Beliefs

The Oxford Handbook of Analytical Sociology

Volumn , Issue , 2017, Pages 72-93

  Rydgren, Jens ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Analogism; Belief formation; Beliefs; Categorization; Deduction; Desire; Dissonance reduction; Inductive reasoning; Social influence; Socialization

Indexed keywords

EID: 85061151221     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199215362.013.4     Document Type: Chapter

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