Balancing the Secrets of Private Disclosures (Routledge Communication Series) - Softcover

 
9781138964327: Balancing the Secrets of Private Disclosures (Routledge Communication Series)
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ISBN 10: 1138964328 ISBN 13: 9781138964327
Publisher: Routledge, 2017

Synopsis

This book joins together disclosure, privacy, and secrecy to pursue a greater understanding of how people are both public and private in their interactions. To be social yet autonomous, known yet unknown, independent yet dependent on others is essential to the communicative world. How do people manage these seemingly incongruous goals? This book argues that they actively work at balancing simultaneous needs of being both public and private. It highlights many different ways that people balance their public needs with their privacy needs underscoring the multidimensional nature of balance. The chapters also show that the opposing needs occur within a variety of contexts, from health issues, such as HIV/AIDS, to television talk shows. Readers will discover that avoiding disclosure is a dominant theme. In this way, the authors demonstrate how people balance privacy and secrecy by deemphasizing openness. Taken as a whole, this volume offers a refreshing new look at age-old concerns.

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Sandra Petronio

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Publisher
Routledge
Publication date
2017
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1138964328
ISBN 13 
9781138964327
Binding
Paperback
Edition number
1
Number of pages
372
Editor
Petronio Sandra

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