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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... fact of wrongdoing , 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 ...
... fact , frustrating because I remained puzzled as to the significance of apologies , how they worked , and their wider social import . An extensive search of diverse sources , including anthropology , psychol- ogy , philosophy , law ...
... facts is not easy to come by or amenable to enumeration . Although some might assert that the call itself — a small but haunting moral voice — has been drowned out and weakened in its capacity to move us because of the din of competing ...
... fact , as we shall see , there is substantial evidence of a strong and abiding commitment to a general norm of apology , that is , the obligation to apologize for social infractions as opposed to some other course of action , and its ...
... fact of betrayal . 4 The American satirist Ambrose Bierce , another master of the sar- donic maxim , also had something of interest to say about apology that will concern us . Whereas Disraeli laconically marks the hollow potential of ...
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Meanings Nature and Functions of Apology | 15 |
Modes of Apology 1 | 45 |
Modes of Apology 2 | 69 |
Conclusions | 119 |