Exploding the Myth of Meritocracy with Ofer Sharone [TEASER]
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Yowei Shaw
4.8 • 589 Ratings
🗓️ 7 June 2024
⏱️ 11 minutes
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Summary
An in-depth interview with UMass Amherst sociologist and professor Ofer Sharone about the stigma trap that laid off workers can fall into and how the myth of meritocracy impacts even people who don't think they believe in it.
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From the episode:
- Learn more about Ofer Sharone and his work
- Ofer's book The Stigma Trap: College-Educated, Experienced, and Long-Term Unemployed
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| 1:01.7 | full season. If you have a niche emotional question you'd like answered by proxy, we're |
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| 1:13.5 | I know I reported a three-part narrative series about layoffs, but going forward, proxy |
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| 1:23.2 | And there's going to be a lot more conversation in the episodes, like a narrative chat show. |
| 1:28.9 | If you listen to Part 3 of the Layoff Trilogy, that's the vibe. |
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| 2:00.5 | Speaking of which, I have a taste for you today, |
| 2:04.2 | a really juicy interview. If you listen to the layoff trilogy, Ofer Sharon is the UMass, |
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