Taken for Granted: The Remarkable Power of the Unremarkable by Eviatar Zerubavel

Taken for Granted: The Remarkable Power of the Unremarkable

Eviatar Zerubavel

157 pages 2018

4 editions

nonfiction psychology sociology challenging informative reflective slow-paced
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How the words we use—and don’t use—reinforce dominant cultural norms Why is the term "openly gay" so widely used but "openly straight" is not? What are the unspoken assumptions behind terms like "male nurse," "working mom," and "white trash"? Off...

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