The tipping point : : how little things can make a big difference /

Gladwell, Malcolm, 1963-

The tipping point : : how little things can make a big difference / Malcolm Gladwell. - First edition. - viii, 279 pages ; 21 cm

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The three rules of epidemics -- The law of the few: connectors, mavens, and salesmen -- The stickiness factor: Sesame Street, Blue's Clues, and the educational virus -- The power of context (part one): Bernie Goetz and the rise and fall of New York City crime -- The power of context (part two): the magic number one hundred and fifty -- Case study: rumors, sneakers, and the power of translation -- Case study: suicide, smoking, and the search for the unsticky cigarette -- Conclusion: focus, test, and believe.

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Social psychology.
Contagion (Social psychology)
Causation
Context effects (Psychology)

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