Mau, Steffen

The metric society : On the quantification of the social - Cambridge: Polity Press, 2019. - vii, 205p., bib., ind., 22 cm X 14 cm

Recommended by: Keval Kumar

Content:

The measurement of social value
Status competition and the power of numbers
Hierarchization: rankings and ratings
classification : scoring and screening
The evaluation cult: stars and points
The quantified self: charts and graphs
The power of nomination
Risks and side-effects
Transparency and discipline
The inequality regime of quantification

978-1509530410

--information technology--social aspects--data mining--big data

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