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Lexington Books Health Care Disparities and the LGBT Population
Book SynopsisTrade ReviewThis collection particularly underscores the importance of two major health policy issues—gaps in access to insurance coverage for LGBT people and discrimination against transgender people in the health system—that health professionals and those working for LGBT equality alike need to take up in earnest, especially in the era of the opportunities for change offered by the Affordable Care Act. The book explicitly frames its engagement with LGBT health issues through the framework of the unprecedented progress in public policy that has been achieved over the last five years. It demonstrates how research and policy can go hand in hand to define opportunities for change, and it will help readers from all backgrounds craft real solutions that work for LGBTQ people, our families, and our communities. -- Kellan Baker, Center for American ProgressThe editors’ coverage of topics related to health disparities for sexual minority men and women is impressive. This comprehensive volume will be an essential resource for researchers and policy-makers, as well as health care providers and consumers, who are interested in understanding and ultimately reducing health disparities for the LGBT community. -- Robin Lewis, Old Dominion UniversityTable of ContentsForeword Gary L. Kreps Foreword Allan D. Peterkin Part I: Constructing Identity by Coming Out to Your Physician 1.An Introduction to the Loosely Knit Patchwork of LGBT Health Care Teresa Heinz Housel and Vickie L. Harvey 2.The Importance of Sexual Orientation Disclosure to Physicians for Women Who Have Sex with Women Karina Willes and Mike Allen 3.Coming Out Conversations and Gay/Bisexual Men’s Sexual Health: A Constitutive Model Study Jimmie Manning 4.Shaping Self with the Doctor: The Construction of Identity for Trans Patients Katy Ross, Juliann C. Scholl, and Gina Castle Bell Part II: Access, Disparities and Harassment Under the Guise of Policies 5.Health Insurance Coverage For Same-Sex Couples: Disparities and Trends under DOMA Gilbert Gonzales, Ryan Moltz, and Miriam King 6.Carving Triangles into Squares: The Effects of LGBTQ Stigma Related Stressors During Youth, Adulthood, and Aging Dawn L. Strongin, Marc J. Silva, and Fredrick Smiley 7.Reproductive Physicians’ Treatment of Lesbian Patients in Germany and the United States Alicia VandeVusse Part III: Silencing, Violence, and Other Forms of Intimidation of LGBT People 8.Limiting Transgender Health: Administrative Violence and Microaggressions in Health Care Systems Sonny Nordmarken and Reese Kelly 9.Women’s Health, Health Care Service Utilization, and Experience of Intimate Partner Violence in the United States Bethany Coston 10.Political Activism as a Health-Giving Activity: Transforming Silence into Language and Action Michael Warren Tumolo
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Pluto Press Network Culture Politics For the Information Age
Book SynopsisA sophisticated argument about how the internet and communication networks impact on politics, democracy, and identity.Trade Review'Brings to questions of network culture and politics both a keen philosophical perspective and a deep understanding of the history and technology of information networks. She shows in wonderfully clear terms how our increasingly networked world brings harsher forms of domination but also opens the possibility for new struggles of liberation' -- Michael Hardt, co-author (with Antonio Negri) of Empire'A genuine achievement. Terranova gives the reader a notion of new media that extends all the way to artificial life. Then she takes this concoction and makes it political. Required reading for media theorists, evolutionary biology junkies and activists' -- Scott Lash, Director of the Centre for Cultural Studies, Goldsmiths College, University of LondonTable of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction 1. Three Propositions On Informational Cultures 2. Open Networks 3. Free Labour 4. Soft Control 5. Communications’ Biopower Bibliography Index
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Polity Press Words of the World
