Addressing the Value Dimension of Health Communication: A Social Science Perspective

Paul Arntson, David Droge

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Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)1-15
Number of pages15
JournalJournal of Applied Communication Research
Volume16
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Mar 1 1988

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In the case of epilepsy self help groups, our collaboration with group leaders may have extended the life of a dying social phenomenon and reduced the opportunity for critical inquiry into this phenomenon. The Epilepsy Foundation of America's self help group project was instigated by a social psychologist with financial support from the federal government. Both the population of people with epilepsy and their association had little or no role in initiating this project. It may also be that they had little interest in continuing to develop self help groups once this "demonstration project" termi-

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  • Communication
  • Language and Linguistics

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