Overview
- Provides new insights into complex issues and barriers relating to healthcare
- Marks two decades of research into communication and healthcare
- Emphasises a move into a more culturally embedded model of healthcare using South Africa as a testing ground
Part of the book series: Communicating in Professions and Organizations (PSPOD)
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Table of contents (8 chapters)
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Background and Central Constructs
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Research Methods and Challenges
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Implementation
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Authors and Affiliations
About the authors
Jennifer Watermeyer is an associate professor in the Department of Speech Pathology and Audiology and Deputy Director of the Health Communication Research Unit at the University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa. Her research focuses on communication processes in multicultural healthcare contexts.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Communicating Across Cultures and Languages in the Health Care Setting
Book Subtitle: Voices of Care
Authors: Claire Penn, Jennifer Watermeyer
Series Title: Communicating in Professions and Organizations
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-58100-6
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London
eBook Packages: Social Sciences, Social Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2018
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-137-58099-3Published: 18 January 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-1-137-58100-6Published: 16 December 2017
Series ISSN: 2947-812X
Series E-ISSN: 2947-8138
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVI, 368
Number of Illustrations: 10 b/w illustrations, 16 illustrations in colour
Topics: Discourse Analysis, Sociolinguistics, Medical Sociology, Communication Studies, Premedical Education, Intercultural Communication