moral boundaries, exclusion and academic evaluation
- Categories
- Book/Boek
- Creator
- Lamont, Michèle
- Publish Year
- 2017
- Shelfmark
- NED 54 2017 - B
- Thesaurus
- gelijke behandeling, diversiteit, sociale wetenschappen, prijzen, opstel
- Description
- Essay written by Michèle Lamont on the occassion of receiving the award of the Erasmus Prize in November 2017. In the eleventh volume of the Praemium Erasmianum Essay series, the author gives an overview of her interests and oeuvre regarding inequality and diversity. The first part explores the relationship between moral boundaries in the making of inequality. Part 2 describes various conditions that affect how groups respond to exclusion and discusses how to broaden cultural membership. The third part examines specific processes used to evaluate individuals and how they influence evaluative outcomes. The author argues that it is important to reflect on worth and its impact on inequality.