1st Edition
Misperceptions of the Social World What We Get Wrong About Sex, Race, Money, and Violence
Section One: Population Innumeracy
Chapter 1: Racial Minorities
Chapter 2: LGBT
Chapter 3: Immigrants
Chapter 4: Law Enforcement Workers
Section Two: Sex
Chapter 5: Number of Sexual Partners
Chapter 6: Hooking Up (Casual Sexual Encounters)
Chapter 7: Infidelity
Chapter 8: Teenage Pregnancy
Section Three: Money and Work
Chapter 9: Class Mobility
Chapter 10: Willingness to Pay
Chapter 11: Hours Worked
Chapter 12: Calling in Falsely Sick
Chapter 13: U.S. Foreign Aid Spending
Section Four: Health and Wellness
Chapter 14: Calories
Chapter 15: Weight Healthiness
Chapter 16: CPR
Chapter 17: Emotional Well-Being
Section Five: Social Issues
Chapter 18: Divorce
Chapter 19: Violence
Chapter 20: Willingness to Help
Section Six: Biases and Illusions
Chapter 21: Spotlight Effect
Chapter 22: False Consensus Effect
Chapter 23: Optimism Bias
Chapter 24: End of History Illusion
Chapter 25: Survivor Bias
Biography
Eric Beasley is an Assistant Professor at Michigan State University and serves as a Special Lecturer for Oakland University.
