Social Power and Communicating Social Support
How Stigma and Marginalization Affect Our Ability to Help
Dena M. Huisman
- 216 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
Social Power and Communicating Social Support
How Stigma and Marginalization Affect Our Ability to Help
Dena M. Huisman
About This Book
This book gives readers an understanding of the theoretical foundations of social support communication along with practical tools to ethically and justly connect with and support others in daily life.
Incorporating research, real-world examples, and autoethnographic methods, this book examines how social hierarchies, personal power dynamics, and relational and social histories can be better understood to create stronger social support messages across all our relationships, including family, friend, workplace, and health provider-patient relationships. The book translates theories of social support communication into practical application, examining how support messaging goes wrong and how to do it right.
Intended as a supplementary text in interpersonal communication, psychology, and social work undergraduate courses, the book is also ideal for professionals who engage in caretaking and support tasks and wish to enhance their knowledge of social support theory.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Half Title
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Identity Construction and Maintenance and Social Support
- 3 Relationships at the Center of Support
- 4 Channels of Communication
- 5 Physical Health and Social Support
- 6 Mental Health and Social Support
- 7 Race, Ethnicity, and Social Support
- 8 Gender, Sexuality, and Social Support
- 9 Grief and Social Support
- 10 Conclusion
- Index