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The Power of Others

The Power of Others

Peer Pressure, Groupthink, and How the People Around Us Shape Everything We Do

by Michael Bond
Paperback
Publication Date: 22/04/2015

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"Entertaining, informative reading." - Kirkus Reviews

Discover how in almost every area of our lives, our behaviour is influenced far more by others than we'd like to imagine.

Teenage cliques, jihadist cells, army units, polar expeditions, and football hooligans -- on the face of it, each of these groups might seem exceptional, but the forces that bind and drive them can affect us all. In recent decades, psychologists have uncovered how and why our innate social urges holds huge sway over how we think and act, propelling us to both high achievement and unthinking cruelty. We are beholden to our peers, even when we think we're calling the shots. This is the power of others.

In this captivating work, science writer Michael Bond investigates the latest breakthroughs in social psychology to reveal how to guard against groupthink, build better teamwork, identify shared objectives, become more ethical, and survive moments of isolation.

ISBN:
9781780746531
9781780746531
Category:
Social
Format:
Paperback
Publication Date:
22-04-2015
Language:
English
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Country of origin:
United Kingdom
Dimensions (mm):
198.12x129.54x22.86mm
Weight:
0.3kg
Michael Bond

Michael Bond was born in Newbury, Berkshire on 13 January 1926 and educated at Presentation College, Reading.

He served in the Royal Air Force and the British Army before working as a cameraman for BBC TV for 19 years.

In 2015, Michael was awarded a CBE for his services to children's literature, to add to the OBE he received in 1997.

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