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Discreet Indiscretions

Author : JÃ¶rg R. Bergmann
Publisher : Transaction Publishers
ISBN 13 : 9780202365541
Total Pages : 232 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (655 download)

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Download or read book Discreet Indiscretions written by JÃ¶rg R. Bergmann and published by Transaction Publishers. This book was released on with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Although discourse theory tends to draw upon lofty examples, Discreet Indiscretions draws instead on one many consider inconsequential. Bergmann treats daily gossip, both friendly and malicious, as the genre of everyday communication and thereby in need of serious analysis. Utilizing discourse theory and ethnomethodology, this study shifts among several kinds of terrain: the sociology of language, the sociology of knowledge, and the sociology of culture. It rests on widespread individual observations on gossip in the existing literature of social science and on the investigation of real gossip recorded in conversations in the field, and reproduced here as transcribed segments. By exploring the complex relations of friendship and loyalty with respect to transmitting knowledge about the personal affairs of others, he develops his thesis: that gossip should be defined not as a control mechanism, but rather as the social organization of discreet indiscretions.

Discreet Indiscretions

Author : JÃ¶rg R. Bergmann
Publisher : HOEPLI EDITORE
ISBN 13 : 9780202365541
Total Pages : 228 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (655 download)

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Download or read book Discreet Indiscretions written by JÃ¶rg R. Bergmann and published by HOEPLI EDITORE. This book was released on with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Although discourse theory tends to draw upon lofty examples, Discreet Indiscretions draws instead on one many consider inconsequential. Bergmann treats daily gossip, both friendly and malicious, as the genre of everyday communication and thereby in need of serious analysis. Utilizing discourse theory and ethnomethodology, this study shifts among several kinds of terrain: the sociology of language, the sociology of knowledge, and the sociology of culture. It rests on widespread individual observations on gossip in the existing literature of social science and on the investigation of real gossip recorded in conversations in the field, and reproduced here as transcribed segments. By exploring the complex relations of friendship and loyalty with respect to transmitting knowledge about the personal affairs of others, he develops his thesis: that gossip should be defined not as a control mechanism, but rather as the social organization of discreet indiscretions.

Handbook of Social Psychology

Author : John DeLamater
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 038736921X
Total Pages : 570 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (873 download)

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Download or read book Handbook of Social Psychology written by John DeLamater and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2006-11-24 with total page 570 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Psychology, focusing on processes that occur inside the individual and Sociology, focusing on social collectives and social institutions, come together in Social Psychology to explore the interface between the two fields. The core concerns of social psychology include the impact of one individual on another; the impact of a group on its individual members; the impact of individuals on the groups in which they participate; the impact of one group on another. This book is a successor to Social Psychology: Social Perspectives and Sociological Perspectives in Social Psychology. The current text expands on previous handbooks in social psychology by including recent developments in theory and research and comprehensive coverage of significant theoretical perspectives.

Recollections and Reflections by a Woman of No Importance

Author : Mrs. Stuart Menzies
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 296 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (89 download)

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Download or read book Recollections and Reflections by a Woman of No Importance written by Mrs. Stuart Menzies and published by . This book was released on 1922 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Hidden Attractions of Administration

Author : Malin Åkerström
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1000392287
Total Pages : 183 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (3 download)

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Download or read book Hidden Attractions of Administration written by Malin Åkerström and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2021-04-21 with total page 183 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Open Access version of this book, available at http://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/e/9781003108436, has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 4.0 license. This book argues that the expansion of administrative activities in today’s working life is driven not only by pressure from above, but also from below. The authors examine the inner dynamics of people-processing organizations—those formally working for clients, patients, or students—to uncover the hidden attractions of doing administrative work, despite all the complaints and laments about "too many meetings" or "too much paperwork." There is something appealing to those compelled to participate in today’s constantly multiplying and expanding administration that defies popular framings of it as merely pressure from above. Hidden Attractions of Administration shows in detail the emotional attractiveness, moral conflicts, and almost magical features that administrative tasks often entail in today’s organizations, supported by ethnographic studies consisting of over 200 qualitative interviews and participant observations from ten organizational settings and contexts across Sweden. The authors also question and complement explanations in administration-related research that have previously been taken for granted, arguing that it is a simplification to attribute all aspects of the change to New Public Management and instead taking into account what the classic sociologist Georg Simmel called an Eigendynamik: a self-reinforcing tendency that, under certain circumstances, needs only a nudge in an administrative direction to get going. By applying ethnography to issues of bureaucratization and meeting cultures and by drawing on findings in emotional sociology and social anthropology, this volume contributes to both the sociology of work and the study of human service organizations and will appeal to scholars and students working across both areas.

Orality and Literacy in Early Christianity

Author : Pieter Botha
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1621899039
Total Pages : 330 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (218 download)

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Download or read book Orality and Literacy in Early Christianity written by Pieter Botha and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2012-11-01 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The history of the Jesus movement and earliest Christianity requires careful attention to the characteristics and peculiarities of oral and literate traditions. Understanding the distinctive elements of Greco-Roman literacy potentially has profound implications for the historical understanding of the documents and events involved. Concepts such as media criticism, orality, manuscript culture, scribal writing, and performative reading are explored in these chapters. The scene of Greco-Roman literacy is analyzed by investigating writing and reading practices. These aspects are then related to early Christian texts such as the Gospel of Mark and sections from Paul's letters.

