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State University of New York Press Adam Smith The Rhetoric of Propriety 2010 Edition by Stephen McKenna
In this volume, Stephen J. McKenna provides the first book-length treatment of Adam Smith's rhetorical theory, focusing on his theory of rhetorical propriety - the means by which effective communication is adapted to the variables of subject, audience, speaker or writer, purpose, and moment - and the centrality of this concept to his thought. Table of contents :- Introduction: The Challenge of ResearchThe Outcomes of Counselling and PsychotherapyDoes Orientation Matter? The Great Psychotherapy DebateClient Factors: The Heart and Soul of Therapeutic Change Therapist Factors: Who Works for What?Relational Factors: It's the Relationship That Heals... or Is It?Technique and Practice Factors: Is It What You Do or the Way That You Do It?