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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... action might be invoked at some point , the paramount concern of the wronged party was the receipt of an apology . Minimally , this entailed acknowledgment of the legiti- macy of the violated rule , admission of fault and responsibility ...
... actions , assuming any such remain or are capable of offending , can be casually relegated to the linguistic and moral limbos of " variant lifestyles , " " self - actualization , " and " situa- tional ethics " ? Now if such commentaries ...
... action , and its applications in particular situations . Moreover , as I shall try and show , apologies constitute ... actions , then at one level of reality this is mani- festly impossible and doomed to fail . Why is this so ? Very ...
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Meanings Nature and Functions of Apology | 15 |
Modes of Apology 1 | 45 |
Modes of Apology 2 | 69 |
Conclusions | 119 |