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Contemporary Perspectives on Privacy: Social, Psychological, Political Volume 59, Numb Edition
Contributor(s): Margulis, Stephen T. (Editor), Frieze, Irene Hanson (Editor)
ISBN: 1405116706     ISBN-13: 9781405116701
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
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Product Type: Paperback
Published: June 2003
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Annotation: Beginning with an introduction that defines and explores privacy as a social and psychological concept and continuing with articles that discuss the ramifications of privacy for social policy, psychology and theory, this book provides an in-depth and insightful look at privacy as a pertinent social concern. Articles included address transborder data flows of personal information; public opinion and U.S. legislative responses to privacy; medical and genetic privacy; e-commerce from a justice theory perspective; employment selection procedures and invasiveness; individuals' means of resisting and neutralizing surveillance; links between privacy, secrecy and deception; and an evaluation of the contributions of Westin's and Altman's theories of privacy.
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BISAC Categories:
- Law | Constitutional
Dewey: 155.92
Series: Journal of Social Issues
Physical Information: 0.45" H x 6" W x 8.88" (0.65 lbs) 200 pages
 
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Beginning with an introduction that defines and explores privacy as a social and psychological concept and continuing with articles that discuss the ramifications of privacy for social policy, psychology and theory, this book provides an in-depth and insightful look at privacy as a pertinent social concern.

  • Defines and explores privacy as a social and psychological concept.

  • Includes articles on the transborder data flows of personal information; public opinion and legislation on privacy; medical and genetic privacy; e-commerce and justice theory; invasiveness in employment procedures; how individuals resist and neutralize surveillance; and the links between privacy, secrecy and deception.

  • Offers an evaluation of the contributions of Westin's and Altman's theories of privacy.