The Social Currency | Gossip

We all trade in a social currency that helps increase our social knowledge and status. That currency is gossip. Whether it's about the sex lives or hygiene of others or the twist ending to a movie, we can't avoid it. So let's learn to love it and use it effectively.

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Brondino, N., Fusar-Poli, L., & Politi, P. (2017). Something to talk about: Gossip increases oxytocin levels in a near real-life situation. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 77, 218-224. doi:10.1016/j.psyneuen.2016.12.014

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Levin, J., & Arluke, A. (1985). An exploratory analysis of sex differences in gossip. Sex Roles, 12(3-4), 281-286. doi:10.1007/bf00287594

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