Rankings and Reactivity: How Public Measures Recreate Social Worlds

Wendy Nelson Espeland; Michael Sauder

doi:10.1086/517897

journal article Jul 01, 2007

Rankings and Reactivity: How Public Measures Recreate Social Worlds

Wendy Nelson Espeland Michael Sauder

American Journal of Sociology Vol. 113 No. 1 pp. 1-40 · University of Chicago Press

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Published: Jul 01, 2007
Vol/Issue: 113(1)
Pages: 1-40

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Wendy Nelson Espeland

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Wendy Nelson Espeland, Michael Sauder (2007). Rankings and Reactivity: How Public Measures Recreate Social Worlds. American Journal of Sociology, 113(1), 1-40. https://doi.org/10.1086/517897

Rankings and Reactivity: How Public Measures Recreate Social Worlds

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