Publication

2006 - Oxford University Press, Oxford, England

Language

English

Word Count

40,500 words, Guess

Page Count

162 pages

Identifiers

and 3 more
  • Library of Congress Control Number2005023273
  • Goodreads379779
  • LibraryThing628599

Classifications

  • DDC302.2
  • LCCHM1041 .Z47 2006

Description

This illuminating look at the social roots of silence and denial underscores the social dynamics that keep certain things 'hidden in plain sight'. The author shows how such conspiracies of silence evolve, how people's involvement relate to others and how power differences between people impact on them.

First Sentence

There is a famous fourteenth-century Castilian story about a Moorish king duped by three swindlers into believing that a dazzling new suit they are supposedly weaving for him is somehow invisible to any person of illegitimate birth.

Subjects

Topics

SilenceSecrecySocial aspectsSocial psychologyDenial (Psychology)Secrecy (psychology)Avoidance (Psychology)

Other Editions

  • The elephant in the room: silence and denial in everyday lifeOxford University Press2006-01-01

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