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Author Jones, Todd E.

Title What people believe when they say that people believe : folk sociology and the nature of group intentions / Todd Jones.

Publication Info. Lanham, Md. : Lexington Books, [2010]
©2010

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Description 1 online resource (xxiii, 213 pages)
Physical Medium polychrome
Description text file
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents Groups acting and beliefs about groups acting: what we are looking for and how we'll find it -- Collective claims about individuals: how many Chicagoans need to like thick pizza before you can say "Chicagoans like thick pizza"? -- What Starbucks really wants -- "We go to the diner on Fridays": norms, customs, conventions, and the like -- Can X-do-Y statements explain? -- Final thoughts: statements about groups and stereotyping.
Summary People are often unclear about what is meant by sentences such as 'Catholics don't believe in birth control.' In this book, Todd Jones explores what people are talking about when they ascribe beliefs or actions to entire groups rather than individuals. This discussion should help settle some basis questions for philosophers, social scientists, and casual conversationists.
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Subject Public opinion.
Public opinion.
Social groups -- Public opinion.
Social groups.
Belief and doubt.
Belief and doubt.
Social sciences -- Research -- Evaluation.
Social sciences -- Research -- Evaluation.
Social sciences -- Research.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Electronic books.
Other Form: Print version: Jones, Todd E. What people believe when they say that people believe. Lanham, Md. : Lexington Books, ©2010 9780739148204 (DLC) 2010028154 (OCoLC)647220141
ISBN 9780739148228 (electronic book)
0739148222 (electronic book)
9780739148204
0739148206
Standard No. 9786612921926