Why?读书介绍
| 类别 | 页数 | 译者 | 网友评分 | 年代 | 出版社 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 书籍 | 224页 | 2020 | Princeton University Press |
| 定价 | 出版日期 | 最近访问 | 访问指数 |
|---|---|---|---|
| USD 24.95 | 2020-02-20 … | 2020-03-04 … | 25 |
"Why?" is a book about the explanations we give and how we give them - a fascinating look at the way the reasons we offer every day are dictated by, and help constitute, social relationships. Written in an easy-to-read style by distinguished social historian Charles Tilly, the book explores the manner in which people claim, establish, negotiate, repair, rework, or terminate relations with others through the reasons they give. Tilly examines a number of different types of reason giving. For example, he shows how an air traffic controller would explain the near miss of two aircraft in several different ways, depending upon the intended audience: for an acquaintance at a cocktail party, he might shrug it off by saying "This happens all the time," or offer a chatty, colloquial rendition of what transpired; for a colleague at work, he would venture a longer, more technical explanation, and for a formal report for his division head he would provide an exhaustive, detailed account.Tilly demonstrates that reasons fall into four different categories: Convention: "I'm sorry I spilled my coffee; I'm such a klutz." Narratives: "My friend betrayed me because she was jealous of my sister." Technical cause-effect accounts: "A short circuit in the ignition system caused the engine rotors to fail." Codes or workplace jargon: "We can't turn over the records. We're bound by statute 369." Tilly illustrates his topic by showing how a variety of people gave reasons for the 9/11 attacks. He also demonstrates how those who work with one sort of reason frequently convert it into another sort. For example, a doctor might understand an illness using the technical language of biochemistry, but explain it to his patient, who knows nothing of biochemistry, by using conventions and stories. Replete with sparkling anecdotes about everyday social experiences (including the author's own), "Why?" makes the case for stories as one of the great human inventions.
作者简介作者：查尔斯•蒂利（Charles Tilly）（1929-2008）是20世纪下半叶和21世纪初世界最杰出的社会科学家之一，被誉为“21世纪社会学之父”、“美国最多产、最有趣的社会学家”。蒂利于1950年本科毕业于哈佛大学，1958年获哈佛大学社会学博士学位，并曾求学 于英国牛津大学和法国西部天主教大学。先后任教于特拉华大学、哈佛大学、多伦多大学、密歇根大学、社会研究新学院和哥伦比亚大学，生前为哥伦比亚大学约瑟夫•L. 伯滕威泽社会科学讲席教授，在社会学、政治学与历史学三系同时任教。是美国国家科学院、美国人文与科学院、美国哲学院院士，美国科学促进会、社会学研究学会、比较研究学会特约会员，密歇根大学、多伦多大学、巴黎政治学院、鹿特丹大学、日内瓦大学、斯特拉斯堡大学、魁北克大学、克里特大学等校荣誉博士，并获法国棕榈叶教育骑士勋章、社会科学研究委员会阿尔...
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