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From internationally renowned sociologist Michèle Lamont, a game-changing argument about what we value and why How do we measure our self-worth? For many of us, it signifies accomplishment, self-reliance, and wealth. Decades of neoliberalism have driven o
"A thoughtful recipe for building social justice" ( Kirkus Reviews ) from acclaimed Harvard sociologist Mich?le Lamont that makes the case for reexamining what we value--the quest for respect--in an age that has been defined by growing inequalit
Excellence. Originality. Intelligence. Everyone in academia stresses quality. But what exactly is it, and how do professors identify it? In the academic evaluation system known as peer review, highly respected professors pass judgment, usually confidentia
Drawing on remarkably frank, in-depth interviews with 160 successful men in the United States and France, Michèle Lamont provides a rare and revealing collective portrait of the upper-middle classthe managers, professionals, entrepreneurs, and experts at