How to Pick a Lover

Author : Wesley L. Ford
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
ISBN 13 : 147716653X
Total Pages : 484 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (771 download)

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Download or read book How to Pick a Lover written by Wesley L. Ford and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2009-12-21 with total page 484 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: While it may be considered taboo, any woman married, single, or otherwise should feel good about her decision to take a lover. How To Pick a Lover is a groundbreaking book written to help women have meaningful and rewarding love affairs. How do you choose a lover? There are no time-honored rules, Greek chorus, or yenta to tell you what qualities to look for or how to avoid potential minefields. Literature is ripe with cautionary tales about bad things that happen to good women who stoop to the "folly" of taking a lover. And traditionally, a womans sexuality has been secondary to that of a mans. How To Pick a Lover takes you on a journey of self-discovery, exploring your right to emotional and sexual fulfillment including the option of having a lover. Many of your attitudes and beliefs about courting and being courted will be challenged throughout the pages of this book. In return, you will gain insights into the attributes and behaviors of men positive and negative that you must pay attention to if you are to pick a lover that is right for you.

Complete Jack The Ripper

Author : Donald Rumbelow
Publisher : Random House
ISBN 13 : 075354993X
Total Pages : 400 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (535 download)

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Download or read book Complete Jack The Ripper written by Donald Rumbelow and published by Random House. This book was released on 2016-02-18 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fully updated and revised, Donald Rumbelow’s classic work is the ultimate examination of the facts, theories, fictions and fascinations surrounding the greatest whodunit in history. The Complete Jack the Ripper lays out all the evidence in the most comprehensive summary ever written about the Ripper. Rumbelow, a former London Metropolitan policeman, and an authority on crime, has subjected every theory – including those that have emerged in recent years – to the same deep scrutiny. He also examines the mythology surrounding the case and provides some fascinating insights into the portrayal of the Ripper on stage and screen and on the printed page. More seriously, he also examines the horrifying parallel crimes of the Düsseldorf Ripper and the Yorkshire Ripper in an attempt to throw further light on the atrocities of Victorian London.

The Future of Reputation

Author : Daniel J. Solove
Publisher : Yale University Press
ISBN 13 : 0300138199
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (1 download)

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Download or read book The Future of Reputation written by Daniel J. Solove and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2007-01-01 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Teeming with chatrooms, online discussion groups, and blogs, the Internet offers previously unimagined opportunities for personal expression and communication. But there's a dark side to the story. A trail of information fragments about us is forever preserved on the Internet, instantly available in a Google search. A permanent chronicle of our private lives--often of dubious reliability and sometimes totally false--will follow us wherever we go, accessible to friends, strangers, dates, employers, neighbors, relatives, and anyone else who cares to look. This engrossing book, brimming with amazing examples of gossip, slander, and rumor on the Internet, explores the profound implications of the online collision between free speech and privacy. Daniel Solove, an authority on information privacy law, offers a fascinating account of how the Internet is transforming gossip, the way we shame others, and our ability to protect our own reputations. Focusing on blogs, Internet communities, cybermobs, and other current trends, he shows that, ironically, the unconstrained flow of information on the Internet may impede opportunities for self-development and freedom. Long-standing notions of privacy need review, the author contends: unless we establish a balance between privacy and free speech, we may discover that the freedom of the Internet makes us less free.

The Orphan's Song

Author : Lauren Kate
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 0735212597
Total Pages : 336 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (352 download)

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Download or read book The Orphan's Song written by Lauren Kate and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2019-06-25 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The historical adult debut novel by # 1 New York Times bestselling author Lauren Kate, The Orphan's Song is a sweeping love story about family and music--and the secrets each hold--that follows the intertwined fates of two Venetian orphans. "A tangled knot of betrayal and love, lies and redemption. Marvelous." --Fiona Davis, author of The Address A song brought them together. A secret will tear them apart. Venice, 1736. When fate brings Violetta and Mino together on the roof of the Hospital of the Incurables, they form a connection that will change their lives forever. Both are orphans at the Incurables, dreaming of escape. But when the resident Maestro notices Violetta's voice, she is selected for the Incurables' world famous coro, and must sign an oath never to sing beyond its church doors. After a declaration of love ends in heartbreak, Mino flees the Incurables in search of his family. Known as the "city of masks," Venice is full of secrets, and Mino is certain one will lead to his long-lost mother. Without him, the walls close in on Violetta and she begins a dangerous and forbidden nightlife, hoping her voice can secure her freedom. But neither finds what they are looking for, until a haunting memory Violetta has suppressed since childhood leads them to a shocking confrontation. Vibrant with the glamour and beauty of Venice at its zenith, The Orphan's Song takes us on a breathtaking journey of passion, heartbreak, and betrayal before it crescendos to an unforgettable ending, a celebration of the enduring nature and transformative power of love.

