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- English
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About this book
No Contest stands as the definitive critique of competition. Contrary to accepted wisdom, competition is not basic to human nature; it poisons our relationships and holds us back from doing our best. In this new edition, Alfie Kohn argues that the race to win turns all of us into losers.
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Index
A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | Y | Z
A
Ability grouping. See Tracking
Aborigines, 35, 37
Achievement: in classroom, 47–50, 157, 204–12, 225–26; relationship to a society’s competitiveness, 38, 39
Ackerman, Nathan, 142
Adorno, Theodor, 147
Advertising, 74
Aggression: and competition, 122, 143–48, 163, 171; “excessive,” 158; among groups, 154; and moral development, 164–65; as part of “human nature,” 14, 145. See also War
Agnew, Spiro, 45, 85
Airline industry, 76, 77–78, 286 n. 10, 287 n. 21
Allee, W. C., 22
Altruism: vs. cooperation, 7, 201; as inadequately studied, 249n. 22; as inborn, 12n. , 19, 249n. 24; and self-esteem, 264n. 2. See also Helping behavior
Ames, Carole, 107, 109, 135, 140, 168
Animals, competition and cooperation among, 19–24, 244
Anonymous, rivals as, 138–39
Anxiety and competition, 63–65, 115, 120–25, 206
Aristotle, 144, 200
Arms control, 69
Aronson, Elliot, 2, 25, 31, 45, 51, 108, 200, 250 n. 37, 271 n. 69
Atherosclerosis, 125
Athletic competition. See Games, competitive; Sports
Atkinson, John, 64
Attention, competition for, 75
Augros, Robert, 244
Axelrod, Robert, 68, 189
B
Bandura, Albert, 42
Banking, 76
Barber, Benjamin, 194
Barnett, Mark, 139, 269n. 22
Bateiga of East Africa, 39
Bates, Marvin, 22
Bateson, Gregory, 267n51
Bateson, Patrick, 249n. 27, 250n. 32
Bathonga, 35, 43
Being vs. deficit motivations, 101
Bellah, Robert, 7, 212
Benedict, Ruth, 37, 63
Bennett, William J., 85, 160
Berger, Brigitte, 27
Berger, Peter, 27, 247n. 3
Berkowitz, Leonard, 247–48n. 9, 270n. 45
Berlage, Gai Ingham, 85
Bettelheim, Bruno, 144, 262n. 9
Biological determinism. See Human nature
Blackfoot, 36
Blasph...
Table of contents
- Title Page
- Contents
- Copyright
- Acknowledgments
- Epigraph
- The “Number One” Obsession
- Is Competition Inevitable?
- Is Competition More Productive?
- Is Competition More Enjoyable?
- Does Competition Build Character?
- Against Each Other
- The Logic of Playing Dirty
- Women and Competition
- Beyond Competition
- Learning Together
- Afterword
- Notes
- References
- Index
- About the Author
- Connect with HMH
- Footnotes