Jo Littler, “Against Meritocracy: Culture, Power, and Myths of Mobility” (Routledge, 2017)New Books in SociologyHow does the idea of ‘meritocracy’ serve to reinforce social inequality?In Against Meritocracy: Culture, Power and Myths of Mobility (Routledge, 2017) Dr Jo Littler, Reader in Culture and Creative Ind...8 years agoJo Littler, “Against Meritocracy: Culture, Power, and Myths of Mobility” (Routledge, 2017)New Books in Sociology0:00 / 0:00Use this feed in your RSS readerCopy the publisher’s public feed URL, or build an OPML reading list for another reader.Copy RSS URL Open RSS feed · Find feeds & export OPMLKeep up with this sourceFollow this sourceKeep this source in your dashboard and return to its latest articles. Email alerts are managed separately in Settings.FetchFeeds groups articles by feed so you can follow sources, compare coverage, and save stories for later.Back to all articles from New Books in SociologyMore from this feedChoose another story from New Books in Sociology.Kathryn Lofton, “Consuming Religion” (U. Chicago Press, 2017)Neda Maghbouleh, “The Limits of Whiteness: Iranian Americans and the Everyday Politics of Race” (Stanford UP, 2017)Jeremy Milloy, “Blood, Sweat, and Fear: Violence at Work in the North American Auto Industry, 1960-1980” (U. of Illinois Press, 2017)Jonathan Morduch and Rachel Schneider, “The Financial Diaries: How American Families Cope in a World of Uncertainty” (Princeton UP, 2017)Sujatha Gidla, “Ants among Elephants: An Untouchable Family and the Making of Modern India” (Farrar, Straus, and Giroux, 2017)Michelle Murphy, “The Economization of Life” (Duke University Press, 2017)Mindy Fried, “Caring for Red: A Daughter’s Memoir” (Vanderbilt UP, 2016)Pasquale Tridico, “Inequality in Financial Capitalism” (Routledge, 2017)