The elephant in the room
Zerubavel, Eviatar.
The elephant in the room silence and denial in everyday life / [electronic resource] : Eviatar Zerubavel. - New York ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2006. - 1 online resource (xi, 162 p.) : ill.
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
This illuminating look at the social roots of silence and denial underscores the social dynamics that keep certain things 'hidden in plain sight'. The author shows how such conspiracies of silence evolve, how people's involvement relate to others and how power differences between people impact on them.
9780199943371 (ebook) : No price
Denial (Psychology)--Social aspects.
Avoidance (Psychology)--Social aspects.
Silence.
Secrecy.
Social psychology.
HM1041 / .Z47 2006
302.2
The elephant in the room silence and denial in everyday life / [electronic resource] : Eviatar Zerubavel. - New York ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2006. - 1 online resource (xi, 162 p.) : ill.
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
This illuminating look at the social roots of silence and denial underscores the social dynamics that keep certain things 'hidden in plain sight'. The author shows how such conspiracies of silence evolve, how people's involvement relate to others and how power differences between people impact on them.
9780199943371 (ebook) : No price
Denial (Psychology)--Social aspects.
Avoidance (Psychology)--Social aspects.
Silence.
Secrecy.
Social psychology.
HM1041 / .Z47 2006
302.2