Rhetoric of Pregnancy

It is a truth widely acknowledged that if you're pregnant and can afford one, you're going to pick up a pregnancy manual. Using a sophisticated rhetorical analysis, this title works to deconstruct pregnancy manuals while also identifying ways to improve communication about pregnancy and health care.

About the author

Marika Seigel is associate professor of rhetoric and technical communication at Michigan Technical University. She lives in Houghton, MI.

Summary

It is a truth widely acknowledged that if you're pregnant and can afford one, you're going to pick up a pregnancy manual. Using a sophisticated rhetorical analysis, this title works to deconstruct pregnancy manuals while also identifying ways to improve communication about pregnancy and health care.

Product details

• Authors: Marika Seigel, Seigel Marika
• Assisted by: Pincus Jane (Foreword)
• Publisher: University Of Chicago Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 09.12.2013
• EAN: 9780226071916
• ISBN: 978-0-226-07191-6
• No. of pages: 200
• Series: Emersion: Emergent Village resources for communities of faith
• Subjects: Guides > Self-help, everyday life > Family; HEALTH & FITNESS / Pregnancy & Childbirth, FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Life Stages / Infants & Toddlers, Pregnancy, birth & baby care, Pregnancy, birth and baby care: advice and issues