What people believe when they say that people believe
Subtitle: folk sociology and the nature of group intentions
By: Todd Jones
Publisher: Lexington Books
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Lanham, Md
Language: eng
Number of pages: 213
ISBN-13: 9780739148204
Subjects: Public opinion; Belief and doubt; Evaluation; Social sciences; Social groups; Research
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 199-209) and index.
Table of contents: title: Groups acting and beliefs about groups acting: what we are looking for and how we'll find it; title: Collective claims about individuals: how many Chicagoans need to like thick pizza before you can say "Chicagoans like thick pizza"?; title: What Starbucks really wants; title: "We go to the diner on Fridays": norms, customs, conventions, and the like; title: Can X-do-Y statements explain?; title: Final thoughts: statements about groups and stereotyping.