Book SynopsisThis bold and accessible study of human languages and communication explores issues which are at the forefront of today's globalized society. The human species is divided into more than five thousand language groups that do not understand each other.Trade Review"Abram de Swaan is the world's leading political sociologist of language. He has a profound knowledge of the complex history interlinking states and languages and an equally acute understanding of individual incentives to learn languages. Here he applies his insights and methods – with surprising results -- to globalization and its implications for the survival of world languages. Words of the World is both a pleasure to read and a remarkable contribution to political sociology." Professor David Laitin, Stanford University "...de Swaan's view is original and rich to the extent that it sheds new light on this problem...De Swaan's analysis is definitely new and fruitful for an understanding of the relations of power and language" Anais Bokobza, European University Institute, Florence, Italy "De Swaan's study is an impressive tour de force; it presents an original and refreshing social science perspective, is rich in empirical detail, rigorous in its theoretical elaboration, and written in an elegant and accessible style: a path-breaking study of language change and human communication in an age of globalisation." Johan Heilbron, Multilingual Matters "...this book is an important contribution to our understanding of the relationship among languages of the world in the era of globalisation. It is a good addition to the growing body of texts used in increasingly popular courses on 'World English(es)'. Alamin Mazuri, The Ohio State University, USATable of ContentsPreface ix 1 Introduction: the global language system 1 1.1 The global language system: a galaxy of languages 4 1.2 A historical atlas of the world as a language system 6 1.3 Supercentral constellations in the present language system 11 1.4 Scope and approach of this book 17 1.5 Plan of the book 20 2 The political economy of language constellations 25 2.1 Languages as ‘hypercollective goods’ 27 2.2 The communication potential of a language: the Q-value 33 3 Language, culture and the unequal exchange of texts 41 3.1 Texts as commodities in international exchange 42 3.2 Protectionism and free trade in cultural exchange 47 3.3 Monoglossia, polyglossia and heteroglossia 53 3.4 Discussion 57 4 India: the rivalry between Hindi and English 60 4.1 Characterization of the Indian constellation 61 4.2 State formation, nation-building and language unification 63 4.3 The vicissitudes of language policy in India 69 4.4 Discussion 73 5 The triumph of bahasa Indonesia 81 5.1 Gandhi’s dream 81 5.2 The rise of Malay 83 5.3 The demise of Dutch 86 5.4 The rejection of Javanese 90 5.5 Discussion 93 6 Africa: the persistence of the colonial languages 96 6.1 A two-by-three comparison 99 6.2 Three francophone constellations south of the Sahara 102 6.3 Three English-centred constellations south of the Sahara 116 7 South Africa: the survival of the old language regime 127 7.1 The language regime under Apartheid 128 7.2 Language policy after Apartheid 132 7.3 The dynamics of the constellation 136 7.4 Discussion 140 8 The European Union: the more languages, the more English 144 8.1 Civil Europe (1): language unification in national constellations 146 8.2 Civil Europe (2): Q-values in the European Union 151 8.3 Institutional Europe (1): the public level 166 8.4 Institutional Europe (2): the bureaucracy 171 8.5 Discussion 173 9 Conclusions and considerations 176 9.1 Conclusions 177 9.2 Considerations 187 Notes 194 References 225 Index 244
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Polity Press Cultures of Mediatization
Book Synopsis* An engaging analysis of an emerging, cutting-edge area of media studies. * This accessible text draws is driven by empirical examples and terminology is clearly introduced and explained.Trade Review'The great virtue of Cultures of Mediatization is that the book proposes an entente cordiale between media scholarship and social theory. The idea of mediatization as a historical process—akin to other large-scale changes that have long preoccupied sociologists—is genuinely exciting. It is, in my view, the beachhead upon which a genuine dialogue could be launched.' International Journal of Communication 'This book is a contribution of major importance. It has a well-focused, original and stimulating argument which I think will quickly be recognized as taking current debates about mediatization considerably further forward.' Nick Couldry, Goldsmiths, University of London 'For those unfamiliar with the concept of mediatization, Andreas Hepp opens up some stimulating new directions for media studies. For those already working with the concept, Hepp’s integrative theoretical analysis plus refreshing questioning will prove equally stimulating.' Sonia Livingstone, London School of Economics and Political Science 'This book gives an original view on media cultures as cultures of mediatization. This clear and accessible text provides a good overview and introduction to the complex and hot topics on mediatization. It is a must for students, researchers and a general academic public interested in the media and social change.' Knut Lundby, University of OsloTable of ContentsDetailed Table of ContentsAcknowledgements1. Introduction2. What Media Culture Is (Not)3. The Mediatization of Culture4. Cultures of Mediatization and Mediatized Worlds5. Communatization within Cultures of Mediatization6. Studying Cultures of Mediatization7. ProspectReferencesIndex
