"If social and cultural mechanisms of transmission cannot be specified, nothing can stop a researcher from filling in the blank and interpreting group differences in terms of any mechanism." (10)

The basis for such skepticism is reinforced insofar as the cultural mechanisms underlying parental socialization are not specified nor shown to be convertible and portable, but instead assumed to be an essential feature of parents’ social group and directly transmitted to their children." (12) [2]

these advocates seem to believe they've discovered some novel opportunity amid our current political and social turmoil. It's tedious watching people who assume their colleagues are epistemologically blind or cultural dupes.

By examining contestation and plurality, organizational research can develop new theoretical insights into both the introduction and impact of quantification on organizations and institutions.

Four key insights from the political and economic sociology of quantification: quantification is interactive, creates cooperation and coordination problems, depends on material mechanisms and infrastructures, and can be shaped by social relations and collective action.