Mea Culpa: A Sociology of Apology and ReconciliationStanford University Press, 1993 - 165 sider What is apology? What are its functions and its essential and variable elements? How do apologies differ from excuses, disclaimers, and justifications? What form does apology take in our own culture and in other cultures such as Japan? These are some of the major questions addressed in this attempt to shed light on a familiar but neglected dimension of social life. "Mea Culpa is an important book. Tavuchis considers apologies between individuals, individuals and groups, and between groups ... His analysis is broad and interdisciplinary, drawing from sociology, philosophy, sociolinguistics, social psychology, anthropology, philology, law, and religion ... Tavuchis utilizes verbatim texts (from newspapers, novels, letters, press conferences) to develop his theory. He is particularly brilliant on the work of Erving Goffman ... Mea Culpa is a valuable contribution to social science."--American Journal of Sociology |
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... accept ultimate responsibility , express sincere sorrow and regret , and promise not to repeat the offense . But there is much more to it than this . As I shall try and show , the production of a satisfactory apology is a delicate and ...
... accepted it , we both agreed to forget the matter . Sometime later , I recalled this poignant incident when something I had said ( or done ) jeopardized a cherished friendship and moved me to apologize in order to redeem myself . The ...
... accepted , the offender is forgiven , and life goes on as if nothing had happened . Although some tension may remain — we are , after all , creatures en- dowed with the faculty of memory — for all practical purposes , the social slate ...
... ? To put it another way , is it true that an apology is only ( or merely ) a discursive gesture that responds to its calling by telling us to pass over and accept what happened ? If so The Social Import of Apology | s.
A Sociology of Apology and Reconciliation. to pass over and accept what happened ? If so , why even bother with an apology after causing distress and harm to another ? On the other hand , why doesn't the injured party simply forgive ( or ...
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Meanings Nature and Functions of Apology | 15 |
Modes of Apology 1 | 45 |
Modes of Apology 2 | 69 |
Conclusions | 119 |