|  | Wright, Kevin Bradley / Sparks, Lisa / O'Hair, Dan
Health Communication in the 21st Century
 2. Edition December 2012
51.90 Euro
2012. 360 Pages, Softcover
ISBN 978-0-470-67272-3 - John Wiley & Sons
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| Short description
Now in an updated second edition, this much-admired primer for students offers an accessible and reliable introduction to health communication. Integrating the latest thinking and covering a host of fresh topics, this fully revised text features new and enhanced material on risk and crisis communication, health issues of global significance, spirituality and health, disparities in health provision, and political issues in health communication. For this edition, the authors have added substantially to the content while maintaining their student-centered approach with new case studies neatly summarizing fundamental points, a full glossary, and chapter summaries with discussion questions.
From the contents
Part I: Introduction
1. Overview of Communication and Health
Part II: Interpersonal Perspectives
2. Provider-Patient Communication
3. Caregiving and Communication
Part III: Social, Cultural, and Organizational Contexts
4. Social Support and Health
5. Culture and Diversity Issues in Healthcare
6. Communication and Healthcare Organizations
Part IV: Influences of Technologies and Media
7. New Technologies and Health Communication
8. Mass Communication and Health
Part V: Risk, Campaigns, Communities, and Teams
9. Risk and Crisis Communication
10. Health Campaigns and Community Health Initiatives
11. Interdisciplinary Healthcare Teams
Part VI: Contexts, Challenges, and Choices
12. Political Issues And Health Communication
13. Epilogue: Looking Toward the Future of Health Communication Research
Index
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