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Coming to terms with chance : engaging rational discrimination and cumulative disadvantage /
The application of probability and statistics to an ever-widening number of life-decisions serves to reproduce, reinforce, and widen disparities in the quality of life that different groups of people can enjoy. As a critical technology assessment, the ways in which bad luck early in life increase th...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Farnham ; Burlington, VT :
Ashgate,
©2009.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | The application of probability and statistics to an ever-widening number of life-decisions serves to reproduce, reinforce, and widen disparities in the quality of life that different groups of people can enjoy. As a critical technology assessment, the ways in which bad luck early in life increase the probability that hardship and loss will accumulate across the life course are illustrated. Analysis shows the ways in which individual decisions, informed by statistical models, shape the opportunities people face in both market and non-market environments. Ultimately, this book challenges the a. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (viii, 240 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780754699149 0754699145 1282382861 9781282382862 |