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- Title
Towards a Sociology of Standards: Problems of a Criterial Society.
- Authors
Singer, Benjamin D.
- Abstract
In recent years, we have witnessed widescale quality problems in industries, professions and institutions, accompanied by arguments over causes of decline, and confusion over systems of standards assessment Because there has been no general systematic attempt to comprehend standards their meaning, operation, decline - across different institutions. I have suggested models for understanding the dynamics of standards, focusing upon the growth and problems generated by bureaucratized criterial systems in institutions such as medicine, law, education, science, mass culture, which clash with values and standards. Based on these issues, a proposal is made for the development of a social science of standards.
- Subjects
QUALITY control; PROFESSIONS; EDUCATION; PROFESSIONAL standards; QUALITY standards; POPULAR culture
- Publication
Canadian Journal of Sociology, 1996, Vol 21, Issue 2, p203
- ISSN
0318-6431
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.2307/3341977