The State of Affairs

Author : Jean Duncombe
Publisher : Psychology Press
ISBN 13 : 1135627290
Total Pages : 280 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (356 download)

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Download or read book The State of Affairs written by Jean Duncombe and published by Psychology Press. This book was released on 2014-04-08 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume brings together contributions on the study of sexual affairs in committed personal relationships. The editors enlisted colleagues with varied theoretical and methodological perspectives from Britain, the United States, and other countries. Together, their contributions provide a broad, cross-national perspective on affairs. Grounded in theoretical discussion, the chapters in this book introduce data collected by a broad range of methods, including attitude surveys, large statistical cohort studies, case studies, depth interviews, and group discussions. A number of contributors locate the theoretical discussion of affairs within the broader contemporary ordering of committed relationships, contrasting the liberating and empowering aspects of affairs with the damage they may inflict on society as a whole and on the lives of individuals and families. The themes of passion, transgression, secrecy, lies, betrayal, and gossip are common to a range of chapters throughout. The volume provides broad literature reviews and theoretical discussions concerning particular aspects of affairs, such as communication and jealousy. In addition, case studies are used for the more detailed exploration of heterosexual affairs and contemporary developments in gay male and lesbian relationships. The State of Affairs will be of interest to researchers, scholars, and students in social psychology; communication; sociology; family, social, and clinical psychology; and for practitioners in couple counseling.

A Critical Introduction to Testimony

Author : Axel Gelfert
Publisher : A&C Black
ISBN 13 : 1441193502
Total Pages : 265 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (411 download)

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Download or read book A Critical Introduction to Testimony written by Axel Gelfert and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2014-09-25 with total page 265 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A critical survey of the contemporary philosophical debate about the word of others as a source of knowledge, pointing to areas of future research.

Human Relationships

Author : Steve Duck
Publisher : SAGE
ISBN 13 : 9781412929998
Total Pages : 314 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (299 download)

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Download or read book Human Relationships written by Steve Duck and published by SAGE. This book was released on 2007-03-08 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Steve Duck revisits the themes of attraction, love and friendship, our experiences of shyness, jealousy and loneliness to explain how and why relationships are established, sustained and even sometimes break down.

Authenticity in Culture, Self, and Society

Author : J. Patrick Williams
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1351956655
Total Pages : 285 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (519 download)

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Download or read book Authenticity in Culture, Self, and Society written by J. Patrick Williams and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-12-05 with total page 285 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Across sociology and cultural studies in particular, the concept of authenticity has begun to occupy a central role, yet in spite of its popularity as an ideal and philosophical value authenticity notably suffers from a certain vagueness, with work in this area tending to borrow ideas from outside of sociology, whilst failing to present empirical studies which centre on the concept itself. Authenticity in Culture, Self, and Society addresses the problems surrounding this concept, offering a sociological analysis of it for the first time in order to provide readers in the social and cultural sciences with a clear conceptualization of authenticity and with a survey of original empirical studies focused on its experience, negotiation, and social relevance at the levels of self, culture and specific social settings.

Communication in Everyday Life

Author : Steve Duck
Publisher : SAGE Publications
ISBN 13 : 1506315186
Total Pages : 873 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (63 download)

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Download or read book Communication in Everyday Life written by Steve Duck and published by SAGE Publications. This book was released on 2016-12-01 with total page 873 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explore fundamental communication concepts, theories, and skills aimed at helping students apply communication skills to their personal and professional lives—with a thematic integration of the relational perspective and a focus on demonstrating its direct relevance to their own everyday communication.

Epistemic Cultures

Author : Karin Knorr Cetina
Publisher : Harvard University Press
ISBN 13 : 0674265165
Total Pages : 350 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (742 download)

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Download or read book Epistemic Cultures written by Karin Knorr Cetina and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 1999-05-01 with total page 350 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How does science create knowledge? Epistemic cultures, shaped by affinity, necessity, and historical coincidence, determine how we know what we know. In this book, Karin Knorr Cetina compares two of the most important and intriguing epistemic cultures of our day, those in high energy physics and molecular biology. Her work highlights the diversity of these cultures of knowing and, in its depiction of their differences--in the meaning of the empirical, the enactment of object relations, and the fashioning of social relations--challenges the accepted view of a unified science. By many accounts, contemporary Western societies are becoming "knowledge societies"--which run on expert processes and expert systems epitomized by science and structured into all areas of social life. By looking at epistemic cultures in two sample cases, this book addresses pressing questions about how such expert systems and processes work, what principles inform their cognitive and procedural orientations, and whether their organization, structures, and operations can be extended to other forms of social order. The first ethnographic study to systematically compare two different scientific laboratory cultures, this book sharpens our focus on epistemic cultures as the basis of the knowledge society.

Applied Evolutionary Psychology

Author : S. Craig Roberts
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0199586071
Total Pages : 449 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (995 download)

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Download or read book Applied Evolutionary Psychology written by S. Craig Roberts and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2012 with total page 449 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the first book to overtly consider how basic evolutionary thinking is being applied to a wide range of special social, economic, and technical problems. It draws together a collection of renowned academics from a very disparate set of fields, whose common interest lies in using evolutionary thinking to inform their research.