Talking to Strangers - Wikipedia

Talking to Strangers studies miscommunication, interactions and assumptions people make when dealing with those that they don't know. ... The book opens and ... TalkingtoStrangers FromWikipedia,thefreeencyclopedia Jumptonavigation Jumptosearch TalkingtoStrangers:WhatWeShouldKnowaboutthePeopleWeDon'tKnowPaperbackeditionAuthorMalcolmGladwellCountryUnitedStatesLanguageEnglishSubjectPsychology,sociology,popularcultureGenreNon-fictionPublisherLittleBrownPublicationdate2019Media typePrint(paperback,hardcover),Audiobook(Audible),Ebook(Kindle)Pages400ISBN0316478520ISBN 978-0316478526(firsthardcoveredition)Preceded byDavidandGoliath,2013 Followed byTheBomberMafia,2021  TalkingtoStrangers:WhatWeShouldKnowaboutthePeopleWeDon'tKnowisanonfictionbookwrittenbyMalcolmGladwellandpublishedbyLittle,BrownandCompany(hardcoverversion)onSeptember10,2019.[1]TheaudiobookversionofthebookfollowsGladwell'sRevisionistHistorypodcast-stylestructure,usingGladwell'snarration,interviews,soundbites,andthethemesong"HellYouTalmbout".[2] Summary[edit] TalkingtoStrangersstudiesmiscommunication,interactionsandassumptionspeoplemakewhendealingwiththosethattheydon'tknow.Tomakehispoint,Gladwellcoversavarietyofeventsandissues,includingthearrestandsubsequentdeathofSandraBland;BritishPrimeMinisterNevilleChamberlain'sinteractionswithAdolfHitler;thesexabusescandalofLarryNassar;theCubanmoleAnaMontes;theinvestmentscandalofBernieMadoff;theJerrySanduskychildsexabusescandal;thetrialofAmandaKnox;theBrockTurnerrapecase;SylviaPlath'sdeath;andtheKansasCitypreventivepatrolexperiment.[3][4]ThebookopensandcloseswithananalysisoftheSandraBlandcase.[5] Thebookdrawsfromthetruth-defaulttheorybypsychologistandcommunicationstudiesprofessorTimothyR.Levine.[6][7]"Defaulttotruth"isusedthroughoutthebooktoobservehowhumanbeingsarebynaturetrusting,notonlyofpeopleortechnology,butofeverything.Sometimesthiskindofbehavior,thelackofunderstandingeachother,leadstodisastrousandtragicoutcomes,aselaboratedbyGladwellinthestorieshebrings.[8]Gladwellnoteshowthereareevolutionarysocialreasonswhywetrustmorethansuspect-theneedforcooperationbeingone.Gladwellassertsthatdefaultingtodistrustwouldbedisastrousandthatweshould"acceptthelimitsofourabilitytodecipherstrangers".[7] TheaudiobookversionofthebookfeaturesvoicesofpeopleGladwellinterviewed,suchasscientistsandmilitarypsychologists.Courttranscriptsarere-enacted.Thebookusesthethemesong"HellYouTalmbout"byJanelleMonáe.[2] Criticalreception[edit] Thissectionmaybeunbalancedtowardscertainviewpoints.Pleaseimprovethearticleordiscusstheissueonthetalkpage.(May2020) ReviewsbyCarolTavrisinTheWallStreetJournalandAnthonyGottliebinTheNewYorkTimessaythat"thebookisnotreallyaboutstrangers"andthe"titledoesn'tdescribethebook".[9][7]GottliebnoteshowBernieMadoff,JerrySandusky,AnaMontesandothersdeceivednotonlystrangers,butalsothosefamiliarandclosetothem.[7]Tavrisnoteshowthestoriesinthebookarerelatedtopeoplewetalk"about"ratherthanthosewetalk"to"inourdailylives.[9]Tavrisassertsthatthestrangersinthebook,likeHitlerandBernieMadoff,arenotstrangersatall,butpeoplewhomayhavebeeninthenews,orsomeonewekneworadmired,beforelearningmoreaboutthemchangedourentireperception.[9]AndrewFergusonwritesinTheAtlanticthatGladwelldoesn'tdefinetheword"stranger"inthebook,andthedefinitionvariesaccordingtothestorybeingtold.[10] Gladwelliscriticizedbymorethanonerevieweraboutthequalityofhisresearchwhichisondisplayinthebook.Tavriscallshima"somewhatlazyresearcher".