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Beyond the public/private dichotomy. Verbal voyeurism as a form of social cohesion and interaction
Journal Title: RIVISTA TRIMESTRALE DI SCIENZA DELL’AMMINISTRAZIONE 
Author/s: Anna Maria Paola Toti 
Year:  2014 Issue: 1 Language: Italian 
Pages:  14 Pg. 107-120 FullText PDF:  870 KB
DOI:  10.3280/SA2014-001005
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Backbiting, gossiping and nattering are social practices, collective behaviors, tranche de vie which describe a certain socio- historical context and mentality and which go beyond the dichotomy public/ private. These social phenomena are to all intents and purposes forms of verbal voyeurism; they are universal pulsions and a sort of discursive intrusion through which the private sphere becomes part of the public one. The study and analysis of the flow of verbal communication is extremely important for the social sciences because it favors the understanding of the hidden tissues of intersubjective relationships and the articulate reconstruction of the different forms of backbiting with their tight connection to social reality and daily life.
Keywords: Social interaction, collective behavior, public opinion

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Anna Maria Paola Toti, Beyond the public/private dichotomy. Verbal voyeurism as a form of social cohesion and interaction in "RIVISTA TRIMESTRALE DI SCIENZA DELL’AMMINISTRAZIONE" 1/2014, pp. 107-120, DOI:10.3280/SA2014-001005

   

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