Excuses

C. R. Snyder, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas Raymond L. Higgins, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas Rita J. Stucky, Private Practice, Lawrence, Kansas

• Introduction to the Percheron Press Edition 1. Browsing Through the Excuses Costume Shop 2. The Philosophical Backdrop to the Excuse Masquerade 3. Theory of Excuses: Positive Images for Adults and Others 4. Retrospective Excuses: Masquerades for the Past 5. Anticipatory Excuses: Masquerades for the Future 6. The Excuse-Making Actors: Individual Differences in Locus of Control 7. The Development of Excuse-Making 8. Excuses Gone Awry 9. Interventions for Excuses 10. The Value of Excuse-Making References Author Index Subject Index

'Illuminating the strategies that prop up favorable views of self, this book is even more relevant today than when it was first published.' (Roy F. Baumeister, Florida State University) 'Excuse making is forever with us and this book still is our best guide to understanding it.' (Sharon Stephens Brehm, Indiana University) 'A true classic.  It belongs on the bookshelf of anyone who wants to fully understand the subtleties of interpersonal communication.' (Robert B. Cialdani, Arizona State University) 'The best analysis of the tendency to shift blame to others.  Its style, consistency, comprehensiveness, and theoretical insights are unmatched.' (Donelson R. Forsyth, Virginia Commonwealth University) 'It is great to see this classic get a fresh face.  I highly recommend it.' (Everett L. Worthington, Virginia Commonwealth University)