What People Believe When They Say That People Believe Folk Sociology and the Nature of Group Intentions

by Jones, Todd

• ISBN13: 9780739148204
• ISBN10: 0739148206
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2010-10-26
• Publisher: Lexington Books

Summary

In modern life, we often hear statements like ôTeenagers don't like to talk to their parents.ö There are many reasons why we want to know what groups of people (such as teenagers) are thinking and doing, but it is hard to understand which social situations are being described by such statements. It is also difficult to understand what speakers believe when they make such statements, even when the speakers are social scientists.

Author Biography

Todd Jones is associate professor and chair of philosophy at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. He is coeditor of Affirmative Action: Social Justice or Reverse Discrimination?

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements	p. vii
Introduction. Statements about Groups The Problem	p. xi
Groups Acting and Beliefs about Groups Acting: What We Are Looking For and How We'll Find It	p. 1
Collective Claims about Individuals: How Many Chicagoans Need to Like Thick Pizza before You Can Say ôChicagoans Like Thick Pizzaö?	p. 19
What Starbucks Really Wants	p. 49
ôWe Go to the Diner on Fridaysö: Norms, Customs, Conventions, and the Like	p. 105
Can X-Do-Y Statements Explain?	p. 141
Final Thoughts: Statements about Groups and Stereotyping	p. 179
Bibliography	p. 199
Table of Contents provided by Ingram. All Rights Reserved.