The Metric Society: On the Quantification of the Social
(Boltanski & Chiapello 2005; Boltanski & Thévenot 2006).
Steffen Mau • The Metric Society: On the Quantification of the Social
The ‘game of socializing’ (Bauman & Lyon 2012:
Steffen Mau • The Metric Society: On the Quantification of the Social
the quantification of social phenomena is a process of ‘disembedding’ which deliberately strips away local knowledge and the context of social practices in order to obtain more abstract information that can be recombined and amalgamated with information from other sources.
Steffen Mau • The Metric Society: On the Quantification of the Social
Psychologists and neuroscientists have shown that there are two main drivers of social media activity: the need to connect with others, and the need to make an impression on others.
Steffen Mau • The Metric Society: On the Quantification of the Social
how the quantification of the social leads to new forms of social organization.
Steffen Mau • The Metric Society: On the Quantification of the Social
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Steffen Mau • The Metric Society: On the Quantification of the Social
Max Weber's (1930 [1906]) famous thesis of the ‘spirit of capitalism’ that market exchange processes are cultural practices, and
Steffen Mau • The Metric Society: On the Quantification of the Social
social phenomena are increasingly measured, described and influenced by numbers.
Steffen Mau • The Metric Society: On the Quantification of the Social
the separation of the individual through statistical recognition.