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Health Care Disparities at Hope Hospital: Impotent Government Relations and Injured Communities

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Abstract A respected newspaper reports about racial disparities in health care provided by the local Hope Hospital. City council members, including Tom Farghes representing District 1, try to reach out to their constituents to alleviate concerns and quiet criticism. The election is coming soon. B...

Muslims, Head Coverings, and Fantasy Football: Moving Beyond the Stereotype

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Sample In an introduction to interpersonal communication course at a Midwestern university students are assigned a listening project that requires them to learn about themselves and others by selecting a representative of a group whose perspective they would not ordinarily listen to.1 Two days af...

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...

"Why Did it All Go So Horribly Wrong?": Intercultural Conflict in an NGO in New Zealand

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Sample This case study examines problematic intercultural communication in a non-governmental, not-for-profit small organization in an attempt to make sense of how and why the communication failed. Such organizations tend to employ people who have empathy for the transcultural and transnational f...

Individual Taxation

Author(s): RYAN PACE

The study of tax law can be an intimidating task.  Nevertheless, students wil find that being proficient in tax law can be very rewarding and prepares students for valuable career opportunities as accounting, tax advisors, and business consultants.  Once a student understands the organization of the...

The Disciplines of Business: Every Career Is a Business

Author(s): Joshua Robert Thompson, Robert Foster Houghton

It is the authors’ belief that every individual is their own brand and in turn, every career is a business. For students, understanding the different disciplines commonly taught in a College of Business are essential to their career path choices.  The Disciplines of Business: Every Career Is a Bu...

I Hurt

Author(s): Gary Morais

Who do know that is struggling in relationships, personal challenges, addictions, or just “feeling stuck” in life? This book provides life transforming solutions in an easy to read, practical format.  It is designed to give you tools that have already helped thousands of people to actually change th...