Connected : the surprising power of our social networks and how they shape our lives / Nicholas A. Christakis and James H. Fowler.

By: Christakis, Nicholas AContributor(s): Fowler, James H, 1970-Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York : Little, Brown and Co., 2009Description: xiii, 338 p., [8] p. of plates : col. ill. ; 25 cmISBN: 9780316036146; 0316036145; 0316072583; 9780316072588Subject(s): Social networksDDC classification: 302.3 LOC classification: HM741 | .C46 2009
Contents:
In the thick of it -- When you smile, the world smiles with you -- Love the one you're with -- This hurts me as much as it hurts you -- The buck starts here -- Politically connected -- It's in our nature -- Hyperconnected -- The whole is great.
Summary: Christakis and Fowler present compelling evidence for the profound influence people have on one another's tastes, health, wealth, happiness, beliefs, even weight, as they explain how social networks form and how they operate.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 311-326) and index.

In the thick of it -- When you smile, the world smiles with you -- Love the one you're with -- This hurts me as much as it hurts you -- The buck starts here -- Politically connected -- It's in our nature -- Hyperconnected -- The whole is great.

Christakis and Fowler present compelling evidence for the profound influence people have on one another's tastes, health, wealth, happiness, beliefs, even weight, as they explain how social networks form and how they operate.

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