Everyone's a winner : life in our congratulatory culture /
Best, Joel.
Everyone's a winner : life in our congratulatory culture / Joel Best. - Berkeley : University of California Press, c2011. - ix, 199 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
"Simpson imprint in humanities".
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Life in an era of status abundance -- Prize proliferation -- Honoring students -- Everyday heroes -- Ranking and rating -- The significance of congratulatory culture.
9780520267169 (cloth : alk. paper) 0520267168 (cloth : alk. paper)
2010034646
Social status--United States.
Equality--United States.
Motivation (Psychology)--United States.
United States--Social life and customs.
United States--Social conditions.
HN90.S6 / B47 2011
305
Everyone's a winner : life in our congratulatory culture / Joel Best. - Berkeley : University of California Press, c2011. - ix, 199 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
"Simpson imprint in humanities".
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Life in an era of status abundance -- Prize proliferation -- Honoring students -- Everyday heroes -- Ranking and rating -- The significance of congratulatory culture.
9780520267169 (cloth : alk. paper) 0520267168 (cloth : alk. paper)
2010034646
Social status--United States.
Equality--United States.
Motivation (Psychology)--United States.
United States--Social life and customs.
United States--Social conditions.
HN90.S6 / B47 2011
305