Hidden in Plain Sight: The Social Structure of Irrelevance

by Eviatar Zerubavel

Many of us take for granted that what we perceive is a completely accurate representation of the world around us. Yet we have all had the experience of suddenly realizing that the keys or glasses that we had been looking for in vain were right in front of us the whole time. The capacity of our sense organs far exceeds our mental capabilities, and as such, looking at something does not guarantee that we will notice it. Our minds constantly prioritize...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199366616
• ISBN13: 9780199366613
• Release Date: April 2015
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.4" x 8.1"