Meritocracy, social mobility and a new form of class domination
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DOI: 10.1080/01425692.2019.1665496
Abstract: ABSTRACT Meritocracy is used by governments in many societies as an ‘effective’ way to represent social justice and legitimise – explain away – class inequality. By focusing on a small number of working-class students who… read more here.
Keywords: meritocracy; class; social mobility; form ... See more keywords
Meritocracy at Work?: Merit-Based Reward Systems and Gender Wage Inequality
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DOI: 10.1093/sf/soab083
Abstract: It is widely believed that meritocratic employment practices reduce gender inequality by limiting managers’ reliance on nonmerit factors, such as biases. An emerging stream of research, however, questions the belief, arguing that meritocratic practices often… read more here.
Keywords: inequality; based reward; merit based; meritocracy ... See more keywords
‘We Have Equal Opportunities – in Theory’: Lay Perceptions of Privilege, Meritocracy and Inequality in Denmark
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DOI: 10.1177/0038038521999203
Abstract: This article reports on the findings from a qualitative, longitudinal study on lay perceptions of opportunity structures among young adults in Denmark. Previous research suggests that people often underestimate the extent of inequality and that… read more here.
Keywords: equal opportunities; meritocracy; opportunities theory; lay perceptions ... See more keywords
Self-enterprising eSports: Meritocracy, precarity, and disposability of eSports players in China
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DOI: 10.1177/1367877920903437
Abstract: The emerging realm of eSports has become an inescapable part of overall sports and game culture. However, this study investigates eSports beyond sports and games, regarding it as a meta-change in the context of neoliberal… read more here.
Keywords: esports players; meritocracy; players china; precarity ... See more keywords
The (RE)Production of Meritocracy: Challenges from the Romanian Higher Education System Under Neoliberalism
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DOI: 10.2478/subbs-2020-0003
Abstract: Abstract The paper follows the institutionalization of meritocracy in the Romanian higher education. Using the Romanian experience, the study explores the setting of meritocracy, highlights the revised institutional genesis that led to the adoption of… read more here.
Keywords: meritocracy; system; production meritocracy; higher education ... See more keywords