| Of Flying Saucers and Social Scientists: A Re-Reading of When Prophecy Fails and of Cognitive Dissonance 2013 Edition Contributor(s): Jenkins, Timothy (Author) |
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ISBN: 1137364459 ISBN-13: 9781137364456 Publisher: Palgrave Pivot OUR PRICE: $52.24 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: June 2013 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Anthropology - Cultural & Social - Social Science | Sociology Of Religion - Social Science | Conspiracy Theories |
| Dewey: 302.12 |
| LCCN: 2012537538 |
| Series: Palgrave Pivot |
| Physical Information: 0.44" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (0.64 lbs) 100 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: What happens when prophecies fail? Timothy Jenkins' re-reading of Leon Festinger's classic work on "cognitive dissonance" seeks to answer this question by studying a 50s doomsday group. This volume explores the relations between anthropology and psychology, and between social scientific and natural scientific accounts of human behavior. |