Rumor mills : the social impact of rumor and legend /
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| Imprint: | New Brunswick, U.S.A. ; London : AldineTransaction, c2005. |
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| Description: | xiii, 268 p. ; 23 cm. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Social problems and social issues |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/5622319 |
Table of 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
- 6. From Evil Others to Evil Elites: A Dominant Pattern in Conspiracy Theories-Today
- 7. Legend/AntiLegend: Humor as an Integral Part of the Contemporary Legend Process
- 8. How Rumor Begets Rumor: Collective Memory, Ethnic Conflict, 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
- 13. Negatory Rumors: From the Denial of Reality to Conspiracy Theory
- 14. Social Construction and Social Consequences: Rumors and Evidence
- Conclusion-Rumor and Legend: Seven Questions
- Index
