No contest : the case against competition / Alfie Kohn.

By: Kohn, Alfie [author]
Publisher: Boston : Houghton Mifflin, [1992]Copyright date: c1992Edition: Revised editionDescription: ix, 324 pages ; 21 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 0395631254 :Subject(s): Competition (Psychology) | Cooperativeness | Aggressiveness | Social interaction -- United StatesDDC classification: 302.14 LOC classification: HM291 | .K634 1992Online resources: Publisher description | Contributor biographical information
Contents:
The "number one" obsession -- Is competition inevitable? : the "human nature" myth -- Is competition more productive? : the rewards of working together -- Is competition more enjoyable? : on sports, play, and fun -- Does competition build character? : psychological considerations -- Against each other : interpersonal considerations -- The logic of playing dirty -- Women and competition -- Beyond competition : thoughts on making change -- Learning together.
Summary: Competition may be as American as apple pie, but social scientist Alfie Kohn argues that our struggle to defeat one another--at work, at school, at play, and at home--turns all of us into losers. Contrary to the myths with which we have been raised, Kohn shows that competition is not an inevitable part of human nature. It does not motivate us to do our best. Rather than building character, competition sabotages self-esteem and ruins relationships. Kohn argues that we need to restructure our institutions so that one person's success does not depend on another's failure. For this revised edition, he adds a detailed account of how students can learn more effectively by working cooperatively in the classroom instead of struggling to be Number One.--From publisher description.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 289-314) and index.

The "number one" obsession --
Is competition inevitable? : the "human nature" myth --
Is competition more productive? : the rewards of working together --
Is competition more enjoyable? : on sports, play, and fun --
Does competition build character? : psychological considerations --
Against each other : interpersonal considerations --
The logic of playing dirty --
Women and competition --
Beyond competition : thoughts on making change --
Learning together.

Competition may be as American as apple pie, but social scientist Alfie Kohn argues that our struggle to defeat one another--at work, at school, at play, and at home--turns all of us into losers. Contrary to the myths with which we have been raised, Kohn shows that competition is not an inevitable part of human nature. It does not motivate us to do our best. Rather than building character, competition sabotages self-esteem and ruins relationships. Kohn argues that we need to restructure our institutions so that one person's success does not depend on another's failure. For this revised edition, he adds a detailed account of how students can learn more effectively by working cooperatively in the classroom instead of struggling to be Number One.--From publisher description.

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