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Project Self-Discovery
Author(s): Michelle L Hurley, BETHANY NOVOTNY, STACY ONKS
A distillation from Ralph Waldo Emerson is “Life is a journey, not a destination.” Taking your journey through life can be fraught and uncertain but with reflection and planning, it can be the trip of a lifetime! Drawing from seminal theory in developmental psychology and growth centered activities,...
Communication Accommodation Theory as a Lens to Examine Painful Self-Disclosure in Grandparent-Grandchild Relationships
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Sample Communication Accommodation Theory (CAT; e.g., Giles, 2016a) has emerged as a key interpersonal and intergroup theory, and has been studied across an array of languages, cultures, and applied settings (Soliz & Giles, 2014). This chapter, with its illustrative case accounts, focuses on one ...
"Help, My Teen is Sexting!": A Case Study of Seeking Mediated Social Support for Parents Who Caught Their Teen Sexting
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Abstract In this case study, a parent discovers sext messages on her teenager’s cell phone. The parent (Julie) must consider how to approach this difficult conversation with her son (talking to her son about the dangers of sexting). After considering several potential avenues for reasons why her ...
Becoming A Better University Writer
Author(s): Paul McCormick
Becoming a Better University Writer features twenty-seven concise essays on all aspects of the first-year writing process, from time management to sentence variety, from annotated bibliographies to managing writer's block. Each essay includes a short writing exercise designed to reinforce its respe...
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...
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...
Fitness and Your Health
Author(s): David C Nieman
Fitness & Your Health has been written to satisfy the general education requirement for physical education. In many colleges and universities students are given the option to take a class that focuses on fitness and health issues. Fitness & Your Health uses a physical fitness approach to educate the...