Denying to the grave : why we ignore the science that will save us / Sara E. Gorman, Jack M. Gorman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gorman, Sara E., author.

Gorman, Jack M., author.

Series:

Oxford scholarship online.

Oxford scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Social medicine.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (456 pages).

Edition:

Revised and updated edition.

Place of Publication:

Oxford University Press 2021

Summary:

This text explores the many reasons why people refuse to acknowledge scientific evidence when making health decisions, looking at key drivers of science denial. It examines the psychology and neurobiology of poor health decisions and irrational health beliefs, arguing that in many cases the psychological impulses under discussion are adaptive but are often applied in a maladaptive way. The book also argues that without proper knowledge of the psychological and biological underpinnings of irrational health decisions and beliefs, we as a society cannot design any strategy that will alleviate the problem. It then offers a method of combatting poor health decision-making. This method provides guidance on how to encourage people to adopt a more scientific viewpoint without discounting or trying to eliminate their valuable emotional responses.

Contents:

Denying to the Grave Author's Note Introduction: Science Denial Comes of Age one Conspiracy Theories two Charismatic Leaders three Confirmation Bias four Causality and Filling the Ignorance Gap five Avoidance of Complexity six Risk Perception and Probability seven Science Denial in Crisis eight The Attack on Health and Science Institutions Conclusion

Notes:

This edition also issued in print: 2021.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-19-754748-6

0-19-754747-8

0-19-754746-X

OCLC:

1247664411