The Meaning of Merit: Talent versus Hard Work Legitimacy.

Elites often use merit to explain, justify, and make sense of their advantaged positions. But what exactly do they mean by this? In this paper, we draw on 71 interviews with elites in Denmark and the UK to compare self-justifications of meritocratic legitimacy. Our results indicate that while elites...

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Publicado en:	Social Forces Vol. 102; no. 3; pp. 861 - 880
Autores principales:	Friedman, Sam, Ellersgaard, Christoph, Reeves, Aaron, Larsen, Anton Grau
Formato:	Artículo
Publicado:	Oxford University Press / USA Mar2024
Materias:	Denmark United Kingdom Elite (Social sciences) Civil society Academic ability
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