Christine S. Davis, Deborah C. Breede

Gebundenes Buch

Talking Through Death

Communicating about Death in Interpersonal, Mediated, and Cultural Contexts

Beschreibung

Talking Through Death will look at communication at end-of-life through studying cultural media; funeral, burial, and related rituals; religious and cultural practices, beliefs, and rites; hospice and other medical settings; and legal issues surrounding advance directives.

Autor

Dr. Christine Davis is a Professor in the Communication Studies Department at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. She received her BA degree from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; her MA from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro; and her PhD from the University of South Florida, all in the field of Communication Studies. She publishes regularly on topics such as children's health, end of life communication, disability, and qualitative research methods. Dr. Deborah C. Breede, a Professor of Communication, teaches communication, women's and gender studies, and graduate courses at Coastal Carolina University (CCU) in Conway, South Carolina. Her primary research, teaching, and service interests focus on the formation, development, maintenance, and challenges of community within a variety of contexts - including interpersonal and familial relationships; educational, cultural, and community collaborations; and during end of life experiences.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Routledge
• Seitenzahl: 222
• Erscheinungstermin: 19. Juli 2018
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 479g
• ISBN-13: 9781138231696
• ISBN-10: 113823169X
• Artikelnr.: 53459345