Overview
- Discusses the role of deception in nearly all contexts of communication (interpersonal, organizational, law enforcement, political, media)
- Highlights the history of the field, moral dimensions of deception, cross-cultural perspectives, effects of deceit, theoretical and applied approaches, and strategies for detecting and deterring deceit
- Brings together previous and the most current work on the topic of human deception
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About this book
Deception and truth-telling weave through the fabric of nearly all human interactions and every communication context. The Palgrave Handbook of Deceptive Communication unravels the topic of lying and deception in human communication, offering an interdisciplinary and comprehensive examination of the field, presenting original research, and offering direction for future investigation and application. Highly prominent and emerging deception scholars from around the world investigate the myriad forms of deceptive behavior, cross-cultural perspectives on deceit, moral dimensions of deceptive communication, theoretical approaches to the study of deception, and strategies for detecting and deterring deceit. Truth-telling, lies, and the many grey areas in-between are explored in the contexts of identity formation, interpersonal relationships, groups and organizations, social and mass media, marketing, advertising, law enforcement interrogations, court, politics, and propaganda. Thishandbook is designed for advanced undergraduate and graduate students, academics, researchers, practitioners, and anyone interested in the pervasive nature of truth, deception, and ethics in the modern world.
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Table of contents (51 chapters)
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Front Matter
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An Introduction and Overview of Deceptive Communication
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Deception Theories, Frameworks, and Approaches
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Detecting Deceptive Communication
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Reviews
“Docan-Morgan and contributors offer a fresh look at the study of truth and deception across fields and settings, with something for classrooms in criminal justice to public relations practitioners.” (Nancy Van Leuven, Assistant Professor in Media, Communications and Journalism, California State University, USA)
“The chapters provide important insight into a variety of contexts, including politics, healthcare, and personal relationships...it’s a great contribution to the field.” (Virginia McDermott, Professor of Communication, High Point University, USA)
“As a handbook, its currency, comprehensiveness, and interdisciplinarity are of the highest caliber.” (Leah Bryant, Associate Professor of Communication, DePaul University, USA)
Editors and Affiliations
About the editor
Tony Docan-Morgan is Professor in the Department of Communication Studies at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse, USA. His teaching and research span the topics of public communication, interpersonal relationships, and ethics and deception.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: The Palgrave Handbook of Deceptive Communication
Editors: Tony Docan-Morgan
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-96334-1
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Behavioral Science and Psychology, Behavioral Science and Psychology (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2019
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-96333-4Published: 16 May 2019
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-96334-1Published: 29 April 2019
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXXVIII, 1042
Number of Illustrations: 6 b/w illustrations
Topics: Psychosocial Studies