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Contemporary Perspectives on Privacy: Social, Psychological, Political

Stephen T. Margulis (Editor), Irene Hanson Frieze (Editor)
ISBN: 978-1-4051-1670-1
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200 pages
June 2003, Wiley-Blackwell
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  • Defines and explores privacy as a social and psychological concept.
  • 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.
  • Offers an evaluation of the contributions of Westin's and Altman's theories of privacy.

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