Talk of Power, Power of Talk - The 1994 Health Care Reform Debate and Beyond (Hardcover, New)

Shelton confirms the power of talk in the specific case of the 1994 debate on comprehensive health care reform and beyond. He provides a context rich with detail concerning health care and health care reform in America and a social scientific examination of specific discourse factors that includes narratives, naming, and medical metaphors. Shelton's assessment of the debate reveals that opposition discourse was much more directly impacted and broader in scope. This is followed by a rhetorical analysis that extends the genre of crisis rhetoric. Shelton's rhetorical analysis reveals that the virtual crisis of big government both subsumed and overwhelmed the actual health care crisis. Such an assessment--including an ethical analysis of the 1994 floor debate and detailed consideration of the social existence of hatred for government--produces a host of research and scholarly implications. A thoughtful analysis that will be of value to scholars and researchers in political communication and public policy.

General

Imprint:	Praeger Publishers Inc
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	April 2000
First published:	April 2000
Authors:	Michael W. Shelton
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 12mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	200
Edition:	New
ISBN-13:	978-0-275-96751-2
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Language & linguistics > Semantics (meaning) > General Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Central government > Central government policies Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political control & freedoms > General Books > Medicine > General issues > Public health & preventive medicine > General Books > Medicine > General issues > Health systems & services > General
LSN:	0-275-96751-4
Barcode:	9780275967512

Is the information for this product incomplete, wrong or inappropriate? Let us know about it.

Does this product have an incorrect or missing image? Send us a new image.

Is this product missing categories? Add more categories.

Review This Product

No reviews yet - be the first to create one!