The tipping point : how little things can make a big difference /
Malcolm Gladwell.
- 280 pages ; 17 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction -- The three rules of epidemics -- The law of the few: connectors, mavens, and salesmen -- The stickiness factor: sesame street, blue's clues, and the educational virus -- The power of context (part one): Bernie Goetz and the rise and fall of New York City crime -- The power of context (part two): the magic number one hundred and fifty -- Case study: rumors, sneakers, and the power of translation -- Case study: suicide, smoking, and the search for unsticky cigarette -- Conclusion: focus, test, and believe.
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Social change. Social psychology. Contagion (Social psychology). Causation. Context effects (Psychology).