The elephant in the room : silence and denial in everyday life /

The fable of the Emperor's New Clothes is a classic example of a conspiracy of silence, a situation where everyone refuses to acknowledge an obvious truth. But the denial of social realities -- whether incest, alcoholism, corruption, or even genocide -- is no fairy tale. In this book, the autho...

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Main Author:	Zerubavel, Eviatar
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2006.
Subjects:	Denial (Psychology) > Social aspects. Avoidance (Psychology) > Social aspects. Silence. Secrecy. Social psychology. Psychology, Social Dénégation (Psychologie) > Aspect social. Évitement (Psychologie) > Aspect social. Secret. Psychologie sociale. social psychology. LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES > Communication Studies. Secrecy Silence Social psychology Electronic books.
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by Zerubavel, Eviatar
Published 2006

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