Good Gossip

by Goodman, Robert F.; Ben-Ze'Ev, Aaron

• ISBN13: 9780700606702
• ISBN10: 070060670X
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1994-07-01
• Publisher: Univ Pr of Kansas

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. 1
The Vindication of Gossip	p. 11
In Praise of Gossip: Indiscretion as a Saintly Virtue	p. 25
Gossip as Moral Talk	p. 34
The Logic of Gossip	p. 47
Gossip and Humor	p. 56
The Legal Regulation of Gossip: Backyard Chatter and the Mass Media	p. 65
Gossip and Privacy	p. 72
Knowledge Through the Grapevine: Gossip as Inquiry	p. 85
Gossip, or in Praise of Chaos	p. 100
Gossip: A Feminist Defense	p. 106
Gossip, Reputation, and Social Adaptation	p. 117
Used and Abused: Gossip in Medieval Society	p. 139
Gossip, Gossipers, Gossipees	p. 154
Medical Gossip and Rumor: Their Role in the Lay Referral System	p. 169
The Tendency to Gossip as a Psychological Disposition: Constructing a Measure and Validating It	p. 180
Notes	p. 193
References	p. 199
About the Contributors	p. 209
Index	p. 211
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