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It involves publicly expressing a preference that differs from one's underlying privately held preference (or simply, a public preference at odds with one’s private preference). The distribution of public preferences, which Kuran defines as public opinion, may differ greatly from private opinion, which is the distribution of private preferences known only to individuals themselves. Kuran developed the implications in a 1995 book, Private Truths, Public Lies: The Social Consequences of Preference Falsification.[6][7] He argues that preference falsification is not only ubiquitous but has major social and political consequences.
- ▪It involves publicly expressing a preference that differs from one's underlying privately held preference (or simply, a public preference at odds with one’s private preference).
- ▪The distribution of public preferences, which Kuran defines as public opinion, may differ greatly from private opinion, which is the distribution of private preferences known only to individuals themselves.
- ▪Kuran developed the implications in a 1995 book, Private Truths, Public Lies: The Social Consequences of Preference Falsification.[6][7] He argues that preference falsification is not only ubiquitous but has major social and political conse
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Toggle the table of contents Preference falsification 9 languages العربيةEspañolفارسیFrançais한국어PälzischPortuguêsРусскийSimple English Edit links Article Talk English Read Edit View history Tools Tools move to sidebar hide Actions Read Edit View history General What links hereRelated changesUpload filePermanent linkPage informationCite this pageGet shortened URLSwitch to legacy parser Print/export Download as PDFPrintable version In other projects Wikidata item Appearance move to sidebar hide From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Stating a preference not truly held Preference falsification is the act of misrepresenting a preference under perceived public pressure.
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