Explaining One's Self to Others: Reason-Giving in a Social Context

McLaughlin, Margaret L. (Editor)/ Cody, Michael J./ Read, Stephen J. (Editor)/ McLaughlin, Margaret L./ Cody, Michael J. (Editor)

ISBN 10: 0805807993 / ISBN 13: 9780805807998

Published by Lawrence Erlbaum Assoc Inc, 1992

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1st edition. 334 pages. 9.50x6.25x1.00 inches. In Stock.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Explaining One's Self to Others: Reason-Giving in a Social Context
• Publisher: Lawrence Erlbaum Assoc Inc
• Publication Date: 1992
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0805807993
• ISBN 13: 9780805807998
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Brand New
• Weight: 0.71 kilograms

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Synopsis

To date, the study of communicated explanations has been, at best, unsystematic. There has been little recognition that many, if not most, explanations are eventually delivered to a hearer or hearers. These potential audiences constrain the way the explanation is ultimately shaped. Similarly, researchers have devoted themselves to the study of "accounts," for the most part without an accompanying interest in the fundamental processes of event comprehension. This volume is devoted to bridging the gap between these two traditions.

About the Author

Margaret L. McLaughlin, Michael J. Cody, Stephen John Read