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Framing and Priming in Presidential Campaign Ads
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“A lot of people still don’t really know who I am,” said John F. Kerry to reporters in spring 2004, just as he emerged as the Democratic presidential nominee and began the general election campaign in earnest (Jackson, 2004). Like all presidential candidates, Kerry was obligated to establish a posit...
Identifying Abuse and Violence: A Practical Workbook
Author(s): Vasavi Charathram
The purpose of this workbook is to provide examples of different forms of abuse to assist those who provide service to their fellow human beings across various disciplines. I wish to stress that abuse is not specific to any one ethnicity, gender, or gender identity. Hence, the names, ethnicities, ge...
Ethics for Public Safety: Ethical and Moral Decision Making
Author(s): Carl Lofthouse, Morgan Peterson
Ethics for Public Safety: Ethical and Moral Decision Making covers the history of ethics from the days of Socrates through examples of poor ethical decisions with police, fire and EMS departments. It discusses the unethical decisions made by entrusted Public Safety Officers and reinforces how their ...
Theories of Humor
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Sample In this chapter, we provide the reader with a description of the most popular, contemporary, and accepted theoretical approaches to understanding what constitutes “humor.” First, we define and describe what constitutes a “theory.” Next, we briefly discuss the role and importance of theory ...
Whose Press Release is it Anyway?
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Abstract As an intern at a public relations firm, Suzy Kelly is faced with an ethical dilemma when she is asked to put a more senior member of the firm’s name on her press release. Seeking advice from co-workers and her professor, Suzy learns multiple perspectives on authorship and is left with a...
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...
"Junk in the Trunk": Body Shaming in Women's Soccer
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Abstract The Los Angeles Raptors, a team with the American Women’s Indoor Soccer League (AWISL), have a new coach. When he says some inappropriate things about the bodies of the Latinas on the team, the women band together to try to right the wrong. But no one seems willing to take the problem se...
Friendship When Facing Infertility: Challenges and Dilemmas of Social Support
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Abstract Communication about health often occurs in our everyday conversations with friends and family members. The communication of social support is one particular type of everyday talk that has important consequences for physical and psychological health. The following case study explores some o...
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...