Physicians, nurses, and other clinicians readily acknowledge being troubled by encounters
with patients who trigger moral judgments. For decades social scientists have noted that …

Aim. This study reviewed the perceptions and strategies of drug users and nurses with
regard to pain management in acute care settings. Background. Drug users present unique …

Originally published as The Continuum Companion to Discourse Analysis, this book is
designed to be the essential one-volume resource for advanced students and academics …

As the principal occasion for establishing cooperation between family and school, the parent-
teacher conference is crucial to the social and educational lives of children. But there is a …

It is commonly assumed that teasing is restricted to encounters among intimates or close
acquaintances. As a result of examining initial interactions among (American and Australian) …

Very brief opportunistic interventions for smoking cessation are effective, cost-saving for
health systems, and universally recommended in guidelines. However, evidence suggests …

This article analyzes naturally occurring video‐recorded openings during which participants
make the sensory social through the action of registering—calling joint attention to a …

Examining phenomena critical to sustaining everyday social life, this dissertation
investigates how both previously acquainted and unacquainted parties open their face-to …

Obesity is a major worldwide public health problem. Clinicians are asked to communicate
public health messages, including encouraging and supporting weight loss, during …

In many wealthy countries, fatness is stigmatized as a sign of personal failure. Health care
interactions can enact fat-related stigmatization, which can worsen health outcomes. The …