Scapegoats transferring blame
Scapegoats are a universal phenomenon, appearing in all societies at all times in groups large and small, in public and private organizations. Hardly a week passes without some media reference to someone or something being made a scapegoat. Tom Douglas examines the process of scapegoating from the p...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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London ; New York :
Routledge
1995.
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| Edición: | 1st ed |
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| Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009798041506719 |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover; Scapegoats; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Part I Ancient ritual; 1 Origins: Tyndale's word and its continued use; 2 Purification and propitiation: scapegoating founded in the belief systems of society; 3 Sin-eaters, whipping boys and fall guys: the role of 'victim' and the changes to it brought about by modifications of the belief system; Part II Social behaviour: examples and analysis; 4 Scapegoating as public behaviour: the process of scapegoating; 5 Scapegoating as social behaviour: examples of the process of scapegoating in families, organisations and groups
- 6 Victims: examples of victimisationPart III Theories and explanations; 7 Attempts at understanding: the process; 8 Attempts at understanding: the victim. What makes an individual or a group become the victims in the scapegoating process?; Part IV Management; 9 The management of scapegoating; 10 The resolution of scapegoating; 11 Rite, ritual or survival strategy? Final considerations; Bibliography; Index
