When Prophecy Fails - A Social and Psychological Study of a Modern Group That Predicted the Destruction of the World (Paperback)

2009 reprint of 1956 First edition. When Prophecy Fails [1956] is a classic text in social psychology authored by Leon Festinger, Henry Riecken, and Stanley Schachter. It chronicles the experience of a UFO cult that believed the end of the world was at hand. In effect, it is a social and psychological study of a modern group that predicted the destruction of the world, and the adjustments made when the prediction failed to materialize. "The authors have done something as laudable as it is unusual for social psychologists. They espied a fleeting social movement important to a line of research they were interested in and took after it. They recruited a team of observers, joined the movement, and watched it from within under great difficulties until its crisis came and went. Their report is of interest as much for the method as for the substance."-Everett C. Hughes, The American Journal of Sociology.

General

Imprint:	Martino Fine Books
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	November 2009
First published:	November 2009
Authors:	Leon Festinger • Henry Riecken • Stanley Schachter
Dimensions:	228 x 154 x 17mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	253
ISBN-13:	978-1-57898-852-5
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Psychology > Social, group or collective psychology Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social institutions > General Books > Health, Home & Family > Mind, body & spirit > Unexplained phenomena / the paranormal > UFOs Books > Health, Home & Family > Mind, body & spirit > Unexplained phenomena / the paranormal > Extraterrestrial beings Books > Health, Home & Family > Mind, body & spirit > The Occult > General Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Alternative belief systems > Occult studies > General Books > Religion & Spirituality > Alternative belief systems > Occult studies > General Books > Mind, Body & Spirit > The Occult > General Books > Mind, Body & Spirit > Unexplained phenomena / the paranormal > Extraterrestrial beings Books > Mind, Body & Spirit > Unexplained phenomena / the paranormal > UFOs
LSN:	1-57898-852-7
Barcode:	9781578988525

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