Denying to the grave
Subtitle: why we ignore the facts that will save us
By: Sara E. Gorman, PhD, MPH, Jack M. Gorman, MD
Contributors: Gorman, Jack M., author
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2017
Language: eng
Number of pages: 312
ISBN-13: 9780199396603
Subjects: Denial (Psychology); Methodology; Science; Belief and doubt; Social medicine; Skepticism
Description: Why do some parents refuse to vaccinate their children? Why do some keep guns at home, despite scientific evidence of risk to their family members? And why do people use antibiotics for illnesses they can't possibly alleviate? When it comes to health, many people insist that science is wrong, that the evidence is incomplete or inconclusive, and that unidentified hazards lurk everywhere to harm us.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Conspiracy theories; title: Charismatic leaders; title: Confirmation bias; title: Causality and filling the ignorance gap; title: Avoidance of complexity; title: Risk perception and probability; title: Conclusion.