Usefulness of Gossiping

Usefulness of Gossiping

Introduction

We all like to gossip about others, but abhor to hear there has been gossiping about our own selves. Generally we therefore tend to think gossiping is always bad, but forget it right at those moment some juicy gossips are flowing from our own silky lips. Luckily there is a science of gossip to be found in psychological studies and it shows that actually some sorts of gossip are not bad at all. It seems pro-social gossip plays a vital role in what we call social control, a form of peer pressure.

Discussion

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