Defining Moments, Revisited
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21617439 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Wayne A Beach (0000-0003-2168-6606, San Diego State University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 36 |
| Issue | 8 |
| Pages | 1044-1048 |
| Publication date | 2021-07-03 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Health Communication (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1041-0236 • E-ISSN: 1532-7027 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/10410236.2020.1731777 |
| PMID | 32091263 |
| OpenAlex | W3008605536 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 28 |
'Defining moments' are revealed by weaving three strands together in this essay. First, by reenacting stories as 'tell-aboutables,' 'defining moments' are achieved through participants' methods for drawing attention to significant events. Occasioned reconstructions are designed by speakers as timely and worthy to be heard, responded to, and appreciated by recipients. In turn, 'defining moments' of shared existence emerge through next stories, serial orderings of storytelling achievements exposing (in Goffman's terms) less about people and their moments than moments and their people. Second, numerous examples are provided of how stories about cancer comprise altogether routine everyday life activities for patients, family members, and providers. 'Defining moments' can and do become radically re-defined when landscapes of wellness give way to progressive entanglements and forfeitures of sickness. When 'health' comes into play, it is not uncommon for priorities to be given less to self-promotion (e.g. blaming and boasting), and more to efforts designed to optimize mental, emotional, spiritual, and physical well-being. Third, personal stories about 'defining moments' are shared from my long-term investigations of family cancer and patient-oncologist interactions. A vibrant reflexivity is cultivated when we recognize that, and how, our basic research can be successfully translated to advance the public good
Aesthetics · Art · Epistemology · Everyday life · Literature · Narrative · Reflexivity · Social science · Sociology · Storytelling · Weaving · Empathy and Medical Education · Media Influence and Health · Psychology · Rhetoric and Communication Studies · Social Psychology
Communication in Medical Care
Conversational Narrative
Order in Court
Studies in ethnomethodology
Garfinkel and Ethnomethodology
Interaction Ritual
The Wounded Storyteller
Avoiding ownership for alleged wrongdoings
Discreet Indiscretions
Disclosing and responding to cancer "fears" during oncology interviews
Inviting collaborations in stories about a woman
Finding Fault
Attributions of Responsibilty
A Natural History of Family Cancer
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0.5 |
| Citation span | 2024 - 2024 (1) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |