Communication as Comfort

Multiple Voices in Palliative Care

By Sandra L. Ragan, Elaine M. Wittenberg-Lyles, Joy Goldsmith, Sandra Sanchez-Reilly

This exceptional work explores the complexities of communication at one of the most critical stages of the life experience--during advanced, serious illness and at the...

Published March 18th 2008 by Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.

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Communication Perspectives on HIV/AIDS for the 21st Century

Edited by Timothy Edgar, Seth M. Noar, Vicki S. Freimuth

Reflecting the current state of research into the communication aspects of HIV/AIDS, this volume explores AIDS-related communication scholarship, moving forward from the 1992 publication AIDS:...

Published August 20th 2007 by Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.

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Communicating at the End of Life

Finding Magic in the Mundane

By Elissa Foster

This enlightening volume provides first-hand perspectives and ethnographic research on communication at the end of life, a topic that has gone largely understudied in communication...

Published October 19th 2006 by Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.

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The Internet and Health Care

Theory, Research, and Practice

Edited by Monica Murero, Ronald E. Rice

The Internet and Health Care: Theory, Research, and Practice presents an in-depth introduction to the field of health care and the Internet, from international and...

Published May 23rd 2006 by Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.

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Handbook of Sports and Media

Edited by Arthur A. Raney, Jennings Bryant

This distinctive Handbook covers the breadth of sports and media scholarship, one of the up-and-coming topics bridging media entertainment, sports management, and popular culture. Organized...

Published April 17th 2006 by Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.

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Life-Span Communication

By Loretta L. Pecchioni, Kevin B. Wright, Jon F. Nussbaum

This innovative text emphasizes how communicative processes develop, are maintained, and change throughout the life span. Topics covered include language skills, interpersonal conflict management, socialization,...

Published June 23rd 2005 by Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.

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Narratives, Health, and Healing

Communication Theory, Research, and Practice

Edited by Lynn M. Harter, Phyllis M. Japp, Christina S. Beck

This distinctive collection explores the use of narratives in the social construction of wellness and illness. Narratives, Health, and Healing emphasizes what the process of...

Published May 18th 2005 by Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.

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Processes of Community Change and Social Action

Edited by Allen M. Omoto

This volume--an outgrowth of the annual meeting of the Claremont Symposium on Applied Social Psychology--focuses on examples of social change and community action, and the...

Published March 15th 2005 by Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.

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Health Communication in Practice

A Case Study Approach

Edited by Eileen Berlin Ray

Health Communication in Practice: A Case Study Approach offers a comprehensive examination of the complex nature of health-related communication. Modeled on Eileen Berlin Ray's 1993...

Published January 18th 2005 by Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.

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Safer Sex in Personal Relationships

The Role of Sexual Scripts in HIV Infection and Prevention

By Tara M. Emmers-Sommer, Mike Allen

This book focuses on safer sex discussion and practice in close, personal relationships, emphasizing research on individuals in personal relationship types that are experiencing a...

Published October 13th 2004 by Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.

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