Social Mindscapes: An Invitation to Cognitive Sociology

by Eviatar Zerubavel

Book Overview

Why do we eat sardines, but never goldfish; ducks, but never parrots? Why does adding cheese make a hamburger a "cheeseburger" whereas adding ketchup does not make it a "ketchupburger"? By the same token, how do we determine which things said at a meeting should be included in the minutes and which ought to be considered "off the record" and officially disregarded?

In this wide-ranging and provocative book, Eviatar Zerubavel argues that...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0674813901
• ISBN13: 9780674813908
• Release Date: October 1999
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.5" x 8.3"