dc.contributor.advisor | Staples, William G. | |
dc.contributor.author | Decker, Stephanie Kristine | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2013-02-17T17:48:15Z | |
dc.date.available | 2013-02-17T17:48:15Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2012-12-31 | |
dc.date.submitted | 2012 | |
dc.identifier.other | http://dissertations.umi.com/ku:12545 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1808/10832 | |
dc.description.abstract | An analysis of transcripts from three very different sets of public confessions--the Moscow Show Trials, the South African Truth and Reconciliation Commission Amnesty Hearings, and Iraq Veterans Against the War's Winter Soldier--identifies the common characteristics of public confessions. These confessions all occurred after deviant acts demonstrated an inconsistency within the social order--typically violent behavior that was formally condemned but was also encouraged, accepted, and even ordered by officials, reflecting a larger lack of consensus as to what was acceptable and what was unacceptable within the societies. The confessions addressed the nature of the deviance, assigned responsibility for the deviance, discussed the implications of the deviance for political legitimacy, and sought closure. Historically, power holders have organized public confessions to acquit the social order of any responsibility for deviant acts, to legitimize their authority, and to delegitimize their challengers. However, with the advent of new forms of media that allow for user-generated content, individuals and social movements may now intentionally organize public confessions to challenge the legitimacy of power holders and the social order. | |
dc.format.extent | 156 pages | |
dc.language.iso | en | |
dc.publisher | University of Kansas | |
dc.rights | This item is protected by copyright and unless otherwise specified the copyright of this thesis/dissertation is held by the author. | |
dc.subject | Sociology | |
dc.subject | Confession | |
dc.subject | Deviance | |
dc.subject | Iraq veterans against the war | |
dc.subject | Moscow show trials | |
dc.subject | South African truth and reconciliation commission | |
dc.title | Toward a Sociology of Public Confessions | |
dc.type | Dissertation | |
dc.contributor.cmtemember | Warren, Carol A. B. | |
dc.contributor.cmtemember | Antonio, Robert J. | |
dc.contributor.cmtemember | Obadare, Ebenezer | |
dc.contributor.cmtemember | Crandall, Christian | |
dc.thesis.degreeDiscipline | Sociology | |
dc.thesis.degreeLevel | Ph.D. | |
kusw.oastatus | na | |
kusw.oapolicy | This item does not meet KU Open Access policy criteria. | |
kusw.bibid | 8085920 | |
dc.rights.accessrights | openAccess | |