Téléchargez le livre : The Metric Society

The Metric Society

On the Quantification of the Social de

Éditeur :

Polity


Paru le : 2019-02-25

eBook Téléchargement , DRM LCP 🛈 DRM Adobe 🛈
Lecture en ligne (streaming)
18,83 €
Téléchargement immédiat
Dès validation de votre commande
Image Louise Reader présentation

Louise Reader

Lisez ce titre sur l'application Louise Reader.

badge apple Application Louise Reader
badge Android Application Louise Reader
Description

In today’s world, numbers are in the ascendancy. Societies dominated by star ratings, scores, likes and lists are rapidly emerging, as data are collected on virtually every aspect of our lives. From annual university rankings, ratings agencies and fitness tracking technologies to our credit score and health status, everything and everybody is measured and evaluated.
In this important new book, Steffen Mau offers a critical analysis of this increasingly pervasive phenomenon. While the original intention behind the drive to quantify may have been to build trust and transparency, Mau shows how metrics have in fact become a form of social conditioning. The ubiquitous language of ranking and scoring has changed profoundly our perception of value and status. What is more, through quantification, our capacity for competition and comparison has expanded significantly – we can now measure ourselves against others in practically every area. The rise of quantification has created and strengthened social hierarchies, transforming qualitative differences into quantitative inequalities that play a decisive role in shaping the life chances of individuals.
This timely analysis of the pernicious impact of quantification will appeal to students and scholars across the social sciences, as well as anyone concerned by the cult of numbers and its impact on our lives and societies today.
Pages
200 pages
Collection
n.c
Parution
2019-02-25
Marque
Polity
EAN papier
9781509530410
EAN PDF
9781509530427
Informations sur l'ebook
Nombre pages copiables
0
Nombre pages imprimables
200
Taille du fichier
2365 Ko
Prix
60,44 €
EAN EPUB
9781509530434
Informations sur l'ebook
Nombre pages copiables
0
Nombre pages imprimables
200
Taille du fichier
840 Ko
Prix
18,83 €

Suggestions personnalisées