Public apology between ritual and regret : symbolic excuses on false pretenses or true reconciliation out of sincere regret? / / edited by Daniël Cuypers [and three others]

• Pubblicazione: Amsterdam : , : Rodopi, , 2013
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (263 p.)
• Disciplina: 300
• Soggetto topico: Apologizing
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Altri autori: CuypersD (Daniël)
• Note generali: Apologies in Written Messages: What Are the Effects?
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: part I. Regret and sincerity -- part II. Ritual and discourse.
• Sommario/riassunto: Since the 1990's we witness a rise in public apologies. Are we living in the ‘Age of Apology’? Interesting research questions can be raised about the opportunity, the form, the meaning, the effectiveness and the ethical implications of public apologies. Are they not merely a clever and easy device to escape real and tangible responsibility for mistakes or wrong done? Are they not at risk to become well-rehearsed rituals that claim to express regret but, in fact, avoid doing so? In a joint interdisciplinary effort, the contributors to this book, combining findings from their specific fields of research (legal, religious, political, linguistic, marketing and communication studies), attempt to articulate this tension between ritual and sincere regret, between the discourse and the content of apologies, between excuses that pretend and regret that seeks reconciliation.
• Titolo autorizzato: Public apology between ritual and regret
• ISBN: 94-012-0953-7
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910452884403321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: At the interface/probing the boundaries ; ; v. 86.