Of flying saucers and social scientists: a re-reading of When Prophecy Fails and of cognitive dissonance
Introduction : the issue of the scale of the event : one object or three parties? -- Part 1. The presuppositions of the various parties -- The social scientists -- The group and the mediums -- The press -- Part 2. The events and their rationales -- The sociology of secrecy -- Language of science, la...
| Main Author: | |
|---|---|
| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
| Subito Delivery Service: | Order now. |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| WorldCat: | WorldCat |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
| Published: |
New York [u.a.]
Palgrave Macmillan
2013
|
| In: | Year: 2013 |
| Edition: | First edition |
| Series/Journal: | Palgrave Pivot
|
| Further subjects: | B
Prophecies (Occultism)
Social aspects
B Cognitive Dissonance B Festinger, Leon (1919-1989) When prophecy fails B Prophecies (Occultism) Psychological aspects B Festinger, Leon 1919-1989 |
