Cries of Crisis - 9780874179774
Un libro in lingua di Hackey Robert B. edito da Univ of Nevada Pr, 2015
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Health care in the United States has been described as a system in crisis since the late 1960s. No matter their position, those seeking to improve the system have relied on the rhetoric of crisis to build support for their preferred remedies, to the point where the language and imagery of a health care crisis are now deeply embedded in contemporary politics and popular culture. InCries of Crisis, Robert B. Hackey analyzes media coverage, political speeches, films, and television shows to demonstrate the role that language and symbolism have played in framing the health care debate, shaping policy making, and influencing public perceptions of problems in the health care system.
Hackey shows that the idea of crisis now means so many different things to so many different groups that it has ceased to have any shared meaning at all. He argues that the constant talk of “crisis,” without a commonly accepted definition of that term, has actually impeded efforts to diagnose and treat the chronic problems plaguing the American health care system. Instead, he contends, reformers must embrace a new rhetorical strategy that links proposals to improve the system with deeply held American values such as equality and fairness.
Hackey shows that the idea of crisis now means so many different things to so many different groups that it has ceased to have any shared meaning at all. He argues that the constant talk of “crisis,” without a commonly accepted definition of that term, has actually impeded efforts to diagnose and treat the chronic problems plaguing the American health care system. Instead, he contends, reformers must embrace a new rhetorical strategy that links proposals to improve the system with deeply held American values such as equality and fairness.
Informazioni bibliografiche
- Titolo del Libro in lingua: Cries of Crisis
- Sottotitolo: Rethinking the Health Care Debate
- Lingua: English
- Autore: Hackey Robert B.
- Editore: Univ of Nevada Pr
- Collana: Univ of Nevada Pr (Paperback)
- Data di Pubblicazione: 23 Febbraio '15
- Genere: POLITICAL SCIENCE
- Pagine: 174
- Dimensioni mm: 222 x 152 x 12
- ISBN-10: 0874179777
- EAN-13: 9780874179774