Gossip, epistemology, and power : knowledge underground

This book explains how gossip contributes to knowledge. Karen Adkins marshals scholarship and case studies spanning centuries and disciplines to show that although gossip is a constant activity in human history, it has rarely been studied as a source of knowledge. People gossip for many reasons, but...

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Main Author: Adkins, Karen
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spelling oai:112.137.131.14:VNU_123-869422020-10-14T02:51:24Z Gossip, epistemology, and power : knowledge underground Adkins, Karen Gossip; Communication; Interpersonal communication; Knowledge, Sociology of 302.24 This book explains how gossip contributes to knowledge. Karen Adkins marshals scholarship and case studies spanning centuries and disciplines to show that although gossip is a constant activity in human history, it has rarely been studied as a source of knowledge. People gossip for many reasons, but most often out of desire to make sense of the world while lacking access to better options for obtaining knowledge. This volume explores how, when our access to knowledge is blocked, gossip becomes a viable path to knowledge attainment, one that involves the asking of questions, the exchange of ideas, and the challenging of preconceived notions. 2020-05-14T01:49:38Z 2020-05-14T01:49:38Z 2017 Book 9783319478401 http://repository.vnu.edu.vn/handle/VNU_123/86942 en © The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2017 300 p. application/pdf Palgrave MacMillan
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Gossip, epistemology, and power : knowledge underground
description This book explains how gossip contributes to knowledge. Karen Adkins marshals scholarship and case studies spanning centuries and disciplines to show that although gossip is a constant activity in human history, it has rarely been studied as a source of knowledge. People gossip for many reasons, but most often out of desire to make sense of the world while lacking access to better options for obtaining knowledge. This volume explores how, when our access to knowledge is blocked, gossip becomes a viable path to knowledge attainment, one that involves the asking of questions, the exchange of ideas, and the challenging of preconceived notions.
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