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2016
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(2016): Etiquette Books, Discourse and the Deployment of an Order of Things. In: Theory, Culture & Society 16 (4), S. 25-48. DOI: 10.1177/02632769922050700
Abstract: Grounded on Foucault's suggestion that discourses are not just referential or representational systems, but part of the infrastructure ordering practices in a society, this article analyzes transformations in the etiquette literature in the USA at the beginning of the 20th century. It claims that the transformations undergone by etiquette books at the time involved not only a change in the substance of manners but also in their format, and it shows how this change in format embodied and helped deploy an infrastructure of social relations constituted by a logic of decenteredness, as opposed to a logic of centeredness. The article discusses both the theoretical issues raised by the concept of an infrastructure of social relations and methodological points concerning the use of etiquette books for social research, and raises some analytical questions regarding our understanding of American history at the time, as well as our more general conceptions of modernity and postmodernity. In order to reinforce its general argument concerning the embeddedness of an infrastructure of social relations in discourse, and to help clarify the idea of a logic of decenteredness, the article also illustrates how etiquette books from a much earlier period embodied and deployed a logic of centeredness.
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(2016): Table manners. How to behave in the modern world and why bother. First edition. New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Abstract: "An authoritative and witty guide to modern table manners for all occasions by one of the world's most acclaimed chefs and restaurateurs Table Manners is an entertaining and practical guide to manners for everyone and every occasion. Whether you are a guest at a potluck or the host of a dinner party, a patron of your local bar or an invitee at a state dinner, this book tells you exactly how to behave: what to talk about, what to wear, how to eat. Jeremiah Tower has advice on everything: food allergies, RSVPs, iPhones, running late, thank-yous, restaurant etiquette, even what to do when you are served something disgusting. With whimsical line drawings throughout, this is "Strunk and White" for the table"--
2014
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(2014): Good manners for nice people. Who sometimes say f*ck. First edition. New York: St. Martins Griffin
Abstract: We live in a world that's very different from the one in which Emily Post came of age. Many of us who are nice (but who also sometimes say "(f*ck)" are frequently at a loss for guidelines about how to be a good person who deals effectively with the increasing onslaught of rudeness we all encounter. To lead us out of the miasma of modern mannerlessness, science based and bitingly funny syndicated advice columnist Amy Alkon rips the doily off the manners genre and gives us a new set of rules for our twenty first century lives. With wit, style, and a dash of snark, Alkon explains that we now live in societies too big for our brains, lacking the constraints on bad behavior that we had in the small bands we evolved in. Alkon shows us how we can reimpose those constraints, how we can avoid being one of the rude, and how to stand up to those who are. Foregoing prissy advice on which utensil to use, Alkon answers the twenty first century's most burning questions about manners.
Keywords: Courtesy, Disziplin, Etiquette, Good manners, manners, Populärwissenschaft, Ratgeber, Soziale Angemessenheit -
(2014): The Puffery and Practicality of Etiquette Books. A New Take on Victorian Information Culture. In: Library Trends 62 (3), S. 663-680. DOI: 10.1353/lib.2014.0011
2011
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(2011): Emotional Reflexivity in Contemporary Friendships. Understanding it Using Elias and Facebook Etiquette. In: Sociological Research Online 16 (1), S. 1-12. DOI: 10.5153/sro.2292
Abstract: The popular social networking site Facebook has become a part of millions of people's everyday lives. In order to help people navigate the friendships they form and maintain on Facebook there are many websites offering advice about etiquette. This advice, and responses to it, can help reveal how contemporary emotional expression is organised, especially as it relates to friendship. This paper critically adapts the approach of other sociologists such as Norbert Elias, and Cas Wouters who have used etiquette and advice books to explore social changes in emotionality. Using online advice about Facebook etiquette, it is argued that there is uncertainty about the degree of emotional closeness appropriate for friendships in contemporary life, especially where there are status differences. It is difficult to know how to feel and how to behave within the relational complexity of contemporary life. In particular, expanded definitions of friendship form part of this complexity which promotes and requires an 'emotionalisation of reflexivity'.
