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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... questions I have tried to address in this effort are the following : What is apology ? What are its functions and its essential and variable elements ? How do apologies differ from accounts , ex- cuses , disclaimers , and justifications ...
... question were individuals or collectivities of various kinds . I continued to collect and file instances of apology as well as to share my inchoate ideas about their meaning with amused , if sympa- thetic , colleagues , students , and ...
... questions . Can it be that in its apparent simplicity an apology conceals a reve- latory potential for informing us ... question : what can possibly call for an apology } Let us consider some of the implications of such arguments . It ...
... question of what moves the offender to apologize , that is , the perceived neces- sity of an account . Surely it is reasonable to suppose that the victim is also aware that the apology cannot alter . Assuming that we are deal- ing with ...
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Meanings Nature and Functions of Apology | 15 |
Modes of Apology 1 | 45 |
Modes of Apology 2 | 69 |
Conclusions | 119 |