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Author Howlett, Zachary M., 1976- author.

Title Meritocracy and its discontents : anxiety and the national college entrance exam in China / Zachary M. Howlett
Published Ithaca, New York : Cornell University Press, 2021
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Description 1 online resource (xiv, 266 pages) : illustrations, maps
Contents Prologue : The Final Battle -- A Fateful Rite of Passage : The Gaokao and the Myth of Meritocracy-"Study Changes Fate" -- Mobility, Time, and Value : The High Stakes of Examination and the Ideology of Developmentalism-"Water Flows Downwards and People Move Upwards" -- Counterfeit Fairness : State Secrets and the False Confidence of Test Takers-"My Generation Was Raised on Poison Milk" -- Diligence versus Quality : Merit, Inequality, and Urban Hegemony-"The Way of Heaven Is to Reward Hard Work" -- Courage under Fire : The Paradoxical Role of Head Teachers and the Individualizing Moment of Examination-"Attitude Determines Knowledge" -- Magic and Meritocracy : Popular Religious Responses to Examination Anxiety-"If Your Faith Is Sincere, Your Prayer Will Be Effective" -- Epilogue : Lost and Confused
Summary "An ethnography of the National College Entrance Examination, the Gaokao, in contemporary China. Discusses the exam as a fateful rite of passage that justifies and reinforces social inequality and the myth of meritocracy while enabling people to personify the cultural virtues of diligence, grit, composure, and divine favor or luck"-- Provided by publisher
Analysis Chinese national college entrance exam
Gaokao
education inequality Gaokaov, rural-to-urban migration, college admission corruption Gaokao
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on March 25, 2021)
Subject Gaokao (Educational test) -- Social aspects
Universities and colleges -- China -- Entrance examinations
Achievement tests -- China
Achievement tests
Universities and colleges -- Entrance examinations
China
Form Electronic book
LC no. 2020025195
ISBN 9781501754449
1501754440
9781501754456
1501754459