Name: The Metric Society: On the Quantification of the Social (en Inglés)
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Author: Steffen Mau
ISBN: 9781509530410

portada The Metric Society: On the Quantification of the Social (en Inglés)

Formato

Libro Físico

Editorial

Polity Press

Autor

Steffen Mau

Año

2019

Idioma

Inglés

N° páginas

200

Encuadernación

Tapa Blanda

ISBN13

9781509530410

N° edición

Categorías

Tecnología de la información: cuestiones generales

The Metric Society: On the Quantification of the Social (en Inglés)

Steffen Mau (Autor) · Polity Press · Tapa Blanda

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Reseña del libro "The Metric Society: On the Quantification of the Social (en Inglés)"

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.