Lying and Deception in Everyday Life by Michael Lewis
The book articulates the boundaries between unethical and adaptive deception demonstrating how some lies serve socially approved goals, while others provoke distrust and condemnation.Thou shalt not lie, we are all taughtYet we all do. Lying is necessary to daily life. Saarni and Lewis' book examines why I lie to you, why you deceive me, why advertisers encourage illusion, and why we all manage daily survival only with big chunks of self-deception. After reading this book, you will know, from philosophers and social scientists, how from early childhood we learn to accomplish and rationalize deception and lying. You will know how to distinguish between ungrateful children telling grandma they love the ugly sweater she has knitted and an unfaithful spouse who insists there is no other in his or her life. You will know why we scream the accusation, 'You lied to me,' without apparently caring that the lie covered an affair. This is a book we all need. --Annette Lawson, Ph.D.
I immediately began perusing this volume the evening I brought it home from the office. Although I am not yet finished reading it, I can state unequivocally that it is a joy to read. The writing style of the chapters by DePaulo, Epstein, and Wyer, Lewis, Solomon, and Saarni is truly delightful, and their scholarship is not compromised by their accessible prose. These pages are chock full of insights by some of the most respected researchers in the social psychology of deception. The reader is taken on a journey across continents, decades, and disciplines, examining deceptive practices of all sorts, by all sorts of individuals (including children, spouses, non-Westerners, non-human primates, and philosophers!). Engagingly written and insightful, I plan to use this book in my advanced undergraduate course. --Stephen J. Ceci, Ph.D., Cornell University
- This well-written and thought-provoking book presents something for everyone. --Readings, 2/7/1993ƒƒ This book contains perhaps everything you want to know about lying and cheating, their origins and perpetuation, and even the pro-social and adaptive uses of deception. --The Brown University Child and Adolescent Behavior Letter, 2/7/1993
Michael Lewis, PhD, is University Distinguished Professor of Pediatrics and Psychiatry and Director of the Institute for the Study of Child Development at Robert Wood Johnson Medical School--University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey. The author of over 300 professional articles, Dr. Lewis has been cited in The New York Times, The Washington Post, Newsweek, and other publications.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780898628944 |
| ISBN 10 | 0898628946 |
| Title | Lying and Deception in Everyday Life |
| Author | Michael Lewis |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Guilford Publications |
| Year published | 1993-04-28 |
| Number of pages | 221 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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