Amanda Ruth
Biographic Data
| ID | 4258217 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Amanda Ruth |
| GIVEN NAMES | Amanda |
| FAMILY NAME | Ruth |
| SIGNATURE | RUTH A |
| AFFILIATIONS | College of Charleston |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 2 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2005 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Against Constraint
We often wonder whether the death of a loved one is “good” or “bad.” But framing a death as “good” or “bad” carries baggage from intuitions around well-being. By focusing on this dichotomy of well-being, we lose the opportunity to make meaning and instead generate burdens for those facing death. By examining various well-being theories, we claim that a well-being focus unjustly universalizes and moralizes the liminal experience of death. A meanin…
Trying to Relate
This study uses a descriptive survey to examine the perceptions agricultural scientists have of the news media and the perceived need for media relations skills. The results showed that respondents were more negative about national news coverage and more positive about local news coverage of agricultural and scientific stories. They also were more favorable in their perceptions of coverage of general science topics than of stories in their agricu…
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Trying to Relate
This study uses a descriptive survey to examine the perceptions agricultural scientists have of the news media and the perceived need for media relations skills. The results showed that respondents were more negative about national news coverage and more positive about local news coverage of agricultural and scientific stories. They also were more favorable in their perceptions of coverage of general science topics than of stories in their agricu…
Against Constraint
We often wonder whether the death of a loved one is “good” or “bad.” But framing a death as “good” or “bad” carries baggage from intuitions around well-being. By focusing on this dichotomy of well-being, we lose the opportunity to make meaning and instead generate burdens for those facing death. By examining various well-being theories, we claim that a well-being focus unjustly universalizes and moralizes the liminal experience of death. A meanin…
Psychology (2 works) · Social Psychology (2 works) · Sociology (2 works) · Aesthetics (1 work) · Agriculture (1 work) · Diverse Educational Innovations Studies (1 work) · Epistemology (1 work) · Ethics in medical practice (1 work) · Geography (1 work) · History (1 work)