SOCC03H3 Final: SOCC03 2016 Final Exam Readings
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Difonzo & bordia: rumor, gossip and urban legends. Rumour = unverified and instrumentally relevant information statements in circulation that arise in contexts of ambiguity, danger or potential threat, and that function to help people make sense and manage risk. An ambiguous situational context was fertile rumor soil for workers at a gm plant in. Shibutani called such situations undefined. " they arise when information. The classic office rumor i heard that the department will be downsized, what did you hear?" primarily manifests itself in a context in which the security and/or quality of one"s job is perceived to be threatened. The threat may be psychological in nature, as when one"s sense of self, identity or anything that one cherishes is challenged. Targets if negative rumors arising from these contexts are likely to be the more successful other and the intimidating boss, respectively.
