War Psychology Rumor Sociology Information Control Allport & Postman Riots Press

by Gordon Allport, Leo Postman

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.no-subscribe { display: none} [contenteditable] { pointer-events: none; } "Rumor! What Evil can surpass her speed?" Virgil, The Aeneid The Psychology of Rumor by Allport, Gordon W & Postman, Leo Published by Russell & Russell, New York, 1965. Reissue of 1947 edition. Very good hardcover, no dustjacket. Tight binding, solid spine, previous owner’s signature to ffep, writing to one page of the preface - remainder of text is clean & unmarked. Illustrated, 8vo, index, 247 pages. Psychology, sociology, war. In the early '40s, rumors about World War II began to spread throughout the United States. The U.S. government was worried about the possible dangers of these rumors and the adverse effects that they could have on American society. The U.S.A. entered World War II on December 8, 1941, and to fight rumors dangerous to national security, the U.S. government decided to encourage social scientists to study the phenomenon of rumors. After the war, Allport and Postman published The Psychology of Rumor (1947). This study was a breakthrough in social psychology. Allport and Postman defined rumors as propositions of faith on specific (or current) topics that pass from person to person, usually by word of mouth, without evidence of their truth. The formula that is given in this book has become an important formula in sociology, and can be found easily in other books. Yet, this book contains a lot more than just this formula and remains an important book for every sociology or psychology

• Publisher: Russell & Russell
• Year: 1967
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Very Good

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