The elephant in the room (Record no. 26092)

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Canceled/invalid ISBN 0195187172 (cloth : alk. paper)
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Canceled/invalid ISBN 9780195187175
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Classification number HM1041
Item number .Z47 2006
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Classification number 302.2
Edition number 22
100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Zerubavel, Eviatar.
245 14 - TITLE STATEMENT
Title The elephant in the room
Medium [electronic resource] :
Remainder of title silence and denial in everyday life /
Statement of responsibility, etc. Eviatar Zerubavel.
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC.
Place of publication, distribution, etc. Oxford ;
-- New York :
Name of publisher, distributor, etc. Oxford University Press,
Date of publication, distribution, etc. 2006.
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Extent xi, 162 p. :
Other physical details ill.
504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE
Bibliography, etc. note Includes bibliographical references (p. 127-149) and indexes.
505 0# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE
Formatted contents note Preface -- Chapter 1. A conspiracy of silence -- Chapter 2. The rules of denial -- Chapter 3. The politics of denial -- Chapter 4. The social structure of denial -- Chapter 5. Breaking the silence -- Chapter 6. Some things are better left unsaid -- Chapter 7. The trouble with elephants -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Author index -- Subject index.
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Summary, etc. The fable of the Emperor's New Clothes is a classic example of a conspiracy of silence, a situation where everyone refuses to acknowledge an obvious truth. But the denial of social realities -- whether incest, alcoholism, corruption, or even genocide -- is no fairy tale. In this book, the author sheds new light on the social and political underpinnings of silence and denial -- the keeping of "open secrets." The author shows that conspiracies of silence exist at every level of society, ranging from small groups to large corporations, from personal friendships to politics. Drawing on examples from newspapers and comedy shows to novels, children's stories, and film, the book travels back and forth across different levels of social life, and from everyday moments to large-scale historical events. At its core, the book helps us understand why we ignore truths that are known to all of us. The author shows how such conspiracies evolve, illuminating the social pressures that cause people to deny what is right before their eyes. We see how each conspirator's denial is symbiotically complemented by the others, and we learn that silence is usually more intense when there are more people conspiring -- and especially when there are significant power differences among them. He concludes by showing that the longer we ignore "elephants," the larger they loom in our minds, as each avoidance triggers an even greater spiral of denial. Social life in families, organizations, communities and even entire nations is full of situations where the emperor has no clothes. The book illuminates the dynamics behind these situations, revealing why we ignore obvious and alarming realities.
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Type of reproduction Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name entry element Denial (Psychology)
General subdivision Social aspects.
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Topical term or geographic name entry element Avoidance (Psychology)
General subdivision Social aspects.
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Topical term or geographic name entry element Silence.
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Topical term or geographic name entry element Secrecy.
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Topical term or geographic name entry element Social psychology.
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Genre/form data or focus term Electronic books.
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