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Produktdetails

Einband

Taschenbuch

Erscheinungsdatum

15.11.1990

Verlag

Simon & Schuster

Seitenzahl

770

Maße (L/B/H)

23,3/18,7/3,8 cm

Gewicht

1139 g

Sprache

Englisch

ISBN

978-0-671-72228-9

Beschreibung

Produktdetails

Einband

Taschenbuch

Erscheinungsdatum

15.11.1990

Verlag

Simon & Schuster

Seitenzahl

770

Maße (L/B/H)

23,3/18,7/3,8 cm

Gewicht

1139 g

Sprache

Englisch

ISBN

978-0-671-72228-9

Herstelleradresse

Libri GmbH
Europaallee 1
36244 Bad Hersfeld
DE

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  • Produktbild: Miss Manners' Guide for the Turn-of-the-Millennium

  • Contents

    List of Illustrations

    Preface

    Introduction

    Heavy Etiquette Theory

    Some Principles

    A Sampler of Problems Mrs. Perfect Never Had to Face

    1. Revised Conventions

    Modern Ladies and Gentlemen

    Traditional Confusion

    Forms of Address

    Honorifics

    Names

    Conventional Gestures, Phrases, and Words

    Greetings

    Introductions

    Conventional Phrases

    Conversation

    Establishing Identity

    Traditionally Forbidden Topics

    Personal Questions and Remarks

    Questions and Comments About...

    Advice

    Correcting Others

    Fashionable Emotions

    Dress

    Public Manners

    The New Smoking Rules

    Driving

    Dealing with Strangers

    Buses and Streets

    Unfortunate Habits

    Crime

    2. Home Life

    Steprelations, Former Spouses, and Former In-Laws

    The Changing Household

    The Unmarried Couple

    The Traditional Family

    Marital Communication

    Roommates

    Family Matters

    Parents and Children

    For Parents

    For Others

    Social Life with Babies

    Early Lessons

    Stepparents, Teachers, and Others

    Child Rearing Sabotaged

    Adolescence

    Table Manners

    Equipment and How to Use It

    Difficult Foods

    Household Help

    The Real Servant Problem

    Neighborliness

    Communications at Home

    The Telephone

    The Mail

    3. The Workplace

    Businesslike Behavior

    Women in the Workplace

    Professional Standards

    Appropriate Attire

    Business Communication

    The Life Cycle of a Job

    4. Business and the Public

    Dealing with the Public

    The Staff and the Practitioner

    The Attitude Problem

    The Travel Industry

    Hotel

    Restaurants

    Tipping

    5. When Business gets Personal

    How to Tell Business from Social Life

    Social Harassment

    Presents and Bonuses

    Annoyance in the Workplace

    Mixing Professional and Private Life

    The Business of Charity

    6. Genuine Social Life

    Friendship

    Financing Friendship

    Organizing Social Life

    Controlling Social Life

    Social Obligations for Hosts and Guests

    The Guest List

    Social Occasions

    New and Old Forms

    Balls and Dances

    Parties with a Point

    Party Procedure

    Dinner Parties

    Food

    Social Disasters

    Houseguests

    Presents

    Expressing Gratitude

    Recreation

    Theaters and Other Public Places

    Participatory Sports

    7. Courtship and Romance

    Methods of Meeting

    Gender Roles

    The Stages of Courtship

    Social Promiscuity

    Polite Rejection

    8. Ceremonies and Celebrations

    Engagements

    Showers

    Baby Showers

    Weddings: An Overview

    Planning the Wedding

    The Guest List

    Invitations and Announcements

    The Wedding Party

    Dress for Weddings

    The Wedding Reception

    Minor Customs

    Wedding Presents

    Other Ceremonies

    Birth Ceremonies

    Coming of Age

    Special Occasions

    Wedding Anniversaries

    9. Funerals and Bereavement

    Funerals

    Condolences

    Bereavement

    Legacies

    10. Protocol

    The American Way

    Official Life

    Titles

    Index

    Acknowledgments