Humor and the Healing Arts: A Multimethod Analysis of Humor Use in Health Care
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Offering a social scientific look at humor's role in medical transactions, this volume is based on extensive field study in seven medical settings. It includes excerpts from dozens of actual conversations between patients and caregivers. Analysis of these episodes reveals that humor is a practical tool used to meet many medical objectives. It is used by patients to good-naturedly complain and to campaign for more personal attention, and by caregivers...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0805826483
ISBN13:9780805826487
Release Date:November 1997
Publisher:Routledge
Length:240 Pages
Weight:0.84 lbs.
Dimensions:0.6" x 6.5" x 8.9"
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Communication & Media Studies Doctors & Medicine Language Arts Medical Medical BooksCustomer Reviews
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