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Lay theories : everyday understanding of problems in the social sciences /

Lay theories - the informal, common-sense explanations people give for particular social behaviours - are often very different from formal 'scientific' explanations of what actually happens. While they have been studied in the past, this is the first attempt to review, in detail, the natur...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Furnham, Adrian
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford [Oxfordshire] ; New York : Pergamon Press, 1988.
Edición:1st ed.
Colección:International series in experimental social psychology ; v. 17.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Lay theories - the informal, common-sense explanations people give for particular social behaviours - are often very different from formal 'scientific' explanations of what actually happens. While they have been studied in the past, this is the first attempt to review, in detail, the nature of these beliefs. More specifically, it is the first study to consider such fundamental questions as the structure, aetiology, stability and consequence of lay theories about a range of topics. Each chapter covers a different area, such as psychology, psychiatry, medicine, economics, statistics, law and education.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xiii, 252 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 227-245) and index.
ISBN:0080326943
9780080326948
9781483286471
1483286479