Advanced search
Publication Cover
Communication Quarterly Volume 35, 1987 - Issue 1
Submit an article Journal homepage
46
Views
22
CrossRef citations to date
0
Altmetric
Original Articles

The rhetorical power of a compelling story: A critique of a “Toughlove” parental support group

Thomas A. Hollihan Associate Professor in the Department of Communications Arts and Sciences, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, 90089–1694
&
Patricia Riley Assistant Professor in the Department of Communications Arts and Sciences, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, 90089–1694
Pages 13-25 | Published online: 21 May 2009

Citations (22)

Keep up to date with the latest research on this topic with citation updates for this article.

Subscribe to citation updates

Read on this site (16)

Nancy J. Brule & Jessica J. Eckstein. (2016) “Am I Really a Bad Parent?”: Adolescent-to-Parent Abuse (AtPA) Identity and the Stigma Management Communication (SMC) Model. Journal of Family Communication 16:3, pages 198-215.
Read now
Michael E. Burns. (2015) Recruiting Prospective Students WithStories: How Personal Stories Influence the Process of Choosing aUniversity. Communication Quarterly 63:1, pages 99-118.
Read now
Kevin McClure. (2009) Resurrecting the Narrative Paradigm: Identification and the Case of Young Earth Creationism. Rhetoric Society Quarterly 39:2, pages 189-211.
Read now
Allison Christian. (2005) Contesting the myth of the ‘wicked stepmother’: narrative analysis of an online stepfamily support group. Western Journal of Communication 69:1, pages 27-47.
Read now
ChristinaR. Foust. (2004) A Return to Feminine Public Virtue: Judge Judy and the Myth of the Tough Mother. Women's Studies in Communication 27:3, pages 269-293.
Read now
BruceE. Gronbeck. (2004) The Functions and Scope of Rhetoric Rediviva. Advances in the History of Rhetoric 7:1, pages 151-177.
Read now
Bruce Dorries & Beth Haller. (2001) The News of Inclusive Education: A narrative analysis. Disability & Society 16:6, pages 871-891.
Read now
JohnC. Meyer. (1995) Tell me a story: Eliciting organizational values from narratives. Communication Quarterly 43:2, pages 210-224.
Read now
WilliamG. Kirkwood. (1992) Narrative and the rhetoric of possibility. Communication Monographs 59:1, pages 30-47.
Read now
JanetG. Metzger, DouglasW. Weber, JeffreyK. Springston & PaulD. Larsen. (1991) Recounted and enacted narratives: The genesis and endurance of community as found in the treaty rights debate. Howard Journal of Communications 3:1-2, pages 36-60.
Read now
Barbara F. Sharf. (1990) Physician--Patient Communication as Interpersonal Rhetoric: A Narrative Approach. Health Communication 2:4, pages 217-231.
Read now
Larry David Smith. (1990) Convention oratory as institutional discourse: A Narrative synthesis of the democrats and republicans of 1988. Communication Studies 41:1, pages 19-34.
Read now
Mary Helen Brown. (1990) “Reading”; an organization's culture: An examination of stories in nursing homes. Journal of Applied Communication Research 18:1, pages 64-75.
Read now
KristinM. Langellier. (1989) Personal narratives: Perspectives on theory and research. Text and Performance Quarterly 9:4, pages 243-276.
Read now
RobertC. Rowland. (1989) On limiting the narrative paradigm: Three case studies. Communication Monographs 56:1, pages 39-54.
Read now
RobertC. Rowland. (1988) The value of the rational world and narrative papradigms. Central States Speech Journal 39:3-4, pages 204-217.
Read now

Articles from other publishers (6)

Scott R. Stroud. 2016. The International Encyclopedia of Communication Theory and Philosophy. The International Encyclopedia of Communication Theory and Philosophy 1 8 .
Patricia Riley, Rong Wang, Yuehan Wang & Lingyan Feng. (2016) Global warming: Chinese narratives of the future. Global Media and China 1:1-2, pages 12-31.
Crossref
Jamie Huff Sisson & Susan V. Iverson. (2014) Disciplining Professionals: A Feminist Discourse Analysis of Public Preschool Teachers. Contemporary Issues in Early Childhood 15:3, pages 217-230.
Crossref
Bruce E. Gronbeck. (2004) The Functions and Scope of Rhetoric Rediviva. Journal for the History of Rhetoric 7:1, pages 151-177.
Crossref
Alan D Desantis. (2016) A Couple of White Guys Sitting around Talking. Journal of Contemporary Ethnography 32:4, pages 432-466.
Crossref
Lisa Storm Villadsen. (2002) Dyre ord, men hvad dækker de?. Rhetorica Scandinavica:23, pages 6-20.
Crossref

Reprints and Corporate Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

To request a reprint or corporate permissions for this article, please click on the relevant link below:

Order Reprints Request Corporate Permissions

Academic Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

Obtain permissions instantly via Rightslink by clicking on the button below:

Request Academic Permissions

If you are unable to obtain permissions via Rightslink, please complete and submit this Permissions form. For more information, please visit our Permissions help page.

Related research

People also read lists articles that other readers of this article have read.

Recommended articles lists articles that we recommend and is powered by our AI driven recommendation engine.

Cited by lists all citing articles based on Crossref citations.
Articles with the Crossref icon will open in a new tab.