Social Power and Communicating Social Support
eBook - ePub

Social Power and Communicating Social Support

How Stigma and Marginalization Affect Our Ability to Help

  1. 216 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Social Power and Communicating Social Support

How Stigma and Marginalization Affect Our Ability to Help

About this book

This book gives readers an understanding of the theoretical foundations of social support communication along with practical tools to ethically and justly connect with and support others in daily life.

Incorporating research, real-world examples, and autoethnographic methods, this book examines how social hierarchies, personal power dynamics, and relational and social histories can be better understood to create stronger social support messages across all our relationships, including family, friend, workplace, and health provider-patient relationships. The book translates theories of social support communication into practical application, examining how support messaging goes wrong and how to do it right.

Intended as a supplementary text in interpersonal communication, psychology, and social work undergraduate courses, the book is also ideal for professionals who engage in caretaking and support tasks and wish to enhance their knowledge of social support theory.

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Yes, you can access Social Power and Communicating Social Support by Dena M. Huisman in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Psychologie & Études sur la communication. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright Page
  5. Dedication
  6. Contents
  7. Acknowledgments
  8. 1 Introduction
  9. 2 Identity Construction and Maintenance and Social Support
  10. 3 Relationships at the Center of Support
  11. 4 Channels of Communication
  12. 5 Physical Health and Social Support
  13. 6 Mental Health and Social Support
  14. 7 Race, Ethnicity, and Social Support
  15. 8 Gender, Sexuality, and Social Support
  16. 9 Grief and Social Support
  17. 10 Conclusion
  18. Index