Denying to the grave : why we ignore the facts that will save us /
Gorman, Sara E.,
Denying to the grave : why we ignore the facts that will save us / Sara E. Gorman, PhD, MPH, Jack M. Gorman, MD - x, 312 pages ; 25 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index
Introduction -- Conspiracy theories -- Charismatic leaders -- Confirmation bias -- Causality and filling the ignorance gap -- Avoidance of complexity -- Risk perception and probability -- Conclusion
Why do some parents refuse to vaccinate their children? Why do some keep guns at home, despite scientific evidence of risk to their family members? And why do people use antibiotics for illnesses they can't possibly alleviate? When it comes to health, many people insist that science is wrong, that the evidence is incomplete or inconclusive, and that unidentified hazards lurk everywhere to harm us
9780199396603 0199396604
2016018965
Social medicine
Science--Methodology
Skepticism
Belief and doubt
Denial (Psychology)
RA418 / .G64 2017
Denying to the grave : why we ignore the facts that will save us / Sara E. Gorman, PhD, MPH, Jack M. Gorman, MD - x, 312 pages ; 25 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index
Introduction -- Conspiracy theories -- Charismatic leaders -- Confirmation bias -- Causality and filling the ignorance gap -- Avoidance of complexity -- Risk perception and probability -- Conclusion
Why do some parents refuse to vaccinate their children? Why do some keep guns at home, despite scientific evidence of risk to their family members? And why do people use antibiotics for illnesses they can't possibly alleviate? When it comes to health, many people insist that science is wrong, that the evidence is incomplete or inconclusive, and that unidentified hazards lurk everywhere to harm us
9780199396603 0199396604
2016018965
Social medicine
Science--Methodology
Skepticism
Belief and doubt
Denial (Psychology)
RA418 / .G64 2017