Back to swear one: a review of English language literature on swearing and cursing in Western health settings

Title: Back to swear one: a review of English language literature on swearing and cursing in Western health settings
Creator: Stone, Teresa Elizabeth; McMillan, Margaret; Hazelton, Mike
Relation: Aggression and Violent Behavior Vol. 25, p. 65-74
Publisher Link: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.avb.2015.07.012
Publisher: Pergamon
Resource Type: journal article
Date: 2015
Description: The purpose of this paper is to review the literature on swearing in English with particular emphasis on healthcare contexts, a previously neglected area of research. The review commences with a discussion of the nature of swearing, definitional considerations, and its prevalence. This is followed by an outline of the uses and functions of swearwords, and discussion of those aspects of swearing linked to illness, aggression, gender, and mental health problems. The final section focuses on the importance of appropriate responses to swearing to the practice of health professionals, in particular, those within the nursing profession.
Subject: cursing; swearing; taboo; verbal aggression; gender; healthcare services
Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1334860
Identifier: uon:27368
Identifier: ISSN:1359-1789
Language: eng
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