The Sociology of Quantification: Where Are We Now?

A review essay on books by 1) Emily Barman, Caring Capitalism: The Meaning and Measure of Social Value (2016); 2) Wendy Espelund, Michael Sauder, Engines of Anxiety: Academic Rankings, Reputation, and Accountability (2016); 3) Deborah Lupton, The Quantified Self (2016); 4) Sally Engle Merry, The Sed...

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Published in:Contemporary Sociology: A Journal of Reviews 2018-05, Vol.47 (3), p.257-266
Main Authors: Berman, Elizabeth Popp, Hirschman, Daniel
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Big Data
Gender-based violence
Quantitative analysis
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Sociological research
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Summary:A review essay on books by 1) Emily Barman, Caring Capitalism: The Meaning and Measure of Social Value (2016); 2) Wendy Espelund, Michael Sauder, Engines of Anxiety: Academic Rankings, Reputation, and Accountability (2016); 3) Deborah Lupton, The Quantified Self (2016); 4) Sally Engle Merry, The Seductions of Quantification: Measuring Human Rights, Gender Violence, and Sex Trafficking (2016); 5) Dawn Nafus, Quantified: Biosensing Technologies in Everyday Life (2016); 6) Gina Neff, Dawn Nafus, Self-Tracking (2016); 7) Cathy O'Neil, Weapons of Math Destruction: How Big Data Increases Inequality and Threatens Democracy (2016); & 8) Robert Saldin, When Bad Policy Makes Good Politics: Running the Numbers on Health Reform (2017).
ISSN:0094-3061
1939-8638
DOI:10.1177/0094306118767649