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Laughter as medical providers' resource : negotiating informed choice in prenatal genetic counseling

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Zayts, Olga and Schnurr, Stephanie (2011) Laughter as medical providers' resource : negotiating informed choice in prenatal genetic counseling. Research on Language and Social Interaction, Vol.44 (No.1). pp. 1-20. doi:10.1080/08351813.2011.544221 ISSN 0835-1813.

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Abstract

This article aims to challenge the perception that in medical encounters laughter is an interactional resource primarily employed by patients. Drawing on 34 video-recorded prenatal genetic counseling (PGC) sessions collected in a Hong Kong hospital, and combining quantitative and qualitative methods, we illustrate that laughter is in fact frequently employed by the medical providers in our data. The particular focus of the article is on the ways in which laughter initiated by the medical providers assists interlocutors in negotiating informed choice, a crucial aspect of PGC sessions. Findings indicate that laughter initiated by the medical providers performs at least two PGC-specific functions: It assists the medical providers in olaughing offo and overcoming patients' resistance, and it helps them in dealing with patients' direct questions. Laughter is thus an important resource for the medical providers in pursuing the institutional goals of the interaction, namely negotiating informed choice with their patients.

Item Type: Journal Article
Subjects: P Language and Literature > P Philology. Linguistics
R Medicine > R Medicine (General)
Divisions: Faculty of Social Sciences > Centre for Applied Linguistics
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): Genetic counseling -- Psychological aspects, Prenatal care -- Psychological aspects, Laughter
Journal or Publication Title: Research on Language and Social Interaction
Publisher: Routledge
ISSN: 0835-1813
Official Date: 2011
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2011Published
Volume: Vol.44
Number: No.1
Number of Pages: 20
Page Range: pp. 1-20
DOI: 10.1080/08351813.2011.544221
Status: Peer Reviewed
Publication Status: Published
Access rights to Published version: Restricted or Subscription Access
Funder: Research Grants Council (Hong Kong, China)
Grant number: HKU 754609 H (RGC)

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