Why societies need dissent / Cass R Sunstein.

Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2003.

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Dissenters.

Conformity.

Freedom of speech.

Sociology.

Introduction: conformity and dissent

1. Doing what others do

2. Obeying (and disobeying) the law

3. Traveling in herds

4. What will the neighbors think?

5. Free speech

6. The law of group polarization

7. The framers' greatest contribution

8. Are judges conformists too?

9. Affirmative action in higher education

Conclusion: why dissent?

Includes index.

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