Meritocracy

According to the Merriam- Webster the word meritocracy is a noun but the word used in the text is meritocratic which is an adjective. The word is defined as a system in which the talented are chosen and moved ahead on the basis of their achievement. This word can be found in the text “The boys at the back” by Sarah Rich and it says, “Universities that had been dominated by affluent white men embraced meritocratic values and diversity of gender, race, and class.” This shows that white men embrace the recognition they get from what they’ve achieved and that the universities that they go to help show that. When I first discovered this word I thought it meant that men embraced the values that they were taught by their fathers. Now that I understand this word I can use it to write out my argumentative essay.