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Earlier today we introduced you to The Elephant in the Room: Silence and Denial in Everyday Life by Eviatar Zerubavel. Below is a second excerpt from the book which looks at why breaking the silence is so very difficult.
…it is not only individuals’ but also groups’ collective face that conspiracies of silence are designed to protect, and silence breakers are therefore usually viewed as more than just tactless. Indeed, they are often explicitly denounced by their fellow group members as traitors. (more…)
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on 10/15/2007
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You remember the story of the Emperor’s new clothes, right? No one can see the suit, but rather than speak up and admit the truth, they remain silent and let the Emperor embarrass himself. In The Elephant in the Room: Silence and Denial in Everyday Life Eviatar Zerubavel, Board of Governors Professor of Sociology at Rutgers University, explores the social and political underpinning of silence and denial. Zerubavel helps us understand why we ignore truths that are known to all of us. In the excerpt below Zerubavel looks at why we are silent. Later today we will look at why breaking the silence is so tough. Read a Q & A with Zerubavel here.
According to many psychologists, denial stems from our need to avoid pain. When awareness of something particularly distressful threatens our psychological well-being, we often activate inner floodgates that block the disturbing information from entering our consciousness. (more…)
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