Adams originally coined his term / in direct response to the growing influence oe
Frederick Winslow Taylor's theory / of scientific management, // which valued efficiene
systems / but gave “no regard for the individuals / to whom alone any system could ma-
anything." // For Adams, // Taylor's view of the world / was not only altering the fabric of
Society, // but it was altering the way people viewed themselves and one another, // the way.
they determined their priorities, // and the way they defined the meaning of success. As
averagarianism reshaped the educational system and workplace, // the American dream came
to signify less personal fulfillment // and changed into a belief / that even the lowliest of
citizens / could climb to the top of the economic ladder. //
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