The Human Network

How Your Social Position Determines Your Power, Beliefs, and Behaviors

De: Matthew O. Jackson

Narrado por: Donald Corren

Duración: 8 h y 56 m

Resumen del Editor

Here is a fresh, intriguing, and, above all, authoritative book about how our sometimes hidden positions in various social structures - our human networks - shape how we think and behave, and inform our very outlook on life.

Inequality, social immobility, and political polarization are only a few crucial phenomena driven by the inevitability of social structures. Social structures determine who has power and influence, account for why people fail to assimilate basic facts, and enlarge our understanding of patterns of contagion - from the spread of disease to financial crises. Despite their primary role in shaping our lives, human networks are often overlooked when we try to account for our most important political and economic practices. Matthew O. Jackson brilliantly illuminates the complexity of the social networks in which we are - often unwittingly - positioned and aims to facilitate a deeper appreciation of why we are who we are. 

Ranging across disciplines - psychology, behavioral economics, sociology, and business - and rich with historical analogies and anecdotes, The Human Network provides a galvanizing account of what can drive success or failure in life.

©2019 Matthew O. Jackson (P)2019 Recorded Books

Very good listen about network

I really enjoyed this audio book. It encompasses so many interesting facts and new way of looking at the relationships around me. I have some new understanding about diffusion and cultivation. The guanxi in this book was really interesting and thought provoking. Overall, very good listen.

Eye-opening and applicable

Research he presented on vaccines was inaccurate. I wish he stayed away from that topic, but overall this book provides a unique look at social networks and their influence upon our lives. Can be applied personally, or used to initiate change in a community.

Real and relatable science

There is no inaccuracies to his vaccine reporting, and shame on the comments perpetuating the very example the author made in sharing it. When networks are manipulated, people feel free to make unsubstantiated challenges to facts that put others and societies at risk. More people should actually read this book with the intent of learning.