[9]FergusoninTheAtlanticpointsoutthatGladwellreferenced"poetsdieyoung"intheSylviaPlathanecdote,usingastudywhichhadasampleofjust36"majorpoets"consistingof"BritishandIrishpoetsbornbetween1705and1805".Outofthese36,twocommittedsuicide,andthisisthebasisforthefollowinglineinGladwell'sbookwhichFergusoncriticizes:"Andofeveryoccupationalcategory,[poets]havefarandawaythehighestsuiciderates—asmuchasfivetimeshigherthanthegeneralpopulation".[10]Fergusonalsoquestionsthereasoningbehindhowsomeonewouldcategorizea"poet"intoan"occupationalcategory";addingthat"attimeshe(Gladwell)approachesself-parody".[10]Tavrisalsocriticizesafootnotethatshesaysis"flat-outwrong",writing:"Theideathattraumaticmemoriesarerepressedandcanberetrievedonlyunderthedirectionoftherapyis—tosaytheleast—controversial".[9]Tavrisnoteshowanunderlyingthemethroughoutthebook,truth-defaulttheorybypsychologistTimothyR.Levine,isusedverysuperficiallyandwithoutanydiscussionon"Underwhatconditionsdowedefaulttotruth,andwhendon'twe?"[9] TavrisassertsthatGladwell'swholepointisthatwelabelpeopletooquickly,evenwithoutknowingthewholepicture;wethinkthatwewouldbeabletorecognizeevilwhenitstaredusintheface,andhowwrongweareinthisassumption.[9]GottliebwritesinTheNewYorkTimesthat"alittlemoresubstancewouldhavebeennice",[7]whileBenEastwritesinTheNationalthatthebookhas"nodefining,take-homeidea".[6]TheTimesofIndiasaysthatGladwell's"writingisasimmersiveaseverandhisstorytellingskillsarecommendable",andthatthebookisevenforthosewholikethesocialsciencesorfiction.[11] References[edit] ^"TalkingtoStrangers".GladwellBooks.10September2019.Retrieved2020-04-13.{{citeweb}}:CS1maint:url-status(link) ^abAquilina,Tyler(10September2019)."WhyMalcolmGladwell's'TalkingtoStrangers'isanaudiobookforthepodcastgeneration".EntertainmentWeekly.Retrieved2020-04-07.{{citeweb}}:CS1maint:url-status(link) ^Anthony,Andrew(2019-10-20)."TalkingtoStrangersbyMalcolmGladwellreview–fascinatingstudyofwhywemisreadthosewedon'tknow".TheObserver.TheGuardian.ISSN 0029-7712.Retrieved2020-04-07.{{citenews}}:CS1maint:url-status(link) ^Naylor,Brian(9September2019)."In'TalkingToStrangers,'MalcolmGladwellExploresWhyIt'sSoHardToDo".NPR.org.Retrieved2020-04-07.{{citeweb}}:CS1maint:url-status(link) ^Chozick,Amy(2019-08-30)."With'TalkingtoStrangers,'MalcolmGladwellGoesDark".TheNewYorkTimes.ISSN 0362-4331.Retrieved2020-04-07. ^abEast,Ben(28September2019)."Review:Why'TalkingToStrangers'isprobablyMalcolmGladwell'sdarkestbooktodate".TheNational.Retrieved2020-04-07.{{citeweb}}:CS1maint:url-status(link) ^abcdeGottlieb,Anthony(2019-09-10)."MalcolmGladwell'sAdviceWhen'TalkingtoStrangers':BeCareful".TheNewYorkTimes.ISSN 0362-4331.Retrieved2020-04-07. ^Barton,Chris(2019-09-07)."Review:WhatdoBernieMadoffandSylviaPlathhaveincommon?MalcolmGladwellexplains".LosAngelesTimes.Retrieved2020-04-07.{{citeweb}}:CS1maint:url-status(link) ^abcdefgTavris,Carol(2019-09-13)."'TalkingtoStrangers'Review:FoolMeOnce,ShameonMe".WallStreetJournal.ISSN 0099-9660.Retrieved2020-04-07.{{citenews}}:CS1maint:url-status(link) ^abcFerguson,Andrew(2019-09-10)."MalcolmGladwellReachesHisTippingPoint".TheAtlantic.Retrieved2020-04-07. ^"Microreview:'TalkingtoStrangers'byMalcolmGladwell-TimesofIndia".TheTimesofIndia.5October2019.Retrieved2020-04-07.{{citeweb}}:CS1maint:url-status(link) vteWorksbyMalcolmGladwellBooks TheTippingPoint(2000) Blink(2005) Outliers(2008) WhattheDogSaw(2009) DavidandGoliath(2013) TalkingtoStrangers(2019) TheBomberMafia(2021) Podcasts RevisionistHistory(2016–2021) Retrievedfrom"https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talking_to_Strangers&oldid=1032737728" 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