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COMM_ST 395-0 : Social Relationships & Health (Social Relationships & Health)

Description

This course is designed to familiarize you with current perspectives on the interplay between interpersonal communication processes and health-related issues. We will explore the ways that relational partners communicate about health, cope with health-related problems, and influence one another’s health-related behaviors. By the end of this course, you will be able to articulate strategies for generating successful or beneficial health-related communication among interpersonal partners (as well as recognize problematic communicative behaviors)