Bad news, good news

the long version

Shows practices by which people give and receive good or bad news, how they come to realize the news and their new world, how they suppress or express their emotions, and how they construct social relationships through the sharing of news. Also reveals the implications of the study for understanding public affairs in which transmitting news may influence society at large, and provides recommendations for professionals and others on how to deliver bad or good tidings more effectively. [publisher web site].