Death Over Dinner: Taboo Topics at the Table
06/30/22 • 22 min
How death is discussed before the proverbial final course is served is an area Dr. Andrea Lambert South researches. As a family communication scholar, her research focuses on learning and telling the stories of families and family dynamics, and how communication plays a role in who we are and how we interact with each other.
So what has she, and her students in the College of Informatics Department of Communication, uncovered by observing families as they discuss death over dinner? Join host Mike Nitardy and Dr. South for this fascinating dive into what for many is the ultimate taboo topic.
Learn more about the Communication Studies program at NKU.
How death is discussed before the proverbial final course is served is an area Dr. Andrea Lambert South researches. As a family communication scholar, her research focuses on learning and telling the stories of families and family dynamics, and how communication plays a role in who we are and how we interact with each other.
So what has she, and her students in the College of Informatics Department of Communication, uncovered by observing families as they discuss death over dinner? Join host Mike Nitardy and Dr. South for this fascinating dive into what for many is the ultimate taboo topic.
Learn more about the Communication Studies program at NKU.
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Transcript
The topic of death is one that people want to avoid.
Andrea Lambert SouthYeah.
Mike NitardyPeriod.
Andrea Lambert SouthYes.
Mike NitardyWe don't like to talk about death. But it's a reality.
Andrea Lambert SouthYes.
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