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Complaining, teasing, and other annoying behaviors /
"A close look at the mean, nasty, and annoying things people do to one another and how the painful impact of these behaviors can be reduced. Everyone has teased, nagged, betrayed, or lied to another person. Likewise, everyone has been the unfortunate object of such unpleasant behaviors. In this...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New Haven :
Yale University Press,
[2003]
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | "A close look at the mean, nasty, and annoying things people do to one another and how the painful impact of these behaviors can be reduced. Everyone has teased, nagged, betrayed, or lied to another person. Likewise, everyone has been the unfortunate object of such unpleasant behaviors. In this intriguing book, social psychologist Robin M. Kowalski examines the intricacies of six annoying interpersonal behaviors: complaining, teasing, breaches of propriety, worry and reassurance-seeking, lying, and betrayal. She considers the functions of these behaviors, the types of people who are inclined to do them, the consequences for victims and perpetrators, and the ways in which such behaviors might be curtailed. Complaining, Teasing, and Other Annoying Behaviors provides for the first time a multifaceted picture of common annoying behaviors. The book answers these questions and many others"-- |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (x, 197 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 181-191) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780300128741 0300128746 |