Of Flying Saucers and Social Scientists: A Re-Reading of When Prophecy Fails and of Cognitive Dissonance
Author:   Timothy Jenkins
Publisher:   Palgrave Macmillan
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9781137364456


Pages:   100
Publication Date:   21 June 2013
Format:   Hardback
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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.

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Author:   Timothy Jenkins
Publisher:   Palgrave Macmillan
Imprint:   Palgrave Pivot
Dimensions:   Width: 14.00cm , Height: 1.10cm , Length: 21.60cm
Weight:   0.294kg
ISBN:  

9781137364456


ISBN 10:   1137364459
Pages:   100
Publication Date:   21 June 2013
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Preface Introduction: The issue of the scale of the event – one object or three parties? PART I: THE PRESUPPOSITIONS OF THE VARIOUS PARTIES The social scientists The group and the mediums The press PART II: THE EVENTS AND THEIR RATIONALE The sociology of secrecy. Language of science, language of secrecy. A dialogue of the deaf. Gains Bibliography

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Timothy Jenkins is a Reader in Anthropology and Religion, University of Cambridge

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