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Hilary Levey Friedman

Hilary Levey Friedman is a sociologist who studies childhood, competition, and beauty. Playing to Win: Raising Children in a Competitive Culture is her first book.

Published Articles & Media

  • Competitive Kids
    College admissions game starts early
  • When Schools Shun Competition, Middle Class Families Seek It Out After School
    June Kronholz writes that the self-esteem movement in the 1990s made many educators squeamish about competi­tion. In fact, American educators have had a love/hate relationship with it over the past century. But what we have seen is that as schools move away from promoting competition, those parents who think schools are not providing enough competitive outlets go outside of the traditional education system.

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