Book Review – The Meritocracy Myth
October 28, 2009 by SocProf and tagged Book Reviews, Cultural Capital, Culture, Education, Ideologies, Institutional Racism, Labor, Networks, Public Policy, Social Capital, Social Disadvantages, Social Inequalities, Social Stratification, Sociology, Structural Violence, Teaching Sociology
When one teaches introduction to sociology courses, one is always on the lookout for a good, readable book that makes a powerful case for the relevance of sociological analysis without dumbing it down or turning it into “you can have better relationships thanks to sociology” kind of drivel. After all, introduction to sociology textbooks are [...]
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