Description
Book SynopsisWhy many common types of misunderstandings arise and how they can be avoided or corrected.
Trade Review"To my knowledge no other book pursues this particular topic so relentlessly and so widely. The sheer number of sources of misunderstanding that Young considers is extraordinarily broad... In short, this book is about the problems that everyone deals with all of the time." Andre Modigliani, Associate Professor of Sociology, University of Michigan
Table of Contents
- Preface
- Chapter One. Introduction: Interaction and Misunderstanding
- Part One. The Process of Misunderstanding
- Chapter Two. Action: The Problem of Being Misunderstood
- Chapter Three. Observing Behavior: Perception and Misunderstanding
- Chapter Four. Making Sense of What We Perceive The Problem of Interpretation
- Chapter Five. Modest Actions, Monumental Misunderstandings
- Chapter Six. The Consummation and the Aftermath: Behavioral Responses and Emotional Reactions
- Part Two. Misunderstandings in Cultural and Social Context
- Chapter Seven. Culture Clashes
- Chapter Eight. Class Acts: Social Class and Misunderstandings
- Chapter Nine. It's All Black and White: Race and Misunderstandings
- Chapter Ten. She Said, He Heard: Women, Men, and Misunderstanding
- References
- Index
