Of Flying Saucers and Social Scientists: A Re-Reading of When Prophecy Fails and of Cognitive Dissonance
| Author | : Timothy Jenkins |
| Publisher | : Springer |
| Total Pages | : 166 |
| Release | : 2013-06-20 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9781137357601 |
| ISBN-13 | : 1137357606 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (01 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Of Flying Saucers and Social Scientists: A Re-Reading of When Prophecy Fails and of Cognitive Dissonance by : Timothy Jenkins
Download or read book Of Flying Saucers and Social Scientists: A Re-Reading of When Prophecy Fails and of Cognitive Dissonance written by Timothy Jenkins and published by Springer. This book was released on 2013-06-20 with total page 166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
