Books by Wendy Espeland
“This is a very important book. It connects the movement toward growing quantification of performance with growing inequality. The authors show that once law school rankings started being published, many of the law schools started adjusting their programs to improve their standing in the very dimensions that were being measured.” Read more...
Michèle Lamont on The Sociology of Inequality
Michèle Lamont, Sociologist
Interviews where books by Wendy Espeland were recommended
Michèle Lamont on The Sociology of Inequality
“If we come to understand the human value and dignity of people from different backgrounds, we can do a bit to deflect inequality in our everyday interactions,” says Harvard Professor and winner of the 2017 Erasmus Prize Michèle Lamont. Here, she recommends five books that illuminate the sociology of inequality.
