The Blame Business
Subtitle: the Uses and Misuses of Accountability
Publisher: Reaktion Books
Published: 2015
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 161
ISBN-13: 9781780234588; 9781780234380
Subjects: Blame; PSYCHOLOGY; Social Psychology
Description: Whenever anything goes wrong our first instinct is often to find someone to blame. Blame infuses our society in myriad ways, seeding rancor and revenge, dividing lovers, coworkers, communities, and nations. Yet blame, appropriately placed and managed, safeguards moral order and legal culpability. In this book, Stephen Fineman explores this duality inherent in blame, taking us on a fascinating journey across blame's sometimes bitter-sometimes just-landscape. Fineman focuses on blame's roots and enduring manifestations, from the witch hunts of the past to today's more buttoned-up scape.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Cover; The Blame Business: The Uses and Misuses of Accountability; Imprint Page; Contents; Introduction; 1. Why Do We Blame?; 2. Panics Old and New; 3. Blame Cultures; 4. Blaming the Organization; 5. The Empires Strike Back; 6. Blame Government; 7. I'm Sorry; 8. From Blame to Restoration; A Final Thought: The Trouble with Blame; References; Bibliography; Acknowledgements; Index.