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BL
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623781
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| Main Entry
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Gambrill, Eileen D.,1934-
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| Title & Author
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Propaganda in the helping professions /\ Eileen Gambrill.
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x, 570 pages :: illustrations ;; 25 cm
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| ISBN
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9780195325003 (hardcover : alk. paper)
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: 0195325001 (hardcover : alk. paper)
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [475]-540) and index.
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| Contents
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Introduction -- Propaganda in the helping professions : what is it and why should you care? -- Context, actors, and scripts -- Introduction to the players -- Interactions among the players -- Propaganda analysis : different levels -- Consequences of propaganda -- A Rogue's gallery of harms related to propaganda in the helping professions -- The medicalization of life -- How they reel us in -- Obscure different views of knowledge and how to get it -- Appeal to popular grand narratives and metaphors -- Disguise advertisements as professional literature -- Propagandistic use of language and social psychological persuasion strategies -- Appeal to our psychological vulnerabilities -- What you can do -- Enhance your argument analysis skills -- Increase your skill in spotting fallacies -- Increase your skill in searching for answers for yourself -- Notes -- References -- Index.
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Professional employees.
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Consumer confidence.
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Propaganda.
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Persuasion (Psychology)
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Consumer education.
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| Dewey Classification
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650.101/4
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| LC Classification
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HD8038.A1G36 2012
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