Private truths, public lies : the social consequences of preference falsification /

Preference falsification, according to the economist Timur Kuran, is the act of misrepresenting one's wants under perceived social pressures. It happens frequently in everyday life, as when we tell the host of a dinner party that we are enjoying the food when we actually find it bland. In Priva...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Kuran, Timur
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 1995.
Temas:
Social influence.
Truthfulness and falsehood.
Knowledge, Theory of.
Public opinion.
Truth > Social aspects.
Public Opinion
Influence sociale.
Vérité > Aspect social.
Théorie de la connaissance.
Opinion publique.
Mensonge.
epistemology.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Economics > General.
Truth > Social aspects
Knowledge, Theory of
Public opinion
Social influence
Truthfulness and falsehood
Öffentliche Meinung
Wahrhaftigkeit
Sociale beïnvloeding.
Misleiding.
Publieke opinie.
Social behaviour
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 1. The Significance of Preference Falsification
  • 2. Private and Public Preferences
  • 3. Private Opinion, Public Opinion
  • 4. The Dynamics of Public Opinion
  • 5. Institutional Sources of Preference Falsification
  • 6. Collective Conservatism
  • 7. The Obstinacy of Communism
  • 8. The Ominous Perseverance of the Caste System
  • 9. The Unwanted Spread of Affirmative Action
  • 10. Public Discourse and Private Knowledge
  • 11. The Unthinkable and the Unthought
  • 12. The Caste Ethic of Submission
  • 13. The Blind Spots of Communism
  • 14. The Unfading Specter of White Racism
  • 15. Unforeseen Political Revolutions
  • 16. The Fall of Communism and Other Sudden Overturns
  • 17. The Hidden Complexities of Social Evolution
  • 18. From Slavery to Affirmative Action
  • 19. Preference Falsification and Social Analysis.

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