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Propaganda in the helping professions /

0195325001 (hardcover : alk. paper)

9780195325003 (hardcover : alk. paper)

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Propaganda in the helping professions /

[Book]

Eileen Gambrill.

x, 570 pages :

illustrations ;

25 cm

Includes bibliographical references (p. [475]-540) and index.

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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Consumer confidence.

Consumer education.

Persuasion (Psychology)

Professional employees.

Propaganda.

Gambrill, Eileen D.,1934-

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