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Connected : the surprising power of our social networks and how they shape our lives / Nicholas A. Christakis and James H. Fowler.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York : Little, Brown and Co., 2009.Edition: 1st edDescription: xiii, 338 p., [8] p. of plates : col. ill. ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 9780316036146
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 302.3   22
Contents:
In the thick of it -- When you smile, the world smiles with you -- Love the one you’re with -- This hurts me as much as it hurts you -- The buck starts here -- Politically connected -- It’s in our nature -- Hyperconnected -- The whole is great.
Abstract: Your colleague's husband's sister can make you fat, even if you don't know her. A happy neighbor has more impact on your happiness than a happy spouse. These startling revelations of how much we truly influence one another are revealed in the studies of Drs. Christakis and Fowler, which have repeatedly made front-page news nationwide. In CONNECTED, the authors explain why emotions are contagious, how health behaviors spread, why the rich get richer, even how we find and choose our partners. Intriguing and entertaining, CONNECTED overturns the notion of the individual and provides a revolutionary paradigm-that social networks influence our ideas, emotions, health, relationships, behavior, politics, and much more. It will change the way we think about every aspect of our lives.Abstract: Suggests that people within three degrees of influence can have a profound impact on those they have never met and that individual acts like voting and suicide may be directly tied to the actions of a friend of a friend.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 311-326) and index.

In the thick of it -- When you smile, the world smiles with you -- Love the one you’re with -- This hurts me as much as it hurts you -- The buck starts here -- Politically connected -- It’s in our nature -- Hyperconnected -- The whole is great.

Your colleague's husband's sister can make you fat, even if you don't know her. A happy neighbor has more impact on your happiness than a happy spouse. These startling revelations of how much we truly influence one another are revealed in the studies of Drs. Christakis and Fowler, which have repeatedly made front-page news nationwide. In CONNECTED, the authors explain why emotions are contagious, how health behaviors spread, why the rich get richer, even how we find and choose our partners. Intriguing and entertaining, CONNECTED overturns the notion of the individual and provides a revolutionary paradigm-that social networks influence our ideas, emotions, health, relationships, behavior, politics, and much more. It will change the way we think about every aspect of our lives.

Suggests that people within three degrees of influence can have a profound impact on those they have never met and that individual acts like voting and suicide may be directly tied to the actions of a friend of a friend.

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