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The Power of Others: Peer Pressure, Groupthink, and How the People Around Us Shape Everything We Do
By Bond, Michael
- ISBN
- 9781780746531 9781780743455
- Publisher
- Oneworld Pubs.
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Library Journal
Reviewed on February 15, 2015 | Social Sciences
Journalist Bond demonstrates that contrary to occidental values of individualism and autonomy, who we are and how we act have much to do with our social environment. Drawing from many examples in recent history, such as polar expeditions, the military, sports teams, and Stanley Milgram's 1960s obedience study, the author succeeds in showing the positive and negative influence of others on individuals. Groups and their power can enhance a team performance when cohesion...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
