Under the Influence: Putting Peer Pressure to Work Frank Robert H.
Under the Influence: Putting Peer Pressure to Work Frank Robert H. From New York Times bestselling author and economics columnist Robert Frank, bold new ideas for creating environments that promise a…
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Under the Influence: Putting Peer Pressure to Work Frank Robert H.
From New York Times bestselling author and economics columnist Robert Frank, bold new ideas for creating environments that promise a brighter futurePsychologists have long understood that social environments profoundly shape our behavior, sometimes for the better, often for the worse. Under the Influence explains how to unlock the latent power of social context. But social influence is a two-way street--our environments are themselves products of our behavior.
We are building bigger houses, driving heavier cars, and engaging in a host of other activities that threaten the planet--mainly because that's what friends and neighbors do.In the wake of the hottest years on record, only robust measures to curb greenhouse gases It reveals how our environments encourage smoking, bullying, tax cheating, sexual predation, problem drinking, and wasteful energy use.