| Description |
1 online resource (283 pages) |
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Social Problems and Social Issues |
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Social problems and social issues
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| Contents |
Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Contributors; Rumor Matters: An Introductory Essay; I: THE SOCIAL PRODUCTION OF CONFLICT AND PREJUDICE; Introduction; 1 Dramatic Rumors and Truthful Appearances: The Medieval Myth of Ritual Murder by Proxy; 2 Rumors in Times of War and Cataclysm: A Historical Perspective; 3 Rumors and Religious Riots; 4 Mafia in Meran?: Rumors and Legends Surrounding the "Leather Connection": A Case Study; II: THE SPREAD OF RUMORS; Introduction; 5 Psychological Motivations in Rumor Spread |
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6 From Evil Others to Evil Elites: A Dominant Pattern in Conspiracy Theories Today7 Legend/AntiLegend: Humor as an Integral Part of the Contemporary Legend Process; 8 How Rumor Begets Rumor: Collective Memory, Ethnic Con?ict, and Reproductive Rumors in Cameroon; 9 The Effects of Legends, Rumors, and Related Genres on Audiences; III: THE CREATION OF PLAUSIBILITY; Introduction; 10 Fashion, Topical Jokes, and Rumor as Short-Term Enthusiasms; 11 Celebrating Arabs and Grateful Terrorists: Rumor and the Politics of Plausibility; 12 Beyond Rumor and Legend: Some Aspects of Academic Communication |
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13 Negatory Rumors: From the Denial of Reality to Conspiracy Theory14 Social Construction and Social Consequences: Rumors and Evidence; Conclusion-Rumor and Legend: Seven Questions; Index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Fine, Gary Alan
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Heath, Chip
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Fine, Gary A
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| ISBN |
9781351492522 |
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1351492527 |
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