The Seductions of Quantification: Measuring Human Rights, Gender Violence, and Sex Trafficking (Chicago Series in Law and Society)
The Seductions of Quantification explores how measurement influences the understanding and treatment of human rights, gender violence, and sex trafficking. Sally Engle Merry examines the appeal of numerical data while considering what quantification can reveal, what it may obscure, and how it shapes legal and social responses to complex issues.
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The Seductions of Quantification examines the role of measurement in understanding human rights, gender violence, and sex trafficking.
Sally Engle Merry considers how numerical categories and metrics can shape the ways complex social issues are represented and addressed.
The book explores both the appeal and the limitations of quantification when applied to human experiences and social problems.
Part of the Chicago Series in Law and Society, this work connects legal and social analysis with questions about evidence, evaluation, and human rights.
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