Critics, Ratings, and Society: The Sociology of Reviews

by Grant Blank

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0742547035
• ISBN13: 9780742547032
• Release Date: September 2006
• Publisher: Globe Pequot Publishing Group Inc/Bloomsbury
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.83 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"