£19.56
Polity Press Going Viral
Book SynopsisWe live in a world where a tweet can be instantly retweeted and read by millions around the world in minutes, where a video forwarded to friends can destroy a political career in hours, and where an unknown man or woman can become an international celebrity overnight. Virality: individuals create it, governments fear it, companies would die for it.Trade ReviewGoing Viral has won the 2014 Best Book Award by ASIS&T (Association of Information Science and Technology), and was named an Outstanding Academic Title by Choice Magazine (Association of College and Research Libraries). "This concise and insightful book targets a niche topic in the studies of digital media that is becoming increasingly relevant to the public. It considers many questions and successfully accomplishes what it sets out to do. Students of media, digital worlds, and information will not be disappointed."—LSE Review of Books "Virality is what make societies click at the pulse of the Internet. It is at the heart of the new forms of commerce, culture, media, social movements, and politics. This pathbreaking book explains what it is, how it works technologically and socially, and draws out the implications of this process for social change. It is a major contribution to network theory and to the understanding of the network society."—Manuel Castells, University of Southern California "Ever wonder why a video, meme, or idea spreads like wildfire online? In 'Virality', Nahon and Hemsley examine the technology, social practices, and cultural conditions that enable media to go viral. This illuminating book gets beyond marketing hype to provide critical insights for understanding the powerful phenomenon of virality. This is a must-read for anyone trying to make sense of how information flows in a networked world."—Danah Boyd, Microsoft Research "From Rosa Parks to Gangham style--a fascinating look at a defining phenomena of our age- virality, spreading, winner-take-all success. It is more than a fad-- Going Viral offers a compelling argument that viral processes are here to stay, and they are an essential feature of the online fabric."—Albert-László Barabási, Northeastern UniversityTable of ContentsList of Figures List of Tables Acknowledgements Prolog Cover Art 1 Introduction: Virality of pets and presidents 2 What Virality is: I know it when I see it 3 What Makes Something Viral I: The control of networks through Gatekeeping 4 What Makes Something Viral II: What is everyone looking at? 5 What Makes Something Viral III: Caught in the Viral Net! 6 Networked changed societies 7 Afterlife Bibliography Notes
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Taylor & Francis Inc Case Studies in Communication and
Book SynopsisThis volume provides case studies of some of the people, groups and classes who are living a disenfranchised existence in the USA. Whether by birth or unfortunate circumstances, they are denied full privileges.Table of ContentsContents: Introduction. Part I: Issues Related to Politics and Socioeconomic Status.L.S. Eastland, Defending Identity: Courage and Compromise in Radical Right Contexts. K. Miller, Conflicting Voices: Homelessness in America. J. Kahler, B.F. Sharf, From Pedagogy to Praxis: Affecting Communication in an Inner-City AIDS Clinic. A.A. Marshall, J.K. McKeon, "I Just Can't Afford It": Overcoming Barriers Facing Women Living in Poverty. Part II: Issues Related to Family.F. Avalos-C'deBaca, P. Geist, J.L. Gray, G. Hill, The Baby Shower: Rituals of Public and Private Joy and Sorrow. D.S. Ballard-Reisch, J. Price, Coping With Adolescent Cancer: One Family's Experience. J.E. Rudd, D.P. Joyce, Divorce Mediation: Balancing the Scales of Justice? J.F. Nussbaum, L. Sparks, M. Bergstrom, Elder Care: Different Paths Within an Extended American Family. Part III: Issues Related to Abuse.S. Alemán, M. Lavitt, Responses to Rape: The Contextualization of Violence Against Women. E.B. Ray, When the Protector Is the Abuser: Effects of Incest on Adult Survivors. L. Kanae, J.T. West, To Love, Honor, and Obey: One Woman's Narrative of Intimate Violence. T.J. Hack, R.P. Clair, Sexual Harassment: Raising Consciousness and Sharing Solutions. Part IV: Issues Related to Health Concerns.F.C. Corey, Without AIDS: A Gay Man Dies. S. Metts, H. Manns, Living with HIV and AIDS: Personal Accounts of Coping. R.J.W. Cline, N.J. McKenzie, "Stripping You of Everything You Ever Held Dear to Your Heart": The Many Losses of Women With HIV/AIDS. T.L. Thompson, "But I Don't Know What to Say to Her": Communication With the Terminally Ill. R.W. Thomas, D.R. Seibold, Trouble at Laster Enterprises: Managing Alcohol Problems in a Work Environment. G.M. Johnson, T.L. Albrecht, Working With Disabilities: The Case of the Job Finders Club. D.O. Braithwaite, "I Am a Person First": Different Perspectives on the Communication of Persons With Disabilities.
