Name: Conformity: The Power of Social Influences
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Author: Robert H. Frank
ISBN: 9781479867837

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Conformity: The Power of Social Influences

Type

Physical Book

Author

Cass R. Sunstein

Preface by

Robert H. Frank

Publisher

New York University Press

Year

2019

Language

English

Pages

176

Format

Hardcover

Dimensions

20.6 x 12.7 x 2.5 cm

Weight

0.36 kg.

ISBN13

9781479867837

Synopsis "Conformity: The Power of Social Influences "

Bestselling author Cass R. Sunstein reveals the appeal and the danger of conformity We live in an era of tribalism, polarization, and intense social division--separating people along lines of religion, political conviction, race, ethnicity, and sometimes gender. How did this happen? In Conformity, Cass R. Sunstein argues that the key to making sense of living in this fractured world lies in understanding the idea of conformity--what it is and how it works--as well as the countervailing force of dissent. An understanding of conformity sheds new light on many issues confronting us today: the role of social media, the rise of fake news, the growth of authoritarianism, the success of Donald Trump, the functions of free speech, debates over immigration and the Supreme Court, and much more. Lacking information of our own and seeking the good opinion of others, we often follow the crowd, but Sunstein shows that when individuals suppress their own instincts about what is true and what is right, it can lead to significant social harm. While dissenters tend to be seen as selfish individualists, dissent is actually an important means of correcting the natural human tendency toward conformity and has enormous social benefits in reducing extremism, encouraging critical thinking, and protecting freedom itself. Sunstein concludes that while much of the time it is in the individual's interest to follow the crowd, it is in the social interest for individuals to say and do what they think is best. A well-functioning democracy depends on it.

Robert H. Frank

(Preface by)

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Robert H. Frank (Robert Harris Frank) es un economista y académico estadounidense reconocido por sus aportes a la economía del comportamiento y la economía del consumidor. Profesor durante décadas en la Universidad de Cornell, ha centrado su trabajo en analizar cómo factores sociales y psicológicos influyen en las decisiones económicas, cuestionando el modelo tradicional del individuo plenamente racional. Su estilo se distingue por traducir conceptos complejos en ejemplos cotidianos, acercando la economía al público general sin perder rigor analítico.

Entre sus obras más conocidas se encuentran The Economic Naturalist, Luxury Fever y The Darwin Economy, donde examina temas como el consumo conspicuo, la competencia social y las externalidades en la vida cotidiana. También es coautor, junto a Ben S. Bernanke, del manual Principles of Economics, ampliamente utilizado en educación superior. Su trabajo combina teoría y observación empírica, proponiendo una visión de la economía más conectada con el comportamiento real de las personas y los desafíos sociales contemporáneos.

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