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- catalog abstract "As ubiquitous and influential as gossip is, it has been surprisingly downplayed as a topic of philosophical, psychological, and sociological investigation and debate. In this book, twenty-two scholars from several disciplines turn a professional eye to that much-maligned yet heavily practiced form of conversation. They consider gossip and humor, logic, morality, privacy, legal and medical issues, feminism, history, rumor, and reputation. Provocative and varied, their essays suggest that gossip has unexpected virtues and pave the way for future debate on this omnipresent pastime.".
- catalog contributor b6539045.
- catalog contributor b6539046.
- catalog created "c1994.".
- catalog date "1994".
- catalog date "c1994.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c1994.".
- catalog description "(cont.) The tendency to gossip as a psychological disposition : constructing a measure and validating it / Ofra Nevo, Baruch Nevo, and Anat Derech-Zehavi.".
- catalog description "As ubiquitous and influential as gossip is, it has been surprisingly downplayed as a topic of philosophical, psychological, and sociological investigation and debate. In this book, twenty-two scholars from several disciplines turn a professional eye to that much-maligned yet heavily practiced form of conversation. They consider gossip and humor, logic, morality, privacy, legal and medical issues, feminism, history, rumor, and reputation.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. [199]-208) and index.".
- catalog description "Provocative and varied, their essays suggest that gossip has unexpected virtues and pave the way for future debate on this omnipresent pastime.".
- catalog description "The vindication of gossip / Aaron Ben-Zeʾev -- In praise of gossip : indiscretion as a saintly virtue / Ronald de Sousa -- Gossip as moral talk / Gabrielle Taylor -- The logic of gossip / Laurence Thomas -- Gossip and humor / John Morreall -- The legal regulation of gossip : backyard chatter and mass media / Robert Post -- Gossip and privacy / Ferdinand Schoeman -- Knowledge through the grapevine : gossip as inquiry / Maryann Ayim -- Gossip, or in praise of chaos / Lorraine Code -- Gossip : a feminist defense / Louise Collins -- Gossip, reputation, and social adaptation / Nicholas Emler -- Used and abused : gossip in medieval society / Sylvia Schein -- Gossip, gossipers, gossipees / Marianne E. Jaeger, Anne A. Skleder, Bruce Rinde, and Ralph L. Rosnow -- Medical gossip and rumor : their role in the lay referral system / Jerry M. Suls and Franklin Goodkin --".
- catalog extent "vi, 215 p. :".
- catalog hasFormat "Good gossip.".
- catalog identifier "0700606696 (alk. paper) :".
- catalog identifier "070060670X (pbk : alk. paper) :".
- catalog isFormatOf "Good gossip.".
- catalog issued "1994".
- catalog issued "c1994.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Lawrence, Kan. : University Press of Kansas,".
- catalog relation "Good gossip.".
- catalog subject "177/.2 20".
- catalog subject "BJ1535.G6 G66 1994".
- catalog subject "Gossip.".
- catalog subject "Interpersonal communication.".
- catalog subject "Interpersonal relations.".
- catalog tableOfContents "(cont.) The tendency to gossip as a psychological disposition : constructing a measure and validating it / Ofra Nevo, Baruch Nevo, and Anat Derech-Zehavi.".
- catalog tableOfContents "The vindication of gossip / Aaron Ben-Zeʾev -- In praise of gossip : indiscretion as a saintly virtue / Ronald de Sousa -- Gossip as moral talk / Gabrielle Taylor -- The logic of gossip / Laurence Thomas -- Gossip and humor / John Morreall -- The legal regulation of gossip : backyard chatter and mass media / Robert Post -- Gossip and privacy / Ferdinand Schoeman -- Knowledge through the grapevine : gossip as inquiry / Maryann Ayim -- Gossip, or in praise of chaos / Lorraine Code -- Gossip : a feminist defense / Louise Collins -- Gossip, reputation, and social adaptation / Nicholas Emler -- Used and abused : gossip in medieval society / Sylvia Schein -- Gossip, gossipers, gossipees / Marianne E. Jaeger, Anne A. Skleder, Bruce Rinde, and Ralph L. Rosnow -- Medical gossip and rumor : their role in the lay referral system / Jerry M. Suls and Franklin Goodkin --".
- catalog title "Good gossip / edited by Robert F. Goodman and Aaron Ben-Ze'ev.".
- catalog type "text".