ANST - a total waste of energies ...

Faith Vedder fvedder at earthlink.net
Thu May 6 07:17:19 PDT 1999


Deborah  Tannen has written several books on communication.  I've read 2 so far
and they were excellent.  I think this would be worth reading.
Evelyn du Monde

Bill Wadley wrote:

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> The SCA newsgroups and lists have always, regardless of topic, been
> chock full of strife. I'm specifically going to get this book in the
> hopes of understanding what the problem is. Seriously. I don't work
> for Amazon or the author, I'm just wondering why I feel comfortable
> ignoring the ends of any thread that has gone on for more than 3 days.
>
> The Argument Culture : Stopping America's War of Words
>    by Deborah, Phd. Tannen
>    Paperback - 346 pages 1 ballanti edition (February 1999)
>    Ballantine Books (Trd Pap);
>    ISBN: 0345407512
>
> "In The Argument Culture she posits that misunderstanding is endemic in
> our culture because we tend to believe that the best way to a common
> goal is by thrashing out all our differences as loudly as possible
> along the way. Thus we are treated to a whole array of confrontational
> public forums, from congressional partisan politics to media circuses
> a la Jerry Springer and Jenny Jones, all based on a metaphor of war.
> What gets lost in all the shouting, Tannen says, is thoughtful debate
> and real understanding. Perhaps it's time to consider other methods of
> communication, she suggests."
>
> http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0345407512/qid%3D925969159/002-0999440-5302201
>
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