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

Author/creator Blank, Grant
Format Book and Print
Publication InfoLanham : Rowman & Littlefield, ©2007.
Descriptionx, 245 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Supplemental Content Table of contents only
Subject(s)
Social choice.
Criticism--Social aspects.
Consumers--Attitudes.
Critics.
Contents What are reviews? -- Toward a theory of credible rating systems -- Connoisseurial reviews: restaurants -- Procedural reviews: statistical software -- The production of reviews -- Audiences, credibility, and the social construction of reviews -- "Dining is my sport": reception and hierarchies -- Reviews and the status culture.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 219-234) and index.
LCCN 2006011575
ISBN0742547027 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN0742547035 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN9780742547025
ISBN9780742547032

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