Author: Adelaide Crapsey
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : English language
Languages : en
Pages : 90
Book Description
A Study in English Metrics
Author: Adelaide Crapsey
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : English language
Languages : en
Pages : 90
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : English language
Languages : en
Pages : 90
Book Description
The Metric Society
Author: Steffen Mau
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 1509530436
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 147
Book 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.
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 1509530436
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 147
Book 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.
English Metrists
Author: Thomas Stewart Omond
Publisher:
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Category : Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 360
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 360
Book Description
The New Cambridge Bibliography of English Literature
Author: George Watson
Publisher: CUP Archive
ISBN:
Category : English literature
Languages : en
Pages : 1296
Book Description
Publisher: CUP Archive
ISBN:
Category : English literature
Languages : en
Pages : 1296
Book Description
Meter in English
Author: David Baker
Publisher: University of Arkansas Press
ISBN: 1610752643
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 396
Book Description
Renowned poets and experts in metrics respond to Robert Wallace's pivotal essay which clarifies and simplifies methods of studying poetry. Former United States Poet Laureate Robert Hass has called Wallace's essay a paradigm shift in our understanding of English prosody.
Publisher: University of Arkansas Press
ISBN: 1610752643
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 396
Book Description
Renowned poets and experts in metrics respond to Robert Wallace's pivotal essay which clarifies and simplifies methods of studying poetry. Former United States Poet Laureate Robert Hass has called Wallace's essay a paradigm shift in our understanding of English prosody.
The New Republic
Author: Herbert David Croly
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Periodicals
Languages : en
Pages : 412
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Periodicals
Languages : en
Pages : 412
Book Description
Increasing the Use of the Metric System
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Commerce
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Metric system
Languages : en
Pages : 84
Book Description
Committee Serial No. 90-54. Considers S. 441 and similar S. 2356, to authorize Commerce Dept to conduct study regarding methods and cost of U.S. conversion to metric system.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Metric system
Languages : en
Pages : 84
Book Description
Committee Serial No. 90-54. Considers S. 441 and similar S. 2356, to authorize Commerce Dept to conduct study regarding methods and cost of U.S. conversion to metric system.
Among Our Books
Author: Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Classified catalogs (Dewey decimal)
Languages : en
Pages : 756
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Classified catalogs (Dewey decimal)
Languages : en
Pages : 756
Book Description
Metric Conversion
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Commerce
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Metric system
Languages : en
Pages : 348
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Metric system
Languages : en
Pages : 348
Book Description
The Graduate Handbook ...
Author: Federation of Graduate Clubs (U.S.)
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Universities and colleges
Languages : en
Pages : 206
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Universities and colleges
Languages : en
Pages : 206
Book Description