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

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, th...

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1. Verfasser: Blank, Grant
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield, ©2007.
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Zusammenfassung: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.
Beschreibung:1 online resource (x, 245 pages) : illustrations
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references (pages 219-234) and index.
ISBN:9780742575790
0742575799