Cause
Subtitle: and how it doesn't always equal effect
By: Gregory Smithsimon
Published: 2018
Language: eng
Number of pages: 306
ISBN-13: 9781612196763
Copyright date: 2018
Subjects: Social psychology; Causation; Reasoning (Psychology)
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 273-295) and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction: Causality; title: part 1. Who we are and the stories we tell : how we think about causes: Individuals are not rational ; We are narrative-making machines ; What race will the white minority be? ; Victor and victim ; Egocentric causality; title: part 2. The causes we don't see: Beyond social facts : space ; Allostasis or, does Ronald Reagan cause diabetes? ; Pregnant in Philadelphia? don't worry; title: part 3. Think better: What we know, we know socially ; A Black republican president? party realignments ; Social class and conspiracy theories that work ; Ticking time bomb; title: Conclusion: Dynamic causality.