The Pleasure of Your Company A Socio-Psychological Analysis of Modern Sociability |
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| Author:
| Pin, Emile
Turndorf, Jamie |
| ISBN: | 978-0-275-91755-5 |
| Publication Date: | Apr 1985 |
| Publisher: | ABC-CLIO, LLC
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| Imprint: | Praeger |
| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $84.00 |
Book Description:
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Many people anticipate pleasure, amusement and entertainment at social gatherings. Instead they often experience a mixture of discomfort and disappointment. The Pleasure of Your Company offers fascinating insights into the dynamics of social gatherings. Featuring vignettes of cocktail parties and receptions followed by explanatory commentaries and analyses, this volume describes how and why people act as they do in social gatherings.
Many people anticipate pleasure, amusement and entertainment at social gatherings. Instead they often experience a mixture of discomfort and disappointment. The Pleasure of Your Company offers fascinating insights into the dynamics of social gatherings. Featuring vignettes of cocktail parties and receptions followed by explanatory commentaries and analyses, this volume describes how and why people act as they do in social gatherings.