Communicating Social SupportAlbrecht and Adelman address theoretical and methodological issues for understanding the social support process in everyday life. They contend that social support is inextricably linked to communication behaviour and that the logical and empirical link between the two is long overdue. @3They present a theoretical overview (including strategies for measuring social support), examine support in specific settings and consider the dilemmas of supportive communication. They also discuss future directions for research and practice. |
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... media repre- sented a majority of first sources of the DPT controversy but quickly declined as a source for subsequent communication , thus reinforcing mass media's role as a vehicle for creating awareness Diffusion of Supportive ...
... media repre- sented a majority of first sources of the DPT controversy but quickly declined as a source for subsequent communication , thus reinforcing mass media's role as a vehicle for creating awareness Diffusion of Supportive ...
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Terrance L. Albrecht Mara B. Adelman. reinforcing mass media's role as a vehicle for creating awareness and stimulating public discussion . Further support for these func- tions derives from the fact that the influence of the media on ...
Terrance L. Albrecht Mara B. Adelman. reinforcing mass media's role as a vehicle for creating awareness and stimulating public discussion . Further support for these func- tions derives from the fact that the influence of the media on ...
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... media consultant , has a different inter- pretation of what he calls the " most invisible and emotional of all media ... mass medium and an interpersonal source— the telephone . Altman ( 1984 , p . 21 ) suggests that the “ advantages of ...
... media consultant , has a different inter- pretation of what he calls the " most invisible and emotional of all media ... mass medium and an interpersonal source— the telephone . Altman ( 1984 , p . 21 ) suggests that the “ advantages of ...
Contents
Foreword | 9 |
A Theoretical Perspective | 18 |
Communication Networks as Structures | 37 |
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