{"product_id":"the-power-of-metaphor-mark-j-landau-9781433815799","title":"The Power of Metaphor: Examining Its Influence on Social Life","description":"This book explores the possibility that people understand abstract social concepts using metaphor, which is not simply a matter of words. Rather, it is a cognitive tool for understanding abstract concepts (such as morality) in terms of superficially dissimilar concepts that are relatively easier to comprehend (such as cleanliness). \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In the past decade, the development of a formal theoretical framework, labeled conceptual metaphor theory, has stimulated systematic empirical study on metaphor's role in social psychological phenomena. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This book summarizes current knowledge and integrates recent developments in the topic of metaphor and in the cognitive underpinnings of social life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mark J. Landau\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1433815796\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781433815799\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e American Psychological Association (APA)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/15\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 301\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.20h x 7.20w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/2014 pg. 351","brand":"Mark J. Landau","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44365217169663,"sku":"9781433815799","price":79.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_85aaf4f0-3cc3-4542-8afb-6fa601b78dd9.jpg?v=1697057279","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-power-of-metaphor-mark-j-landau-9781433815799","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}