The Meritocracy Myth
According to the ideology of the American Dream, America is a land of limitless opportunity in which individuals can go as far as their own merit takes them. But there is a very large gap between how people think the system works and how the system actually does work. Both income and wealth are hi...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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North Carolina Sociological Association
2004-03-01
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| Series: | Sociation Today |
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| Online Access: | http://www.ncsociology.org/sociationtoday/v21/merit.htm |