | 9956-791-18-0 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Cover ; Title page ; Copyright page ; Contents ; List of photographs, maps and diagrams; Acknowledgements; 1. Introduction; Setting the scene; Mobility; Transnationalism or ... ?; Pinyin and Mankon as frontier people; 'Tuyau' and 'lines': Social and kinship networks; Society and technology; Habitual practice; Belonging and home; Research questions and outline of the book; 2. Methodological considerations and data collection; Introduction; Methodological reflections; Methods; Life histories; Archival research; Conclusion; 3. Mobility and migration at the crossroads: Mobile communities
IntroductionMobility trends in Cameroon from colonial times to the current wave of migration to South Africa; Mobile society; Migration to South Africa and The Netherlands; Migration governance or governance fragmentation?; Conclusion; 4. A new form of madness in the village: The arrival of information and communications technologies (ICTs); Introduction; Overview of current debates on ICTs; Phoning before the proliferation of mobile phones (1980s-1999); Conceptualizing ICTs in Pinyin and Mankon; The Internet and social media Appropriation of ICTs before and after the revolution of communication technologiesNavigating the conundrums of the mobile phone; Conclusion; 5. Networks and shifting relations: Social and kinship networks and the formation of a network society; Introduction; Overview of network in the migration process; Network intrigues; Studying networks; Networking amongst mobile communities; Kinship relations and social networks; Networking through marriage; Gender social and kinship network relations; Negotiating ngunda: Social networks in asylum/refugee circles in Cape Town; Conclusion 6. 'Going to the field': Pitching and migrants' economic activitiesIntroduction; Informal economy; Encounters; The role of women in the informal economy; Pitching: An overview of economic activities in Cape Town; Mobility and social networking in the informal economy; The notion of success and material wealth; Commodification of relationship; Discussion and conclusion; 7. 'Your mami and papa for this country na meeting': PIFAM and MACUDA as agency in a transnational world; Introduction; Overview and characteristics of PIFAM and MACUDA; Overview of trends; Associations as agents of development Status and social hierarchies in elite formationSocial life of PIFAM and MACUDA; Inter-cultural communication and associational networking; Exchange visits between associations; Transnational/trans-virtual associational networks; Conclusion; 8. A mobile community as a fortress: Reinforcing the notion of belonging through 'life crisis'; Introduction; Understanding rituals and ceremonies; Birth; Marriage; Death; ICTs as evidence of ritual autopsy; Rituals as communication and the embodiment of society; Conclusion 9. 'I di beep na for beep, them di call': Straddling relationships between the home and host country amongst kin and kith |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910464795303321 |
Nyamnjoh Henrietta M | ||
Bamenda, Cameroon ; ; Netherlands : , : Langaa & African Studies Centre, , 2014 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Bridging mobilities : ICTs appropriation by Cameroonians in South Africa and the Netherlands / / Henrietta M. Nyamnjoh |
Autore | Nyamnjoh Henrietta M |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Bamenda, Cameroon ; ; Netherlands : , : Langaa & African Studies Centre, , 2014 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (319 p.) |
Disciplina | 305.513 |
Soggetto topico |
Social mobility
Transnationalism |
ISBN | 9956-791-18-0 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Cover ; Title page ; Copyright page ; Contents ; List of photographs, maps and diagrams; Acknowledgements; 1. Introduction; Setting the scene; Mobility; Transnationalism or ... ?; Pinyin and Mankon as frontier people; 'Tuyau' and 'lines': Social and kinship networks; Society and technology; Habitual practice; Belonging and home; Research questions and outline of the book; 2. Methodological considerations and data collection; Introduction; Methodological reflections; Methods; Life histories; Archival research; Conclusion; 3. Mobility and migration at the crossroads: Mobile communities
IntroductionMobility trends in Cameroon from colonial times to the current wave of migration to South Africa; Mobile society; Migration to South Africa and The Netherlands; Migration governance or governance fragmentation?; Conclusion; 4. A new form of madness in the village: The arrival of information and communications technologies (ICTs); Introduction; Overview of current debates on ICTs; Phoning before the proliferation of mobile phones (1980s-1999); Conceptualizing ICTs in Pinyin and Mankon; The Internet and social media Appropriation of ICTs before and after the revolution of communication technologiesNavigating the conundrums of the mobile phone; Conclusion; 5. Networks and shifting relations: Social and kinship networks and the formation of a network society; Introduction; Overview of network in the migration process; Network intrigues; Studying networks; Networking amongst mobile communities; Kinship relations and social networks; Networking through marriage; Gender social and kinship network relations; Negotiating ngunda: Social networks in asylum/refugee circles in Cape Town; Conclusion 6. 'Going to the field': Pitching and migrants' economic activitiesIntroduction; Informal economy; Encounters; The role of women in the informal economy; Pitching: An overview of economic activities in Cape Town; Mobility and social networking in the informal economy; The notion of success and material wealth; Commodification of relationship; Discussion and conclusion; 7. 'Your mami and papa for this country na meeting': PIFAM and MACUDA as agency in a transnational world; Introduction; Overview and characteristics of PIFAM and MACUDA; Overview of trends; Associations as agents of development Status and social hierarchies in elite formationSocial life of PIFAM and MACUDA; Inter-cultural communication and associational networking; Exchange visits between associations; Transnational/trans-virtual associational networks; Conclusion; 8. A mobile community as a fortress: Reinforcing the notion of belonging through 'life crisis'; Introduction; Understanding rituals and ceremonies; Birth; Marriage; Death; ICTs as evidence of ritual autopsy; Rituals as communication and the embodiment of society; Conclusion 9. 'I di beep na for beep, them di call': Straddling relationships between the home and host country amongst kin and kith |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910789128403321 |
