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035 _a(DE-B1597)9781400837786
035 _a(DE-B1597)453585
035 _a(OCoLC)979742125
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084 _aonline - DeGruyter
100 1 _aTilly, Charles
_eautore
245 1 0 _aWhy? /
_cCharles Tilly.
250 _aCourse Book
264 1 _aPrinceton, NJ :
_bPrinceton University Press,
_c[2012]
264 4 _c©2006
300 _a1 online resource (224 p.) :
_b3 line illus.
336 _atext
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337 _acomputer
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338 _aonline resource
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505 0 0 _tFrontmatter --
_tCONTENTS --
_tPREFACE --
_tWHY GIVE REASONS? --
_tCONVENTIONS --
_tSTORIES --
_tCODES --
_tTECHNICAL ACCOUNTS --
_tRECONCILING REASONS --
_tREFERENCES --
_tINDEX
506 0 _arestricted access
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520 _aWhy? is a book about the explanations we give and how we give them--a fascinating look at the way the reasons we offer every day are dictated by, and help constitute, social relationships. Written in an easy-to-read style by distinguished social historian Charles Tilly, the book explores the manner in which people claim, establish, negotiate, repair, rework, or terminate relations with others through the reasons they give. Tilly examines a number of different types of reason giving. For example, he shows how an air traffic controller would explain the near miss of two aircraft in several different ways, depending upon the intended audience: for an acquaintance at a cocktail party, he might shrug it off by saying "This happens all the time," or offer a chatty, colloquial rendition of what transpired; for a colleague at work, he would venture a longer, more technical explanation, and for a formal report for his division head he would provide an exhaustive, detailed account. Tilly demonstrates that reasons fall into four different categories: Convention: "I'm sorry I spilled my coffee; I'm such a klutz." Narratives: "My friend betrayed me because she was jealous of my sister." Technical cause-effect accounts: "A short circuit in the ignition system caused the engine rotors to fail." Codes or workplace jargon: "We can't turn over the records. We're bound by statute 369." Tilly illustrates his topic by showing how a variety of people gave reasons for the 9/11 attacks. He also demonstrates how those who work with one sort of reason frequently convert it into another sort. For example, a doctor might understand an illness using the technical language of biochemistry, but explain it to his patient, who knows nothing of biochemistry, by using conventions and stories. Replete with sparkling anecdotes about everyday social experiences (including the author's own), Why? makes the case for stories as one of the great human inventions.
530 _aIssued also in print.
538 _aMode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
546 _aIn English.
588 0 _aDescription based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 29. Jul 2021)
650 0 _aAttribution (Social psychology).
650 0 _aCausation.
650 0 _aExplanation.
650 0 _aReasoning (Psychology).
650 7 _aSOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General.
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