TY - BOOK AU - Gladwell,Malcolm TI - The tipping point: how little things can make a big difference SN - 0316346624 AV - HM1033 .G53 2000 U1 - 302 21 PY - 2000/// CY - Boston PB - Little, Brown KW - Social psychology KW - Contagion (Social psychology) KW - Causation KW - Context effects (Psychology) KW - D�eveloppement d'aptitudes KW - eclas KW - fast KW - Vernieuwing KW - gtt KW - Sociale processen KW - Causality KW - Psychology, Social N1 - Includes bibliographical references (pages 281-291) 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 N2 - Explains why major changes in society often happen suddenly and unexpectedly and describes the personality types who are natural originators of new ideas and trends ER -