Coming to Terms with Chance : (Record no. 70843)
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| International Standard Book Number | 9780754699149 |
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| Cancelled/invalid ISBN | 9780754679615 |
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| System control number | (CaONFJC)MIL924920 |
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| System control number | (OCoLC)609853060 |
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| Original cataloging agency | MiAaPQ |
| Language of cataloging | eng |
| Description conventions | rda |
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| Transcribing agency | MiAaPQ |
| Modifying agency | MiAaPQ |
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| Classification number | HM821 -- .G36 2009eb |
| 082 0# - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 305.8960973 |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Gandy, Oscar H. |
| 245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Coming to Terms with Chance : |
| Remainder of title | Engaging Rational Discrimination and Cumulative Disadvantage. |
| 250 ## - EDITION STATEMENT | |
| Edition statement | 1st ed. |
| 264 #1 - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc | Farnham : |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc | Routledge, |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc | 2009. |
| 264 #4 - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc | ©2009. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | 1 online resource (249 pages) |
| 336 ## - CONTENT TYPE | |
| Content type term | text |
| Content type code | txt |
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| Media type term | computer |
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| Carrier type term | online resource |
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| 505 0# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Formatted contents note | Cover -- Contents -- Preface -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Luck, Risk, and Life Chances -- 3 The Natural Lottery and our Genetic Endowments -- 4 Rational Discrimination -- 5 Markets that Matter -- 6 Financial Risk and Insurance -- 7 The Criminal Justice System -- 8 Public Policy Formation and Evaluation -- 9 The Media's Role -- 10 "Quixotics Unite!" A Call to Arms -- Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc | 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 actuarial logic and instrumental rationalism that drives public policy and emphasizes the role that the mass media play in justifying its expanded use. Although its arguments and examples take as their primary emphasis the ways in which these decision systems affect the life chances of African-Americans, the findings are also applicable to a broad range of groups burdened by discrimination. |
| 588 ## - SOURCE OF DESCRIPTION NOTE | |
| Source of description note | Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources. |
| 590 ## - LOCAL NOTE (RLIN) | |
| Local note | Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2018. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Chance -- Social aspects. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Discrimination. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Social stratification. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Statistics -- Social aspects. |
| 655 #4 - INDEX TERM--GENRE/FORM | |
| Genre/form data or focus term | Electronic books. |
| 776 08 - ADDITIONAL PHYSICAL FORM ENTRY | |
| Display text | Print version: |
| Main entry heading | Gandy, Oscar H. |
| Title | Coming to Terms with Chance : Engaging Rational Discrimination and Cumulative Disadvantage |
| Place, publisher, and date of publication | Farnham : Routledge,c2009 |
| International Standard Book Number | 9780754679615 |
| 797 2# - LOCAL ADDED ENTRY--CORPORATE NAME (RLIN) | |
| Corporate name or jurisdiction name as entry element | ProQuest (Firm) |
| 856 40 - ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS | |
| Uniform Resource Identifier | <a href="https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/buse-ebooks/detail.action?docID=476404">https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/buse-ebooks/detail.action?docID=476404</a> |
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