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The social construction of what? / by Hacking, Ian.(CARDINAL)711228;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 239-256) and index.
Subjects: Knowledge, Sociology of.;
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Information : a very short introduction / by Floridi, Luciano,1964-(CARDINAL)653878;
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subjects: Information.; Knowledge, Sociology of.;
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The generation myth : why when you're born matters less than you think / by Duffy, Bobby,author.(CARDINAL)814914;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 229-260) and index."One of the simplest and most powerful ways we understand people is as members of a generation. Your uncle is a bit racist because he's a baby boomer; your gen x boss is not a good team player; your cousin is constantly trying to go viral because he's genz, and his generation is obsessed with fame. We also use generations as a tool for tracking how a society's values change over time (baby boomers liberated sex; millennials made it problematic), and how to appeal to the generations that hold them. What we assume when we talk about generations is that our values and habits are fixed by the time we turn 18, and that generational conflict is inevitable: a generation matures into adulthood and takes control of our artistic, commercial, and political tastes,which then become obsolete and are replaced by succeeding generations. It's a compelling story - after all, it is natural to think you have more in common with your peers than with your parents. But it is also wrong. Bobby Duffy has spent decades studyinghow social values and beliefs change. In The Generation Myth, he argues that generations do not have fixed or monolithic identities, nor is one unavoidably distinct from all the rest. Rather, generational identities are fluid, forming and reforming throughout life. Gen xers aren't just a product of the Reagan years - their values have been shaped equally by the Iraq War, two financial collapses, and the simple fact that they have gotten older A generation isn't an identity as much as a process. Duffy shows that differences between generations aren't nearly as sharp as we think. Political engagement, for example, has not declined in younger generations - younger people are always less politically active. Older generations have different expectations of their employers than younger generations simply because they entered different labor markets. Baby boomers had more sex in their youth than millennials, but millennials are actually happier with their sex lives. Young adults are no likelier to buy a productbased on the company's ethics than their parents or grandparents. Through these insights, we find not only a truer picture of real generational differences, but a better way of understanding how societies change, and where ours may be headed. An analysisof breathtaking scale, based on data collected from over three million people, The Generation Myth is a vital rejoinder to alarmist books like iGen, The Coddling of the American Mind, and A Generation of Sociopaths. The kids are alright. Their parents are too"--Introduction: the question of our generation -- Stagnation generation -- Home affront -- Reaching higher, falling flat -- Happy now -- A healthy future? -- The sex recession, baby bust, and death of marriage -- Manufacturing a generational culture war -- Constant crises -- Consuming the planet -- Us and them -- The end of the line?.
Subjects: Generations.; Knowledge, Sociology of.; Ignorance (Theory of knowledge);
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The knowledge illusion : why we never think alone / by Sloman, Steven A.,author.(CARDINAL)339778;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 269-284) and index.Ignorance and the community of knowledge -- What we know -- Why we think -- How we think -- Why we think what isn't so -- Thinking with our bodies and the world -- Thinking with other people -- Thinking with technology -- Thinking about science -- Thinking about politics -- The new definition of smart -- Making people smart -- Making smarter decisions -- Appraising ignorance and illusion."Two cognitive scientists explain how the human brain relies on the communal nature of intelligence and knowledge, constantly gathering information and expertise stored outside our mind and bodies, to overcome its shortcomings of being error prone, irrational and often ignorant, "--NoveList.
