Description |
1 online resource (xxiii, 213 pages) |
Physical Medium |
polychrome |
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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. |
Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
Subject |
Public opinion.
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Public opinion. |
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Social groups -- Public opinion.
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Social groups. |
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Belief and doubt.
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Belief and doubt. |
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Social sciences -- Research -- Evaluation.
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Social sciences -- Research -- Evaluation. |
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Social sciences -- Research. |
Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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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) |
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0739148222 (electronic book) |
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9780739148204 |
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0739148206 |
Standard No. |
9786612921926 |
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