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Taylor & Francis Humor and the Healing Arts A Multimethod Analysis of Humor Use in Health Care Routledge Communication Series
Book SynopsisOffering 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 to get attention, make amends, insist on unpleasant routines, and establish rapport. Examining humor from many angles, the book begins with a phenomenological analysis of the essence of funny. This section describes what makes some things funny but not others, and how to distinguish between potentially funny and unfunny episodes in medical situations. From an ethnographic perspective, joking around is shown to be a persuasive element of medical culture. Examples illustrate how patients and caregivers use humor to negotiate the dialectics between helping and hurting, and individuality and compliance. Additionally, a close-up look at three medical transactions shows how humor is used to help a physical therapy patient overcome fear and queasiness, reduce the embarrassment of a mammography, and defuse a potential conflict between a student aide and a young patient. A final section examines techniques for initiating conversational humor. In sum, this volume provides an intimate and realistic look at medical conversations as they are conducted every day. It serves as a valuable complement to health communication texts and offers information of interest to health communication scholars, healthcare practitioners, and anyone interested in the effects and techniques of conversational humor. Richly grounded in naturally occurring data, the book can be understood and used effectively by both scholars and practitioners.Table of ContentsContents: Preface. Part I: Background. Introduction. Related Literature In Health Communication. Related Humor Literature. Conceptual Foundations. Overview of Humor in Health Care Settings. Part II: The Nature of Funny. About Phenomenology. The Essence of Funny. Funny in Relation to Health Care. Part III: Tones, Functions, and Topics of Medical Setting Humor. The Ethnographic Approach. Torture by Hickey Machine: We're All in This Together. Discreet Humor in a Breast Care Center. Empathic Humor In a Doctor's Office. Overview and Significance of Humor in Medical Settings. Part IV: Humor and Appropriateness. The Rules of the Humor Game. Humor and the Code of Dignity. Humor and the Code of Compassion. Overview and Significance of Humor and Appropriateness. Part V: Humor Makes Sense of Problematic Situations. Ethnomethodological Approach. Candid Camera and Gestalt Psychology. Playful Management of Three Dilemmas. Laughter-Coated Complaints. Part VI: Conclusions. Summary. A Few Cautions. Limitations and Strengths. Suggestions for Application. Parting Observations. Appendices: The Relationship Between Conversational Context and Structure. Transcription Guide. Discovery Model. Philosophy Statement.
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Taylor & Francis Inc Sex Differences and Similarities in Communication
Book SynopsisSex Differences and Similarities in Communication offers a thorough exploration of sex differences in how men and women communicate, set within the context of sex similarities, offering a balanced examination of the topic. The contents of this distinctive volume frame the conversation regarding the extent to which sex differences are found in social behavior, and emphasize different theoretical perspectives on the topic. Chapter contributors examine how sex differences and similarities can be seen in various verbal and nonverbal communicative behaviors across contexts, and focus on communication behavior in romantic relationships. The work included here represents recent research on the topic across various disciplines, including communication, social psychology, sociology, linguistics, and organizational behavior, by scholars well-known for their work in this area. In this second edition, some chapters present new perspectives on sex/gender and communication; otheTable of ContentsContents: Preface. Part I: Framing Sex Differences and Similarities.K. Dindia, Men Are From North Dakota, Women Are From South Dakota. E. Aries, Gender Differences in Interaction: A Reexamination. P.H. Wright, Toward an Expanded Orientation to the Comparative Study of Women's and Men's Same-Sex Friendships. J.A. Hall, How Big Are Nonverbal Sex Differences? The Case of Smiling and Nonverbal Sensitivity. G.N. Powell, L.M. Graves, Gender and Leadership: Perceptions and Realities. M. Allen, K.S. Valde, Researching a Gendered World: The Intersection of Methodological and Ethical Concerns. Part II: Approaches to Sex Differences and Similarities.P.A. Anderson, The Evolution of Biological Sex Differences in Communication. B.R. Burleson, A.W. Kunkel, Revisiting the Different Cultures Thesis: An Assessment of Sex Differences and Similarities in Supportive Communication. A.H. Eagly, A.M. Koenig, Social Role Theory of Sex Differences and Similarities: Implication for Prosocial Behavior. M. Crawford, M.R. Kaufman, Sex Differences Versus Social Processes in the Construction of Gender. L. Di Mare, V.R. Waldron, Researching Gendered Communication in Japan and the United States: Current Limitations and Alternative Approaches. Part III: Sex Differences and Similarities in Communicative Behaviors.A. Mulac, The Gender-Linked Language Effect: Do Language Differences Really Make a Difference? L.K. Guerrero, S.M. Jones, R.R. Boburka, Sex Differences in Emotional Communication. J.K. Burgoon, J.P. Blair, D.B. Buller, P. Tilley, Sex Differences in Presenting and Detecting Deceptive Messages. A.E. Lindsey, W.R. Zakahi, Perceptions of Men and Women Departing From Conversational Sex-Role Stereotypes. P.J. Kalbfleisch, A.L. Herold, Sex, Power, and Communication. Part IV: Sex Differences and Similarities in Romantic Relationships.M.R. Trost, J.K. Alberts, How Men and Women Communicate Attraction: An Evolutionary View. P.A. Mongeau, M.C.M. Serewicz, M.L.M. Henningsen, K.L. Davis, Sex Differences in the Transition to a Heterosexual Romantic Relationship. D.J. Canary, J. Wahba, Do Women Work Harder Than Men at Maintaining Relationships? L.M. Sagrestano, C.L. Heavey, A. Christensen, Individual Differences Versus Social Structural Approaches to Explaining Demand-Withdraw and Social Influence Behaviors. J.T. Wood, Gender, Power, and Violence in Heterosexual Relationships. J.S. Hyde, Epilogue.
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