Strange Contagion: Inside the Surprising Science of Infectious Behaviors and Viral Emotions and What They Tell Us About Ourselves
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| Rating | : | 4.46 (733 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0062448935 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 288 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-03-27 |
| Language | : | English |
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Journey of Hope I literally couldn’t put this book down. The author takes us on a journey through a town reeling from a cluster of teen suicides and a journey into trying to find out the “why.” His own narrative, threaded through, is beautifully written, as we follow the birth of his children and his t. A Must-Read for Parents and Educators A compelling, well-researched read that speaks to the heart of the need for us to re-examine our American culture of parenting and education. A must read for parents and educators everywhere. Looking forward to sharing this with other parents and educators as a guide to behavioral influences and American. One of the Most Important Books This Year Kravetz deftly weaves expert scientific analyses of the frightening epidemic of teen suicide in the Silicon Valley with an urgent and more personal question of his own. Should he and his wife raise their children in Palo Alto, the epicenter of this tragedy, where they might "catch" the self-destructive b
Until, a few weeks later, it happened again. Grief-stricken, the community mourned what they thought was an isolated loss. We all know that ideas, emotions, and actions are communicable—from mirroring someone’s posture to mimicking their speech patterns, we are all driven by unconscious motivations triggered by our environment. And again. In six months, the high school lost five students to suicide at those train tracks. Picking up where The Tipping Point leaves off, respected journalist Lee Daniel Kravetz’s Strange Contagion is a provocative look at both the science and lived experience of social contagion.In 2009, tragedy struck the town of Palo Alto: A student from the local high school had died by suicide by stepping in front of an oncoming train. And again. But when just the right physiological, psychological, and social factors come together, we get what Kravetz calls a "strange contagion:" a perfect storm of highly common social viruses that, combined, form a highly volatile condition.Strange Contagion is simultaneously a moving account of one community&rsq
He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area with his wife and children.. He has written for Psychology Today, the Huffington Post, and the New York Times, among other publications. Lee Daniel Kravetz has a master's degree in counseling psychology and is a graduate of the University of Missouri–Columbia School of Journalism
He expects to get to the bottom of this strange contagion by asking the right questions of the right experts, but the research and opinions he unearths yield maddeningly contradictory insights. And it reads like a novel…only it isn’t fiction” (Adam Grant, New York Times bestselling author of Originals and Give and Take)“Lee Daniel Kravetz has written a wise and searching book, bristling with restless intelligence. If we dare to look in the mirror and accept what we see, Kravetz concludes, we are the solution we are looking for.” (Julie Lythcott-Haims, New York Times bestselling author of How to Raise an Adult)“Strange Contagion grabbed me right from the first page. It has big implications for workplaces, schools, and families. Mirroring builds cultures, generates social change and connects peoples. Deft in his analysis, ultimately Kravetz surrenders to the complexity of the human condition and