When prophecy fails
- Utgiven: 2008
- ISBN: 9781905177196
- Sidor: 256 st
- Förlag: Pinter & Martin
- Format: Häftad
- Språk: Engelska
Om boken
In 1954 Leon Festinger, a brilliant young experimental social psychologist in the process of inventing a new theory of human behavior - the theory of cognitive dissonance - and two of his colleagues, Henry Riecken and Stanley Schachter, infiltrated a cult who believed the end of the world was only months away. How would these people feel when their prophecy remained unfulfilled? Would they admit the error of their prediction, or would they, as Festinger predicted, readjust their reality to make sense of the new circumstances?
Not only is When Prophecy Fails of great historical importance as the first test of a powerful theory, but it is also a surprisingly touching account of what happens to ordinary people under extraordinary circumstances.
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2008 släpptes boken When prophecy fails skriven av Leon Festinger. Den är skriven på engelska och består av 256 sidor. Förlaget bakom boken är Pinter & Martin.
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Harvard
Festinger, L. (2008). When prophecy fails. Pinter & Martin.
Oxford
Festinger, Leon, When prophecy fails (Pinter & Martin, 2008).
APA
Festinger, L. (2008). When prophecy fails. Pinter & Martin.
Vancouver
Festinger L. When prophecy fails. Pinter & Martin; 2008.