Subjects: Knowledge, Sociology of.; Thought and thinking.;
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When wish replaces thought : why so much of what you believe is false / by Goldberg, Steven,1941-2022.(CARDINAL)364907;
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subjects: Social problems.; Subjectivity.; Knowledge, Sociology of.;
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Ignorance : a global history / by Burke, Peterauthor.;
Includes bibliographical references (pages [262]-[299]) and index."Throughout history, every age has thought of itself as more knowledgeable than the last. Renaissance humanists viewed the Middle Ages as an era of darkness, Enlightenment thinkers tried to sweep superstition away with reason, the modern welfare state sought to slay the "giant" of ignorance, and in today's hyperconnected world seemingly limitless information is available on demand. But what about the knowledge lost over the centuries? Are we really any less ignorant than our ancestors? In this highly original account, Peter Burke examines the long history of humanity's ignorance across religion and science, war and politics, business and catastrophes. Burke reveals remarkable stories of the many forms of ignorance--genuine or feigned, conscious and unconscious--from the willful politicians who redrew Europe's borders in 1919 to the politics of whistleblowing and climate change denial. The result is a lively exploration of human knowledge across the ages, and the importance of recognizing its limits."--
Subjects: Knowledge, Sociology of; Ignorance (Theory of knowledge);
© [2023], Yale University Press,
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When everyone knows that everyone knows... : common knowledge and the mysteries of money, power, and everyday life / by Pinker, Steven,1954-author.(CARDINAL)332272;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 301-343) and index.The emperor, the elephant, and the matzo ball -- Common knowledge and common sense -- Fun and games -- Reading the mind of a mind reader -- The department of social relations -- Laughing, crying, blushing, staring, glaring -- Weasel words -- The canceling instinct -- Radical honesty, radical hypocrisy.Common knowledge is necessary for coordination, for making arbitrary but complementary choices like driving on the right, using paper currency, and coalescing behind a political leader or movement. It's also necessary for social coordination: everything from rendezvousing at a time and place to speaking the same language to forming enduring relationships of friendship, romance, or authority. Humans have a sixth sense for common knowledge, and we create it with signals like laughter, tears, blushing, eye contact, and blunt speech. But people also go to great lengths to avoid common knowledge -- to ensure that even if everyone knows something, they can't know that everyone else knows they know it. And so we get rituals like benign hypocrisy, veiled bribes and threats, sexual innuendo, and pretending not to see the elephant in the room. Pinker shows how the hidden logic of common knowledge can make sense of many of life's enigmas: financial bubbles and crashes, revolutions that come out of nowhere, the posturing and pretense of diplomacy, the eruption of social media shaming mobs and academic cancel culture, the awkwardness of a first date. Artists and humorists have long mined the intrigues of common knowledge, and Pinker liberally uses their novels, jokes, cartoons, films, and sitcom dialogues to illuminate social life's tragedies and comedies. Along the way he answers questions like: Why do people hoard toilet paper at the first sign of an emergency? Why are Super Bowl ads filled with ads for crypto? Why, in American presidential primary voting, do citizens typically select the candidate they believe is preferred by others rather than their favorite? Why did Russian authorities arrest a protester who carried a blank sign? Why is it so hard for nervous lovers to say goodbye at the end of a phone call? Why does everyone agree that if we were completely honest all the time, life would be unbearable? Consistently riveting in explaining the paradoxes of human behavior, When Everyone Knows That Everyone Knows... invites us to understand the ways we try to get into each other's heads and the harmonies, hypocrisies, and outrages that result.
Subjects: Informational works.; Knowledge, Sociology of.; Knowledge, Theory of.; Communication.; Common sense.;
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Information, organization, and power : effective management in the knowledge society / by Zand, Dale E.(CARDINAL)154707;
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subjects: Communication in management.; Knowledge, Sociology of.; Management.;
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On feeling, knowing, and valuing : selected writings / by Scheler, Max,1874-1928.(CARDINAL)151401; Bershady, Harold J.(CARDINAL)773811;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 261-262) and indexes.
Subjects: Emotions (Philosophy); Knowledge, Sociology of.; Social values.; Sociology;
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Big fat liars : how politicians, corporations, and the media use science and statistics to manipulate the public / by Chafetz, Morris E.(CARDINAL)142917;
Includes bibliographical references page (309-314) and index.The danger of generalization -- It's all point of view -- I'm okay and if you were like me, you would be okay, too -- Playing god as an institutional right -- The new gods don't know either -- The environmental mess -- Global warming : more heat than light -- Behavior as disease -- Alcohol and alcoholism -- Mushrooms and the misuse of the public health model -- Doctors always get it right, right? -- Correlation as causation -- Bad science and tobacco -- Addiction -- Obesity -- Revolt against the machines -- The attack on business -- Terrorism and other worries -- The money factor -- The assault on personal responsibility -- Dealing with guilt -- Refusing to sell your soul -- The only expert on you is you.
Subjects: Expertise; Knowledge, Sociology of.; Self-esteem.;
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