• 1. The Miracle Drug: The Context of Modern Antibiotic Usage


• 2. Foregrounding the Relevance of Antibiotics in the Problem Presentation


• 3. Alternative Practices for Asking and Answering History-Taking Questions


• 4. No Problem (No Treatment) Diagnosis Resistance


• 5. Treatment Resistance


• 6. Overt Forms of Negotiation


• 7. Physician Behavior That Influences Parent Negotiation Practices


• 8. Conclusion


• Apppendix


• Notes


• References


• Index

Tanya Stivers is Staff Scientist in the Language and Communication Group at the Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics.

Antibiotics will no longer cure many illnesses due to escalating bacterial resistance. Still, physicians continue prescribing antibiotics for viral illnesses. This book examines parent-physician conversations, asking how small differences in phrasing affect prescribing decisions, and how physicians deal with the social dilemma pitting individuals against a greater social good.