Knowledge Resistance: How We Avoid Insight from Others

by Mikael Klintman

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Why do people and groups ignore, deny and resist knowledge about society's many problems? In a world of 'alternative facts', 'fake news' that some believe could be remedied by 'factfulness', the question has never been more pressing. After years of ideologically polarised debates on the topic, this book seeks to further advance our understanding of the phenomenon of knowledge resistance by integrating insights from the social, economic and evolutionary...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:152615174X

ISBN13:9781526151742

Release Date:November 2020

Publisher:Manchester University Press

Length:264 Pages

Weight:1.10 lbs.

Dimensions:0.9" x 5.4" x 8.5"

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Business Business & Investing Economics Religion Religion & Spirituality Social Science Social Sciences Spirituality

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