This book describes the roots and causes of excuse-making, and offers the first theory for explaining excuses, examining the ways that people "cope" with negative feedback through excuses. It presents an interdisciplinary approach drawing on philosophy, psychology, law etc to develop a complete explanatory picture of excuse-making. It also discusses the positive and negative aspects of the subject and reviews related research indicating applications of the the analysis in understanding behavior.

Excuses: Masquerades in Search of Grace

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Higgins, Raymond L.

Stucky, Rita J.

Snyder, C.R.

Psychology & Counseling

John Wiley&Sons, Inc.

Why we make them--what to do when they get out of hand.

Excuses: Masquerade in Search of Grace/Audio Cassette

Business & Money

<p>"In the two decades since this book was first published, excuse- making has flourished - both as a practice and as a process inviting investigation and theory. Indeed, how could it be otherwise?" So write the authors in their new introduction. But they also maintain that excuse-making is a critical element in what social psychologists refer to as "reality negotiation." Originally published by John Wiley in 1983.</p>

Excuses: Masquerades in Search of Grace (Foundations of Psychology)

Eliot Werner Publications

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