Waubonsee Community College

The cheating culture, why more Americans are doing wrong to get ahead, David Callahan

eng

Includes bibliographical references and index

index present

non fiction

The cheating culture

bibliography

52602768

David Callahan

why more Americans are doing wrong to get ahead

While there have always been those who cut corners, the author shows that cheating on every level--from the highly publicized corporate scandals to Little League fraud--has risen dramatically in the last two decades. Why all the cheating? Why now? Callahan pins the blame on the dog-eat-dog economic climate of the past two decades. An unfettered market and unprecedented economic inequality have corroded our values, he argues--and ultimately threaten the level playing field so central to American democracy itself. Through revealing interviews and extensive data, he takes us on a gripping tour of cheating in America and offers a powerful argument for why it matters.--From publisher description

"Everybody does it" -- Cheating in a new bottom-line economy -- Whatever it takes -- A question of character -- Temptation nation -- Trickle-down corruption -- Cheating from the starting line -- Crime and no punishment -- Dodging Brazil