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The Pursuit of Attention: Power and Individualism in Everyday Life
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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher Oxford Univ Pr
Publication date September 8, 1983
Pages 110
Binding Paperback
Edition Reprint
Book category Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13 9780195033687
ISBN-10 019503368X
Dimensions 0.25 by 5.50 by 8.25 in.
Weight 0.25 lbs.
Availability§ Out of Print
Original list price $8.95
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Examines the dynamics of everyday face-to-face behavior and discusses the techniques used by individuals to turn the topic of conversations to themselves
Amazon.com description: Product Description: Illustrating "conversational narcissism" with sample dialogues, Derber analyzes the exchange and distribution of attention in conversations, and demonstrates the ultimate importance of gender, class, and racial differences in competing for attention.

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Reprint edition from Oxford Univ Pr (September 8, 1983)
9780195033687 | details & prices | 110 pages | 5.50 × 8.25 × 0.25 in. | 0.25 lbs | List price $8.95
About: Examines the dynamics of everyday face-to-face behavior and discusses the techniques used by individuals to turn the topic of conversations to themselves
from Transaction Pub (June 1, 1979)
9780870738852 | details & prices | 5.50 × 8.50 × 0.25 in. | 0.32 lbs | List price $30.95
About: Illustrating "conversational narcissism" with sample dialogues, Derber analyzes the exchange and distribution of attention in conversations, and demonstrates the ultimate importance of gender, class, and racial differences in competing for attention.

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