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When Love is Not Enough: Communication Challenges and Social Support Experienced When Placing a Spouse with Dementia in a Residential Care Facility

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Abstract Negative health impacts of caregiving for a person with dementia are well established, and placing a person with dementia in a residential care facility may become a necessary option. The decision to place a spouse with dementia in a residential care facility, and the difficult relationa...

The Beard Buster: Applying the Theory of Independent Mindedness to the Barbasol Company

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Sample If you have ever worked in an organization where you have been fearful of communicating to/with those in hierarchically-superior positions, believe us: you are not alone. The more important questions, however, are why employees are fearful of upward communication and what can be done to in...

Humor in Families: A Crucible of Humor and Communication

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Sample Families provide our first, earliest, and ongoing engagement with humorous communication. Some scholars (Martin, Anderson, Burant, & Weber, 1997; Vogl-Bauer, 2003) claim that teasing, for example, is part of the daily fabric of family members’ interactions. The family is a crucible for hum...

Lauren's Job Interviews: A Case Study for Nonverbal Expectancy Violations Theory

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Sample We are sure that you have experienced a situation where someone has behaved or communicated with you in a way that you did not expect. For example, perhaps you were talking with the owner of a dry-cleaning store about a problem with the cleaning of a garment. This is the first time you hav...

The Communication Potentials and Challenges of Arts-Based Programming in Health Care Settings

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Abstract Creative, arts-based programming is an important therapeutic tool in health care. Although clinical integration of the arts is on the rise, creative programming remains a relatively new endeavor for artists, patients, and health care providers. This case study encourages readers to grapp...

Image Repair in a Chinese Brand identity Crisis: Will the Real Herbal Tea Company Please Stand Up?

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Sample Crises are viewed as a threat to organizational reputation and brand (Coombs, 2007a; Jin & Cameron, 2007) and the consequences of crises can jeopardize a whole corporation (Pearson & Mitroff, 1993). Almost all crises emanate from triggering events and they often occur because organizations...