Keywords: book on etiquette, Disziplin, Elias, Etikette, Etikette als Herrschaftssicherung, Facebook, Favoriten, Freundschaft, Mensch-Technik-Relationen (MTR), Modelle/Theorien, Ratgeber, Reputation, Ruf, Status, Soziale Angemessenheit, Sozialer Wandel der Emotionalität, Soziologie, Spannungsfeld von Freundschaft und Statusunterschieden, Technik 2010
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(2010): United States protocol. The guide to official diplomatic etiquette. Lanham, Md: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers Inc. Online verfügbar unter http://site.ebrary.com/lib/alltitles/docDetail.action?docID=10623031
Abstract: Ambassador Mary French uses her personal experience as a former Chief of Protocol to give us the most up-to-date and user-friendly guide to diplomatic protocol at the international, national, and state level. She includes meticulous instructions, in-depth diagrams and tables, a comprehensive table of contents, and a plethora of examples that make United States Protocol the perfect guide to any official event United States Protocol is a must-have reference for communicating with government and business officials, international organizations, and high-level military personnel, both in the United States and abroad. Everything you need is presented in a comprehensive, detailed, and well-organized book that makes it easy to navigate official protocol. In the foreword President Bill Clinton says it is "an authoritative user's manual for international relations, it promises to become an indispensable reference---not only for those in Washington, but for all Americans in contact with people in other nations." Ambassador Mary Mel French uses her personal experience as a former chief of protocol to give us the most up-to-date and user-friendly guide to diplomatic protocol at the international, national, and state level. She includes meticulous instructions, in-depth diagrams and tables, a comprehensive table of contents, and a plethora of examples that makes United States Protocol the perfect guide to any official event
2009
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(2009): The Yardstick of Manners. In: Society 46 (4), S. 363-367. DOI: 10.1007/s12115-009-9223-8
Abstract: The interdependence of etiquette consumers and producers makes the contemporary etiquette guide a book of rules informed by realism rather than one etched from the behavior of the comfortable. While the acquisition of good manners facilitates comfort and mobility, the yardstick of behavior, like the measure of standard language, evolves with the times and thus is never a mere instrument of conformity.
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(2009) : Adolph von Knigges ‚Über den Umgang mit Menschen‘. Transformationen der frühmodernen in die moderne Höflichkeit In: Rudolph, Andre; Stöckmann, Ernst (Hg.): Aufklärung und Weimarer Klassik im Dialog: 1. Aufl.: s.l.: Max Niemeyer Verlag (Untersuchungen zur deutschen Literaturgeschichte), S. 30-53
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2007
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(2007): Guide to Business Etiquette [Book review; Cook, R.A. et al.; 2005]. In: IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication 50 (3), S. 266-267. DOI: 10.1109/TPC.2007.902671
Abstract: [book review] Abstract of the reviewed publication: Designed to answer specific etiquette questions for the busy professional, this book will become your best quick reference resource for answers on how to deal with new situations and with answers to recurring etiquette questions. Readers will learn poise, build confidence, and appear professional by using the essential information in this book and by learning from the practical examples of important etiquette practices in today's changing work environment. Topics include: first impressions; business relationships; communications; business dining and event etiquette; successful meetings; and cross-cultural etiquette. A necessary handbook for anyone in business who wants to avoid etiquette pitfalls.
2002
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(2002): The fabulous girl’s guide to decorum. In: NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW, S. 12-13
Abstract: Good manners will make you fabulous. Good manners will make you sexy. The well-mannered get invited to more dinner parties, see their career aspirations blossom, and have a wider array of friends and eligible suitors. So if you want to become your most fabulous self, read on–The Fabulous Girl’s Guide to Decorum is your ticket to becoming the girl you want to be. Authors Kim Izzo and Ceri Marsh know first-hand that today’s young women require etiquette advice that speaks to their modern sensibilities. Yes, we girls need to know how to write a perfect thank-you note and set a proper table–but we also need to know how to handle a one-night stand, how to ask for a promotion, what to wear at an art opening, and when a budding romance should move from supper to sex. With The Fabulous Girl’s Guide to Decorum, Izzo and Marsh have written the etiquette guide for the new millennium and created the ultimate icon of style for the 21st century: The Fabulous Girl. She’s liberated but chic, impeccably mannered but never a snob, confident but compassionate, full of verve instead of vanity. She’s the epitome of Audrey Hepburn-esque style and savoire faire at the workplace, at a dinner party, and even in the bedroom. The Fabulous Girl’s Guide to Decorum addresses all aspects of urban life, including careers, friendships, families, entertaining, socializing, romance, and sex (these days they don’t necessarily go hand in hand!) and provides invaluable advice on how to navigate these tricky waters with unfailing grace. From what to wear at a power lunch to how to behave at a film premier, Izzo and Marsh address topics such as: ·Coping with an office backstabber ·Taxi and door-holding protocol on dates ·How to handle an affair with the boss ·Hosting the perfect dinner party ·How to handle fair weather friends ·Protocol for first-night sex ·The 10 things an FG will always have in her handbag ·Saving face when a male buddy has become too attached Charming, witty and eminently practical, The Fabulous Girl’s Guide to Decorum is as essential as the little black dress and a must for every young woman’s bookshelf.
