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The Gentle Art Of Verbal Self-defense by SUZETTE HADEN ELGIN is a self-help book available to read on EtoBox.

What is The Gentle Art Of Verbal Self-defense about?

Learn How To Detect The Subtle Put-downs, Insults And Other Verbal Blows That Almost Everyone Uses--parents And Children, Husbands And Wives. Teachers And Students, And Friends And Lovers. Most Of Us Are Under Verbal Attack Every Day And Often Don't Even Realize It. In This Book You'll Learn The Skills You Need To Respond To All Types Of Verbal Attack. Specific Strategies For Your Defense Include: Twelve Rules Of Clear, Effective Interaction; Recognition Of Five Verbal Modes--the Placator, Blamer, Distractor, Computer, And Leveler; Tone Of Voice--make Yours Bolder And More Assertive; Alternative Scripts--better Approaches To Common Confrontation; Body Language--how It Supports What You Say; And In Special Chapters Directed To Both Men And Women, The Author Explains How Women Have Long Been The Verbal Victims Of Men And What Both Sexes Can Do To Break This Destructive Pattern.--from Publisher Description. Obscenities, Ethnic And Sexist Epithets, Cutting Jokes, Subtle Put-downs -- Whether Shouted, Said With A Smile, Or Sent Via E-mail -- Are All Verbal Abuse. For Many It Is The Everyday Language Of Doing Business. Suzette Haden Elgin, Nationally Recognized Linguistics Expert And Auth

Who reads The Gentle Art Of Verbal Self-defense?

Author

SUZETTE HADEN ELGIN

Publisher

BARNES & NOBLE BOOKS

Published

1980

Language

EN

ISBN

9780880290302

Category

self-help

Subjects

Psychology, Fiction, Self Help

Rating

3.79 / 5 (422 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-13