1st Edition
Participatory Community Inquiry in the Opioid Epidemic A New Approach for Communities in Crisis
By Craig T. Maier
Copyright 2022
118 Pages
2 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
118 Pages
2 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
118 Pages
2 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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This book explores a research project focused on finding a community-level response to the opioid epidemic. Grounded in communication ethics, appreciative inquiry, and action research, this book contends that the opioid epidemic in the United States is as much a social disease as it is a pharmaceutical one, arising from a lack of social connection and the “communal literacy” Americans need to... Read more
Introduction: Rediscovering Each Other in a Time of Crisis; 1. Opioid Use Disorder: A Social Fabric Come Undone; 2. The Challenge of Communal Literacy; 3. Framing Participatory Community Inquiry (PCI); 4. Study Methodology; 5. Results; 6. Discussion, Limitations, and Recommendations for Practice; Conclusion: Becoming the Great Community
Biography
Craig T. Maier is Associate Professor in the Department of Communication & Rhetorical Studies at Duquesne University, USA.
