The Entertainment Media are built on it, school hallways are full of it, but is gossip ever really acceptable? When does talking about others cross the line from thoughtful concern to harmful activity? Gossip: Deal with it before word gets around looks at the damage gossip can cause to both its object and its perpetrators, ways to cope when a rumor is making the rounds, and what to do when the urge to participate feels irresistible. --- from the publisher |