“Nobody Thinks Twice About Asking:” Women with a Fertility Problem and Requests for Information
dc.contributor.author | Bute, Jennifer J. | |
dc.contributor.author | Brann, Maria | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2014-07-31T17:24:53Z | |
dc.date.available | 2014-07-31T17:24:53Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2009-12 | |
dc.description.abstract | For women with a fertility problem, responding to questions about childbearing, pregnancy, and the nature of infertility is a salient issue. In this study of talking about infertility, women described their experiences in handling such requests for information. Results suggest that requests come in a variety of forms, that women attribute multiple and potentially conflicting meanings to such requests, and that requests can elicit a variety of responses. From a communication standpoint, such inquiries suggest the varied ways that conversational partners can attempt to elicit disclosive information, thus enabling or constraining the emergent nature of the interaction. | en_US |
dc.identifier.citation | Bute, J. J. (2009). “Nobody thinks twice about asking”: Women with a fertility problem and requests for information. Health communication, 24(8), 752-763. | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/1805/4824 | |
dc.language.iso | en_US | en_US |
dc.subject | infertility | en_US |
dc.subject | communication | en_US |
dc.title | “Nobody Thinks Twice About Asking:” Women with a Fertility Problem and Requests for Information | en_US |
dc.type | Article | en_US |