Journal of Social Issues

Social, Psychological, Political

Contributors: Margulis, Stephen T.; Frieze, Irene Hanson

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.

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• Defines and explores privacy as a social and psychological concept.
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• 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.
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• Offers an evaluation of the contributions of Westin's and Altman's theories of privacy.

Book Details

• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
• Publication Date: 2003-06-27
• Format: Paperback
• ISBN-13: 9781405116701
• Pages: 200