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SOBRE ACCIONES, SILENCIOS Y UN SENTIDO DE HUMOR PARTICULAR EN UN EQUIPO DE CUIDADOS PALIATIVOS.
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AIBR. Revista de Antropología Iberoamericana . sep/oct2009, Vol. 4 Issue 3, p409-442. 34p. - Publication Year :
- 2009
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Abstract
- In this paper I explore the complex and contradictory ways in which a palliative care team develops a particular discourse and sense of humour while they assist people with a terminal illness. I examine how palliative care professionals make use of, reinforce, resignify, and adopt a form of verbal and non-verbal communication in which silence, humour and laughter constitute the core aspects of the therapeutic strategies for interacting with patients. In addition, I discuss the use of humour as a strategy to deal with the pressure and contradictions characteristic of their professional field. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- Spanish
- ISSN :
- 16959752
- Volume :
- 4
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- AIBR. Revista de Antropología Iberoamericana
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 47027120
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.11156/aibr.040309