2000
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(2000): The global etiquette guide to Europe. Everything you need to know for business and travel success. New York: John Wiley (The global etiquette series)
1996
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(1996): "Motto : bleibt natürlich!" : zur Vermittlung geschlechtsspezifischer Körpersprache in Anstandsbüchern. In: Schweizerisches Archiv für Volkskunde 92 (1), S. 63-78
Abstract: Der Titel «Motto: Bleibt natürlich! - Zur Vermittlung geschlechtsspezifischer Körpersprache in Anstandsbüchern» ist streng genommen ein Widerspruch. Denn auf der einen Seite macht die Aufforderung «Bleibt natürlich!» glauben, daß Anstandsbücher den Menschen einen Anspruch auf eine wie auch immer verstandene Selbstverwirklichung zugestehen, andererseits verweist der Untertitel «Vermittlung geschlechtsspezifischer Körpersprache» eher auf das Gegenteil, auf den Prozeß der Sozialisation, auf Vermittlung also, hier verstanden als Akt der Erziehung. Die Auflösung dieses Widerspruches führt mitten hinein in die Problematik, nämlich in die Frage, welche Funktion und Bedeutung Anstandsbücher seit Beginn unseres Jahrhunderts besaßen. Besonders thematisiert werden soll dabei ein Aspekt, der angesichts der vielfältigen Anleitungen zum richtigen Benehmen bei Tisch, bei Besuchen, in der Sommerfrische usw. schnell übersehen wird, nämlich daß die Anstandsbücher jener Zeit wie kaum je zuvor Bilder von Männlich und Weiblich festgeschrieben haben. Das Arrangement der Geschlechter, das die bürgerliche Familie konstituierte und zu einem Gutteil bis heute ausmacht, fand seine Entsprechungen bis in die Körpersprache hinein.
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(1996): Elbows off the table, napkin in the lap, no video games during dinner. The modern guide to teaching children good manners. First St. Martin's Griffin edition. New York: St. Martin's Griffin
Abstract: A contemporary guide for teaching manners to children, divided into sections for three-to-five year olds, six-to-nine year olds, ten-to-twelve year olds, and parents, and concentrating on informal standards of polite behavior.
1995
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(1995): Etiquette Books and Emotion Management in the 20th Century. Part Two--The Integration of the Sexes. In: Journal of Social History 29 (2), S. 325-339. DOI: 10.1353/jsh/29.2.324
Abstract: This paper is the second part of a report on a comparative study of changes in twentieth-century American, Dutch, English and German etiquette books, focusing on connections between changes in ranking and formality, especially with regard to classes and sexes, and changes in emotion management. This part concentrates on the diminishing social and psychic distance between the sexes, and on changes in the demands on emotion management in the process of women's emancipation and social integration. A sketch of the expansion of upper- and middle-class women's sources of power and identity focuses on aspects such as the development of codes of behaviour for new situations: dances, dates, the workplace, etc., as women succeeded in getting rid of the system of chaperonage and in 'escaping' from the imprisonment of the 'home'. The concluding sections of this part focus on the intensified tug-of-war between old and new relational ideals and sources of power, and concomitant: feelings of ambivalence in both women and men.
Keywords: Etikette, Etiquette, Favoriten, Gender, Geschichte, Historical shifts of politeness forms, Kulturelle/soziale Rituale, Observablen/Kriterien für sozial angemessenes Verhalten und dessen Bewertung, Ratgeber, Ratgeberforschung, Sexes, Soziale Angemessenheit, Sozialgeschichte, Tanz, Überblick -
(1995): Etiquette Books and Emotion Management in The 20th Century. Part One--The Integration of Social Classes. In: Journal of Social History 29 (1), S. 107-124. DOI: 10.1353/jsh/29.1.107
Abstract: This is the first part of a comparative study of changes in twentieth-century American, Dutch, English and German etiquette books, focusing on connections between changes in ranking and formality, especially with regard to classes and sexes, and changes in emotional management. Direct references to differences in class, status and gender, particularly with regard to feelings of superiority and inferiority, have diminished or even vanished from the social codes as workers and women came to be further integrated into their national states. Within the consequential narrower limits these codes have become more lenient and varied for a wider and more differentiated public: an informalization process. After a preliminary section on etiquette books as a source of evidence, this first report concentrates on the diminishing social and psychical distance between people of different class and rank. It presents examples of changes in what was written on the 'dangers' of social mixing, familiarity, the use of Christian names and 'social kissing'. These examples indicate an expanding social integration and identification as well as a change in the regimes of power and emotions in the direction of increasing social constraint towards 'unconstrained self-restraint'.
1992
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(1992): The Young Economist's Guide to Professional Etiquette. In: Journal of Economic Perspectives 6 (1), S. 169-179. DOI: 10.1257/jep.6.1.169
Abstract: Nearly all advanced graduate students and new assistant professors demonstrate naivety in their nonsubstantive professional dealings. Graduate programs in economics offer courses that lead to written drafts of important research; they teach little about how to refine those drafts and, more generally, about the personal interactions that cut and polish intellectual diamonds in the rough. I provide here a short course aimed at removing that naivety and helping young economists to avoid faux pas that might reduce their success in the profession.
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