Best, Joel. <br/><br/>
Everyone's a winner :  life in our congratulatory culture / 
Joel Best. 
 - Berkeley :  University of California Press,  c2011. 
 - ix, 199 p. :  ill. ;  22 cm. 
<br/><br/> "Simpson imprint in humanities". 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>Life in an era of status abundance -- Prize proliferation -- Honoring students -- Everyday heroes -- Ranking and rating -- The significance of congratulatory culture. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780520267169 (cloth : alk. paper) 0520267168 (cloth : alk. paper) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2010034646 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Social status--United States.<br/>Equality--United States.<br/>Motivation (Psychology)--United States.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>United States--Social life and customs.<br/>United States--Social conditions.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>HN90.S6  / B47 2011 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>305