<p>"This is a wonderful book! It is wide-ranging in scope, carefully crafted, and scholarly. Sandra Petronio has set the stage for research and theorizing for a generation to come." — Irwin Altman, University of Utah</p><p>"Finally, a book exists that not only lays out the privacy and disclosure literature, but also explains the rules we use to manage our private information. This is a fascinating book that examines the ways we use communication to construct and manage the multiple boundaries that exist in our daily lives. By examining the rules we use to balance our private boundaries, Petronio provides scholars additional insights into the personal management strategies individuals use during interpersonal interactions." — Jack Sargent, Kean University</p><p>"This book provides a coherent approach from which to understand the disclosure process itself, not just disclosure decisions. The inclusion of decision rules and turbulence provides new avenues for further exploration. The holistic picture of how disclosure is managed in relationships will advance understanding of management of private information." — Kathryn Greene, Rutgers University</p>

Explores new ways to think about privacy and disclosure.Offering a practical theory for why people make decisions about revealing and concealing private information, Boundaries of Privacy taps into everyday problems in our personal relationships, our health concerns, and our work to investigate the way we manage our private lives. Petronio argues that in addition to owning our own private information, we also take on the responsibility of guarding other people's private information when it is put into our trust. This can often lead to betrayal, errors in judgment, deception, gossip, and privacy dilemmas. Petronio's book serves as a guide to understanding why certain decisions about privacy succeed while others fail.
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List of Illustrations Foreword Preface 1. Overview of Communication Privacy Management Theoretical Suppositions Supposition 1: Private Information Supposition 2: Privacy Boundaries Supposition 3: Control and Ownership Supposition 4: Rule-Based Management System Supposition 5: Privacy Management Dialectics Privacy Rule Management Processes Management Process 1: Privacy Rule Foundations Management Process 2: Boundary Coordination Operations Management Process 3: Boundary Turbulence Organization of the Book 2. Rule Management Process 1: Privacy Rule Foundations Privacy Rule Development Privacy Rule Development: Cultural Criteria Privacy Rule Development: Gendered Criteria Privacy Rule Development: Motivational Criteria Privacy Rule Development: Contextual Criteria Privacy Rule Development: Risk-Benefit Ratio Criteria Privacy Rule Attributes Rule Acquisition Rule Properties Conclusion 3. Rule Management Process 2: Boundary Coordination Operations Coordination Operations Boundary Linkages Boundary Permeability Boundary Ownership Boundary Co-ownership: Private Disclosure Confidants Conclusion 4. Cases of Boundary Coordination Collective Coordination Patterns Inclusive Boundary Coordination Intersected Boundary Coordination Unified Boundary Coordination Dyadic Privacy Boundaries Relational Privacy Boundaries Marital and Significant Partner Privacy Boundaries Family Privacy Boundaries Boundary Spheres Family Privacy Rule Orientations Group Privacy Boundaries Group Confidences Reinforcing Group Boundaries Organizational Privacy Boundaries Superior-Subordinate Boundaries Vagueness as Privacy Protection Employee-Employer Privacy Rights Conclusion 5. Rule Management Process 3: Boundary Turbulence Types of Boundary Turbulence Intentional Rule Violations Boundary Rule Mistakes Fuzzy Boundaries Dissimilar Boundary Orientations Boundary Definition Predicaments Privacy Dilemmas Conclusion 6. Practices and Praxis of Communication Privacy Management Applications of CPM Medical Mistakes Child Sexual Abuse HIV/AIDS Conclusion and Future Issues References Author Index Subject Index
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Explores new ways to think about privacy and disclosure.

Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9780791455166
Publisert
2002-10-10
Utgiver
Vendor
State University of New York Press
Vekt
408 gr
Aldersnivå
UU, UP, P, 05, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
288

Forfatter
Foreword by

Biographical note

Sandra Petronio is Professor in the Department of Communication and School of Medicine at Wayne State University. She is the editor of Balancing the Secrets of Private Disclosures.