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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... normative patterns that shape our moral expectations and sensibilities . These range from trivial , but not thereby unimportant , apologies offered to maintain some modicum of social equilibrium such as the hurried " sorry " evoked by ...
... normative principles of social life ? Or are apologies little more than anachro- nistic and hollow gestures , curious survivals , or ironic cliches in a culture tediously portrayed as morally incoherent , fragmented , and " narcissistic ...
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Meanings Nature and Functions of Apology | 15 |
Modes of Apology 1 | 45 |
Modes of Apology 2 | 69 |
Conclusions | 119 |