1st Edition
Rumor Mills The Social Impact of Rumor and Legend
By Veronique Campion-Vincent
Copyright 2005
282 Pages
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Routledge
281 Pages
by
Routledge
281 Pages
by
Routledge
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The goal of this volume is to explore the social and political dynamics of rumor and the related concept of urban or contemporary legend. These forms of communication often appear in tandem with social problems, including riots, racial or political violence, and social and economic upheavals. The volume emphasizes the connection of rumor to a set of social concerns from government corruption and... Read more
Introduction; I: The Social Production of Conflict and Prejudice; Introduction; 1: Dramatic Rumors and Truthful Appearances; 2: Rumors in Times of War and Cataclysm; 3: Rumors and Religious Riots; 4: Mafia in Meran?; II: The Spread of Rumors; Introduction; 5: Psychological Motivations in Rumor Spread; 6: From Evil Others to Evil Elites; 7: Legend/AntiLegend; 8: How Rumor Begets Rumor; 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; 12: Beyond Rumor and Legend; 13: Negatory Rumors; 14: Social Construction and Social Consequences; Conclusion Rumor and Legend: Seven Questions
Biography
Veronique Campion-Vincent
