Connected: The Amazing Power of Social Networks and How They Shape Our Lives - Couverture souple

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ISBN 10 : 0007303599 ISBN 13 : 9780007303595

Synopsis

Connected Who do you have sex with and why? Is happiness catching? Is wealth contagious? Can your friends make you fat? Why do you bother to vote? Does free will exist? Full description

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

Based on exciting discoveries in mathematics, genetics, psychology and sociology, 'Connected' is an innovative and fascinating exploration of how social networks operate. Think it's all about who you know? It is. But not the way you think. Turns out your colleague's husband's sister can make you fat, even if you don't know her. And a happy friend is more relevant to your happiness than a bigger income. Our connections - our friends, their friends, and even their friends' friends - have an astonishing power to influence everything from what we eat to who we sleep with. And we, in turn, influence others. Our actions can change the behaviours, the beliefs, and even the basic health of people we've never met. In this brilliantly original and effortlessly engaging exploration of how much we truly influence one another, pre-eminent social scientists Nicholas Christakis and James Fowler explain why obesity is contagious, why the rich get richer, even how we find and choose our partners. Intriguing and entertaining, with revelatory implications for everything from our notion of the individual to ideas about public health initiatives, "Connected" will change the way you think about every aspect of your life, and how you live it.

Détails de l'édition

• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0007303599
• ISBN 13: 9780007303595
• Reliure: Broché
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible