224 Pages
by
Routledge
222 Pages
by
Routledge
224 Pages
by
Routledge
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Scapegoats are a universal phenomenon, appearing in all societies at all times in groups large and small, in public and private organizations. Hardly a week passes without some media reference to someone or something being made a scapegoat. Tom Douglas examines the process of scapegoating from the perspectives of victims and perpetrators, tracing its development from earliest times as rite of... Read more
Part 1 Ancient ritual; Chapter 1 Origins; Chapter 2 Purification and propitiation; Chapter 3 Sin-eaters, whipping boys and fall guys; Part 2 Social behaviour; Chapter 4 Scapegoating as public behaviour; Chapter 5 Scapegoating as social behaviour; Chapter 6 Victims; Part 3 Theories and explanations; Chapter 7 Attempts at understanding: the process; Chapter 8 Attempts at understanding: the victim; Part 4 Management; Chapter 9 The management of scapegoating; Chapter 10 The resolution of scapegoating; Chapter 11 Rite, ritual or survival strategy?; BIBLIOGRAPHY; Index;
Biography
Tom Douglas has over forty years' experience of working with groups and for many years worked as a freelance groupwork consultant.
`Scapegoats is a shrewd and agreeably written book on an important but under-investigated topic...it should be read by everyone with an interest in society or a concern about their relations with others.' Times Higher Education Supplement