Nyamnjoh Henrietta M | ||
Bamenda, Cameroon ; ; Netherlands : , : Langaa & African Studies Centre, , 2014 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Bridging mobilities : ICTs appropriation by Cameroonians in South Africa and the Netherlands / / Henrietta M. Nyamnjoh |
Autore | Nyamnjoh Henrietta M |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Bamenda, Cameroon ; ; Netherlands : , : Langaa & African Studies Centre, , 2014 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (319 p.) |
Disciplina | 305.513 |
Soggetto topico |
Social mobility
Transnationalism |
ISBN | 9956-791-18-0 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Cover ; Title page ; Copyright page ; Contents ; List of photographs, maps and diagrams; Acknowledgements; 1. Introduction; Setting the scene; Mobility; Transnationalism or ... ?; Pinyin and Mankon as frontier people; 'Tuyau' and 'lines': Social and kinship networks; Society and technology; Habitual practice; Belonging and home; Research questions and outline of the book; 2. Methodological considerations and data collection; Introduction; Methodological reflections; Methods; Life histories; Archival research; Conclusion; 3. Mobility and migration at the crossroads: Mobile communities
IntroductionMobility trends in Cameroon from colonial times to the current wave of migration to South Africa; Mobile society; Migration to South Africa and The Netherlands; Migration governance or governance fragmentation?; Conclusion; 4. A new form of madness in the village: The arrival of information and communications technologies (ICTs); Introduction; Overview of current debates on ICTs; Phoning before the proliferation of mobile phones (1980s-1999); Conceptualizing ICTs in Pinyin and Mankon; The Internet and social media Appropriation of ICTs before and after the revolution of communication technologiesNavigating the conundrums of the mobile phone; Conclusion; 5. Networks and shifting relations: Social and kinship networks and the formation of a network society; Introduction; Overview of network in the migration process; Network intrigues; Studying networks; Networking amongst mobile communities; Kinship relations and social networks; Networking through marriage; Gender social and kinship network relations; Negotiating ngunda: Social networks in asylum/refugee circles in Cape Town; Conclusion 6. 'Going to the field': Pitching and migrants' economic activitiesIntroduction; Informal economy; Encounters; The role of women in the informal economy; Pitching: An overview of economic activities in Cape Town; Mobility and social networking in the informal economy; The notion of success and material wealth; Commodification of relationship; Discussion and conclusion; 7. 'Your mami and papa for this country na meeting': PIFAM and MACUDA as agency in a transnational world; Introduction; Overview and characteristics of PIFAM and MACUDA; Overview of trends; Associations as agents of development Status and social hierarchies in elite formationSocial life of PIFAM and MACUDA; Inter-cultural communication and associational networking; Exchange visits between associations; Transnational/trans-virtual associational networks; Conclusion; 8. A mobile community as a fortress: Reinforcing the notion of belonging through 'life crisis'; Introduction; Understanding rituals and ceremonies; Birth; Marriage; Death; ICTs as evidence of ritual autopsy; Rituals as communication and the embodiment of society; Conclusion 9. 'I di beep na for beep, them di call': Straddling relationships between the home and host country amongst kin and kith |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910824045203321 |
Nyamnjoh Henrietta M | ||
Bamenda, Cameroon ; ; Netherlands : , : Langaa & African Studies Centre, , 2014 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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BUILDING european society : occupational change and social mobility in Europe : 1840-1940 / edited by Andrew Miles and David Vincent |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Manchster, New York : Manchster University press, c1993 |
Descrizione fisica | XI, 244 p. ; 24 cm |
Disciplina | 305.513 |
Soggetto non controllato | EUROPA - Storia sociale - 1840-1940 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | ita |
Record Nr. | UNINA-990004612250403321 |
Manchster, New York : Manchster University press, c1993 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Categorias sociais e mobilidade urbana na Baixa Idade Média : Entre o Islão e a Cristandade / / Hermínia Vasconcelos Vilar, Filomena Lopes de Barros, editors |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Évora : , : Publicações do Cidehus, , 2012 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (194 pages) |
Disciplina | 305.513 |
Collana | Biblioteca - Estudos & Colóquios |
Soggetto topico | Social mobility |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | por |
Altri titoli varianti | Categorias sociais e mobilidade urbana na Baixa Idade Média |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910724361403321 |
Évora : , : Publicações do Cidehus, , 2012 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The challenges of mobility : research, debates and practices / / edited by Herman Bashiron Mendolicchio and Serene Huleileh |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Newcastle upon Tyne, England : , : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, , 2015 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (263 pages) : illustrations |
Disciplina | 305.513 |
Soggetto topico |
Social mobility
Social mobility - Mediterranean Region |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN | 1-4438-8507-X |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910465286703321 |
Newcastle upon Tyne, England : , : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, , 2015 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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