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The Human Network: How Your Social Position Determines Your Power, Beliefs, and Behaviors

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The Human Network: How Your Social Position Determines Your Power, Beliefs, and Behaviors

Here is aÂ fresh, intriguing, and, above all, authoritative book about how our sometimes hidden positions in various social structuresâ€”our human networksâ€”shape how we think and behave, and inform our very outlook on life.

Inequality, social immobility, and political polarization are only a few crucial phenomena driven by the inevitability of social structures. Social structures determine who has power and influence, account for why people fail to assimilate basic facts, and enlarge our understanding of patterns of contagionâ€”from the spread of disease to financial crises. Despite their primary role in shaping our lives, human networks are often overlooked when we try to account for our most important political and economic practices. Matthew O. Jackson brilliantly illuminates the complexity of the social networks in which we areâ€”often unwittinglyâ€”positioned and aims to facilitate a deeper appreciation of why we are who we are.

Ranging across disciplinesâ€”psychology, behavioral economics, sociology, and businessâ€”and rich with historical analogies and anecdotes, The Human Network provides a galvanizing account of what can drive success or failure in life.
Country USA
Brand Pantheon
Manufacturer Pantheon
Binding Hardcover
Color White
ReleaseDate 2019-03-05
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781101871430

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