Self-fulfilling prophecies

The Oxford Handbook of Analytical Sociology

Volumn , Issue , 2017, Pages 294-314

  Biggs, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Analytical sociology; Barnesian performativity; Beliefs; Bootstrapped induction; Oedipus effect; Self fulfilling prophecies; Social reality; Social theory

Indexed keywords

EID: 77955591160     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199215362.013.13     Document Type: Chapter

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