Critics, ratings, and society : the sociology of reviews / / Grant Blank

• Autore: Blank Grant
• Pubblicazione: Lanham, Maryland ; ; Plymouth, England : , : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc., , 2007; ©2007
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (255 p.)
• Disciplina: 302/.13
• Soggetto topico: Social choice; Criticism - Social aspects; Consumers - Attitudes; Critics
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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
• Sommario/riassunto: 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Critics, ratings, and society
• ISBN: 0-7425-4703-5; 0-7425-7579-9
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910790586103321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II