This is not another book about civility.
An edition of The argument culture
(1998)
The argument culture
stopping America's war of words
1st ed.
by Deborah Tannen
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The author examines the way we communicate in public--in the media, in politics, in our courtrooms, and classrooms -- once again letting us see in a new way forces that have powerfully shaped our lives. The war on drugs, the battle of the sexes, political turf combat -- in the argument culture, war metaphors pervade our talk and influence our thinking. We approach anything we need to accomplish as a fight between two opposing sides. In this book, she shows how deeply entrenched this cultural tendency is, the forms it takes, and how it affects us every day -- sometimes in useful ways, but often causing damage.
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Persuasion (Rhetoric), Konfliktlösung, Debates and debating, Dialogue analysis, Streit, Polarization (Social sciences), Conflictmanagement, Politische Auseinandersetzung, Diskurs, Massamedia, Argumentatie, Discourse analysis, Social conflict, Mass media, united states, Persuasion (rhetoric), P301.5.p47 t36 1998, 808/.001Showing 6 featured editions. View all 6 editions?
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The argument culture: stopping America's war of words
1999, Ballantine Books
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The Argument Culture
November 4, 1999, Virago Press Ltd
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The Argument Culture: Stopping America's War of Words
February 9, 1999, Ballantine Books
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The argument culture: moving from debate to dialogue
1998, Random House
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The argument culture: changing the we way argue and debate
1998, Virago, Virago Press Ltd
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Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
1. Fighting for our lives
2. Both sides come out fighting : the argument culture and the press
3. From lapdog to attack dog : the aggression culture and the press
4. "A plague on both your houses!" : opposition in our political lives
5. "Litigation is war"
6. Boys will be boys : gender and opposition
7. What other ways are there? : listening to other cultures
8. Fast forward: technologically enhanced aggression
9. The roots of debate in education and the hope of dialogue
Notes
References
Index.
Edition Notes
Includes "A Reader's Companion" consisting of an interview with the author and discussion questions.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [315]-325) and index.
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