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UNINA9910790586103321 |
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Blank Grant |
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Critics, ratings, and society : the sociology of reviews / / Grant Blank |
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Lanham, Maryland ; ; Plymouth, England : , : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc., , 2007 |
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©2007 |
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0-7425-4703-5 |
0-7425-7579-9 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (255 p.) |
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Social choice |
Criticism - Social aspects |
Consumers - Attitudes |
Critics |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; List of Figures and Tables; Acknowledgments; 1 What Are Reviews?; 2 Toward a Theory of Credible Rating Systems; 3 Connoisseurial Reviews: Restaurants; 4 Procedural Reviews: Statistical Software; 5 The Production of Reviews; 6 Audiences, Credibility, and the Social Construction of Reviews; 7 ""Dining Is My Sport"": Reception and Hierarchies; 8 Reviews and the Status Culture; Appendices; References; Index; About the Author |
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Critics, Ratings, and Society is the first comprehensive study of the review as social institution. Its theories and data encompass reviews of all types of products-including the arts (e.g. theater, books, and music) and consumer products (e.g. cars, software, and appliances). According to Blank, the core problem of reviews is credibility. Concerns about credibility organize the formulation of reviews and audiences. The connoisseurial-procedural distinction describes the production of credibility and its assessment under different types of rating systems. |
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UNINA9910971021203321 |
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Technology and environment / / Jesse H. Ausubel and Hedy E. Sladovich, editors ; National Academy of Engineering |
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Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1989 |
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9786610211791 |
9781280211799 |
1280211792 |
9780309583060 |
0309583063 |
9780585022710 |
0585022712 |
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[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (x, 221 pages) : illustrations |
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AusubelJesse |
SladovichHedy E |
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Environmental engineering - Technological innovations |
Environmental protection |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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""TECHNOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENT""; ""Copyright""; ""Preface""; ""Contents""; ""Technology and Environment: An Overview""; ""FRAMEWORKS FOR ANALYSIS""; ""SOME SOLUTIONS""; ""SOCIAL AND INSTITUTIONAL ASPECTS""; ""TECHNOLOGICAL OPPORTUNITIES""; ""CONCLUDING THOUGHTS""; ""REFERENCES""; ""1 Frameworks for Analysis""; ""Industrial Metabolism""; ""MASS FLOWS AND WASTE EMISSIONS""; ""ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF WASTE RESIDUALS""; ""EVOLUTION OF INDUSTRIAL PROCESSES""; ""EVOLUTIONARY ECONOMICS AND GAIA""; ""APPLICATIONS OF MATERIALS-BALANCE PRINCIPLES""; ""CONCLUSION""; ""APPENDIX"" |
""The Biosphere as a Materials-Transformation System"" ""Industrial Transformation Processes""; ""NOTES""; ""REFERENCES""; ""Dematerialization""; ""ACKNOWLEDGMENT""; ""NOTES""; ""REFERENCES""; ""Regularities in Technological Development: An Environmental View""; ""ACKNOWLEDGMENTS""; ""NOTE""; |
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""REFERENCES""; ""2 The Promise of Technological Solutions""; ""Meeting the Near-Term Challenge for Power Plants""; ""THE ROLE OF ELECTRICITY IN ECONOMIC GROWTH AND PRODUCTIVITY""; ""IMPACTS OF REGULATIONS""; ""TRENDS IN EFFICIENCY""; ""CLEAN POWER FROM COAL""; ""CARBON DIOXIDE AND GLOBAL WARMING"" |
""CONCLUSION"" ""REFERENCES""; ""Advanced Fossil Fuel Systems and Beyond""; ""THE MYTH OF ''RUNNING OUT OF RESOURCES""""; ""NATURAL GAS: A BRIDGE TO THE POSTFOSSIL AGE?""; ""ENVIRONMENTAL CONSIDERATIONS""; ""BEYOND THE FOSSIL AGE""; ""REFERENCES""; ""Protecting the Ozone Layer: A Perspective from Industry""; ""ORIGINS OF CONCERN""; ""ROLE OF TECHNOLOGY""; ""PRECAUTIONARY ACTIONS""; ""INTERNATIONAL EFFORTS""; ""RENEWED CONTROL EFFORTS AND INDUSTRY LEADERSHIP""; ""A HISTORIC INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENT""; ""CREDIBLE SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE""; ""CONCLUSION""; ""NOTES""; ""REFERENCES"" |
""3 Social and Institutional Aspects"" ""The Rise and Fall of Environmental Expertise""; ""OPPORTUNITIES AND OBSTACLES""; ""THE REAL WORLD OF DECISIONS""; ""BIBLIOGRAPHY""; ""Environmental Issues: Implications for Engineering Design and Education""; ""REGULATORY TRENDS""; ""A CHALLENGE TO ENGINEERING""; ""DESIGN OF ENVIRONMENTALLY COMPATIBLE PROCESSES AND PLANTS""; ""RESEARCH IMPLICATIONS""; ""ENVIRONMENTALLY COMPATIBLE CONSUMER PRODUCTS""; ""IMPLICATIONS FOR ENGINEERING EDUCATION""; ""SUMMARY""; ""NOTE""; ""REFERENCES""; ""Engineering Our Way Out of Endless Environmental Crises"" |
""ENVIRONMENTAL ENDS, TECHNOLOGICAL MEANS"" ""CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR WASTE TECHNOLOGY""; ""LEAVING THE END-OF-PIPE APPROACH""; ""ACKNOWLEDGMENTS""; ""NOTES""; ""REFERENCES""; ""The Paradox of Technological Development""; ""SOME CHARACTERISTICS OF TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT""; ""PUBLIC PERCEPTIONS AND PUBLIC POLICY""; ""A CASE IN POINT: THE GREENHOUSE EFFECT""; ""ADDRESSING GLOBAL WARMING AS A GLOBAL PROBLEM""; ""ONE COURSE OF ACTION: NUCLEAR ENERGY""; ""ENGINEERING EDUCATION AND PRACTICE: WHAT NEXT?""; ""COOPERATION FOR THE FUTURE""; ""CONCLUSION""; ""ACKNOWLEDGMENTS""; ""REFERENCES""; ""Contributors"" |
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Department heads from prestigious universities and high officials from major corporations contribute ten essays contending that environmental damage can best be repaired by the same technology that caused it. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR |
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