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].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Cuypers, D. (Daniël)

Series:

At the interface/probing the boundaries ; v. 86.

At the interface/probing the boundaries ; volume 86

At the interface/probing the boundaries. Persons

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Apologizing.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (263 p.)

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam : Rodopi, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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.

Contents:

part I. Regret and sincerity

part II. Ritual and discourse.

Notes:

Apologies in Written Messages: What Are the Effects?

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on print version record.

Current copyright fee: GBP12.00 0.

ISBN:

94-012-0953-7

OCLC:

858764916