Social Accountability in Communication

by Marvin Scott and Richard Buttny

Much of our talk revolves around accounting for our own and other people′s actions. We praise one person and blame another, justify our own actions, speculate on motives, tell and retell problematic events. This volume draws upon speech communication, sociology and social psychology to offer an original approach to such accounts.

Richard Buttny examines social accountability within communication contexts that range from a therapy...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0803983077
• ISBN13: 9780803983076
• Release Date: December 1993
• Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd
• Length: 196 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.5" x 8.5"