The labor of talking to stay healthy and socially connected: Communication work during the COVID-19 pandemic

• Main Authors: Erin E. Donovan (Author), Renee Alducin (Author), Kayleigh Spaulding (Author), Joon Kim (Author), Hussain Alkhafaji (Author), Chloe Gonzales (Author), Braidyn Lazenby (Author), Anusha Naeem (Author), Faiza Sarwar (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2022-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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One of the primary means through which people protect themselves and their loved ones from COVID-19 is by communicating with others, as they discuss preventive health behaviors and make decisions about safe social interaction. These conversations are sometimes quite challenging. Guided by the concep...