Boundaries of Privacy

Sandra Petronio

Description

Offering a practical theory for why people make decisions about revealing and concealing private information, Boundaries of Privacy taps into everyday problems in our personal relationships, our health concerns, and our work to investigate the way we manage our private lives. Petronio argues that in addition to owning our own private information, we also take on the responsibility of guarding other people's private information when it is put into our trust. This can often lead to betrayal, errors in judgment, deception, gossip, and privacy dilemmas. Petronio's book serves as a guide to understanding why certain decisions about privacy succeed while others fail.

List of Illustrations

Foreword

Preface

1. Overview of Communication Privacy Management

Theoretical Suppositions

Supposition 1: Private Information
Supposition 2: Privacy Boundaries
Supposition 3: Control and Ownership
Supposition 4: Rule-Based Management System
Supposition 5: Privacy Management Dialectics

Privacy Rule Management Processes

Management Process 1: Privacy Rule Foundations
Management Process 2: Boundary Coordination Operations
Management Process 3: Boundary Turbulence

Organization of the Book

2. Rule Management Process 1: Privacy Rule Foundations

Privacy Rule Development

Privacy Rule Development: Cultural Criteria
Privacy Rule Development: Gendered Criteria
Privacy Rule Development: Motivational Criteria
Privacy Rule Development: Contextual Criteria
Privacy Rule Development: Risk-Benefit Ratio Criteria

Privacy Rule Attributes

Rule Acquisition
Rule Properties

Conclusion

3. Rule Management Process 2: Boundary Coordination Operations

Coordination Operations

Boundary Linkages
Boundary Permeability
Boundary Ownership
Boundary Co-ownership: Private Disclosure Confidants

Conclusion

4. Cases of Boundary Coordination

Collective Coordination Patterns

Inclusive Boundary Coordination
Intersected Boundary Coordination
Unified Boundary Coordination

Dyadic Privacy Boundaries

Relational Privacy Boundaries
Marital and Significant Partner Privacy Boundaries

Family Privacy Boundaries

Boundary Spheres
Family Privacy Rule Orientations

Group Privacy Boundaries

Group Confidences
Reinforcing Group Boundaries

Organizational Privacy Boundaries

Superior-Subordinate Boundaries
Vagueness as Privacy Protection
Employee-Employer Privacy Rights

Conclusion

5. Rule Management Process 3: Boundary Turbulence

Types of Boundary Turbulence

Intentional Rule Violations
Boundary Rule Mistakes
Fuzzy Boundaries
Dissimilar Boundary Orientations
Boundary Definition Predicaments
Privacy Dilemmas

Conclusion

6. Practices and Praxis of Communication Privacy Management

Applications of CPM

Medical Mistakes
Child Sexual Abuse
HIV/AIDS

Conclusion and Future Issues

References

Author Index

Subject Index

Sujets

• Vie de famille
• Relations familiales
• Communication studies

Informations

• Publié par: State University of New York Press
• Date de parution: 01 février 2012
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9780791487853
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 3 Mo

Extrait

Boundaries of Privacy

DIALECTICS OF DISCLOSURE

Sandra Petronio F O R E W O R D BY I RW I N A LT M A N

Boundaries of Privacy

SUNY series in Communication Studies Dudley D. Cahn, editor

Boundaries of Privacy

Dialectics of Disclosure

Sandra Petronio

STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK PRESS

Published by State University of New York Press, Albany

© 2002 State University of New York

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Cover art: “Evolutionary Boundaries of Privacy” by Mircea Teodorescu. Used by permission of the artist.

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Petronio, Sandra Sporbert. Boundaries of privacy : dialectics of disclosure / Sandra Petronio. p. cm. — (SUNY series in communication studies) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-7914-5515-7 (alk. paper) — ISBN 0-7914-5516-5 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1. Self-disclosure. 2. Secrecy. 3. Privacy. 4. Interpersonal communication. I. Title. II. Series.

BF697.5.S427 P48 2002 302.5—dc21

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To Charles and Kristen, my two anchors

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List of Illustrations

Foreword

Preface

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Overview of Communication Privacy Management Theoretical Suppositions Supposition 1: Private Information Supposition 2: Privacy Boundaries Supposition 3: Control and Ownership Supposition 4: Rule-Based Management System Supposition 5: Privacy Management Dialectics Privacy Rule Management Processes Management Process 1: Privacy Rule Foundations Management Process 2: Boundary Coordination Operations Management Process 3: Boundary Turbulence Organization of the Book

Rule Management Process 1: Privacy Rule Foundations Privacy Rule Development Privacy Rule Development: Cultural Criteria Privacy Rule Development: Gendered Criteria Privacy Rule Development: Motivational Criteria Privacy Rule Development: Contextual Criteria Privacy Rule Development: Risk-Benefit Ratio Criteria Privacy Rule Attributes Rule Acquisition Rule Properties Conclusion

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Rule Management Process 2: Boundary Coordination Operations Coordination Operations Boundary Linkages Boundary Permeability Boundary Ownership Boundary Co-ownership: Private Disclosure Confidants Conclusion

Cases of Boundary Coordination Collective Coordination Patterns Inclusive Boundary Coordination Intersected Boundary Coordination Unified Boundary Coordination Dyadic Privacy Boundaries Relational Privacy Boundaries Marital and Significant Partner Privacy Boundaries Family Privacy Boundaries Boundary Spheres Family Privacy Rule Orientations Group Privacy Boundaries Group Confidences Reinforcing Group Boundaries Organizational Privacy Boundaries Superior-Subordinate Boundaries Vagueness as Privacy Protection Employee-Employer Privacy Rights Conclusion

Rule Management Process 3: Boundary Turbulence Types of Boundary Turbulence Intentional Rule Violations Boundary Rule Mistakes Fuzzy Boundaries Dissimilar Boundary Orientations Boundary Definition Predicaments Privacy Dilemmas Conclusion

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Practices and Praxis of Communication Privacy Management Applications of CPM Medical Mistakes Child Sexual Abuse HIV/AIDS Conclusion and Future Issues

References

Author Index

Subject Index

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