The blame business : the uses and misuses of accountablity / Stephen Fineman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Fineman, Stephen, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Attribution (Social psychology).

Blame.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (161 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London, England : Reaktion Books, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Whenever anything goes wrong our first instinct is often to find someone to blame. Blame infuses our society in myriad ways, seeding rancor and revenge, dividing lovers, coworkers, communities, and nations. Yet blame, appropriately placed and managed, safeguards moral order and legal culpability. In this book, Stephen Fineman explores this duality inherent in blame, taking us on a fascinating journey across blame's sometimes bitter-sometimes just-landscape. Fineman focuses on blame's roots and enduring manifestations, from the witch hunts of the past to today's more buttoned-up scape

Contents:

Cover; The Blame Business: The Uses and Misuses of Accountability; Imprint Page; Contents; Introduction; 1. Why Do We Blame?; 2. Panics Old and New; 3. Blame Cultures; 4. Blaming the Organization; 5. The Empires Strike Back; 6. Blame Government; 7. I'm Sorry; 8. From Blame to Restoration; A Final Thought: The Trouble with Blame; References; Bibliography; Acknowledgements; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, February 17, 2015).

ISBN:

9781780234588

1780234589

OCLC:

903442515