Denying to the grave : why we ignore the facts that will save us / Sara E. Gorman, PhD, MPH, Jack M. Gorman, MD.
Gorman, Sara E., author.; Gorman, Jack M., author.
2017
RA418 .G64 2017 (Mapit)
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Title Denying to the grave : why we ignore the facts that will save us / Sara E. Gorman, PhD, MPH, Jack M. Gorman, MD.
Author Gorman, Sara E., author.
ISBN 9780199396603 (hardcover)
0199396604 (hardcover)
Published Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, [2017]
Language English
Description x, 312 pages ; 25 cm
Call Number RA418 .G64 2017
Dewey Decimal Classification 362.1
Summary 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.
Bibliography, etc. Note Includes bibliographical references and index.
Added Author Gorman, Jack M., author.
Available in Other Form Denying to the grave
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Introduction
Conspiracy theories
Charismatic leaders
Confirmation bias
Causality and filling the ignorance gap
Avoidance of complexity
Risk perception and probability
Conclusion.

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