Problem
Gossip
Other Names:
Gossip-oriented communication Nature:
Gossip is talk often critical or malicious about other people's affairs and functions as a means of maintaining social control and preserving group boundaries or as a weapon in factional disputes. Broader Problems:
Verbal incontinenceBiased presentation of newsUnethical practices in communication Related Problems:
Unethical use of languageUnconstrained communication Aggravates:
RumourInfringement of privacy References:
Rosnow, R L and Fine, G A: Rumor and Gossip Subject(s):
Communication → Communication Problem Type:
F: Fuzzy exceptional problems Date of last update
04.10.2020 – 22:48 CEST