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The Elephant in the Room: Silence and Denial in Everyday Life by Eviatar Zerubavel

The Elephant in the Room: Silence and Denial in Everyday Life

Eviatar Zerubavel

162 pages 2006

3 editions

nonfiction philosophy psychology sociology challenging informative reflective slow-paced
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The fable of the Emperor's New Clothes is a classic example of a conspiracy of silence, a situation where everyone refuses to acknowledge an obvious truth. But the denial of social realities--whether incest, alcoholism, corruption, or even genocid...

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