ISBN:
0761964746
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1412932300
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9780761964742
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9781412932301
Language:
English
Pages:
1 Online-Ressource (182 p.)
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als
DDC:
306.461014
Keywords:
Communication en médecine
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Santé dans les médias
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SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural
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POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Cultural Policy
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SOCIAL SCIENCE / Popular Culture
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Arts-patiënt-relatie
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Communicatie
;
Ziekte
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Massamedia
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Gezondheidsvoorlichting en -opvoeding
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Communication in medicine
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Health
;
Mass media
;
Kulturvergleich
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Krankheit
;
Gesundheit
;
Arzt
;
Patient
;
Konversationsanalyse
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Soziologie
;
Attitude to Health
;
Communications Media
;
Linguistics
;
Physician-Patient Relations
;
Kommunikation
;
Linguistik
;
Massenmedien
;
Medien
;
Communication in medicine
;
Health in mass media
Note:
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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Cover; Contents; Acknowledgements; Key to Transcription Symbols; Introduction; Chapter 1 -- The Body, Disease and Discourse; Chapter 2 -- 'Lay' Talk about Health and Illness; Chapter 3 -- Power, Asymmetry and Decision Making in Medical Encounters; Chapter 4 -- The Media, Expert Opinion and Health Scares; Chapter 5 -- Metaphors of Sickness and Recovery; Chapter 6 -- Narrative and the Voicing of Illness; Conclusion; References; Index
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This accessible book provides a cogent review of the literature on discourse analysis as it pertains to medical and health matters. It demonstrates the centrality of discourse analysis to an understanding of health and communication. Introducing original research from his own studies, Richard Gwyn focuses on language and communication issues
