Interpersonal communication : evolving interpersonal relationships
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Interpersonal communication : evolving interpersonal relationships
(Communication / a series of volumes edited by Dolf Zillmann and Jennings Bryant)
Lawrence Erlbaum, 1993
- : hbk
- : pbk
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Includes bibliographical references and indexes
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Interpersonal relationships are the core of our societal system and have been since before the dawn of civilization. In today's world, friends, lovers, companions, and confidants make valuable contributions to our everyday lives. These are the relationships whose members are not automatically participants as a result of their birth and kin affiliations. The focus is on these relationships that must be forged from the sometimes indifferent, and sometimes hostile world. Yet, there is still much that is not known about how these relationships evolve, how partners communicate in on-going relationships, how people keep their relationships together, and how they cope when they fall apart. Primary to the focus of this book is the underlying theme of evolving interpersonal relationships from the initial encounter to the mature alliance.
The contributors to this volume provide a contemporary perspective for the study of interpersonal relationships. Fresh areas of scholarly inquiry are presented and existing approaches are re-examined. Research in the introductory chapters breaks new ground, and appraises the ultimate question of what impact initial interactions have on further relational development. The mid-section of the volume concerns communication issues that confront the members of a relationship in process, focusing on how conflict and jealousy are communicated to a relational partner. This research considers relational development as well as obstacles and barriers to evolving relationships. The concluding chapters probe the question: Ultimately do all good things have to come to an end? Employing innovative techniques to examine maturing and disengaging relationships, the research presented here focuses on how interpersonal relationships become committed and mature.
Table of Contents
Contents: Preface. Part I: Introduction and Overview.P.J. Kalbfleisch, Looking For a Friend and a Lover: Perspectives on Evolving Interpersonal Relationships. Part II: Initial Interaction.L.B. Koeppel, Y. Montagne-Miller, D. O'Hair, M.J. Cody, Friendly? Flirting? Wrong? D.H. McKinney, W.C. Donaghy, Dyad Gender Structure, Uncertainty Reduction, and Self-Disclosure During Initial Interaction. P.A. Mongeau, J.L. Hale, K.L. Johnson, J.D. Hillis, Who's Wooing Whom? An Investigation of Female Initiated Dating. R. Wood, Deceptive Schemata: Initial Impressions of Others. Part III: Relationships in Process.L.A. Baxter, W.W. Wilmot, C.A. Simmons, A. Swartz, Ways of Doing Conflict: A Folk Taxonomy of Conflict Events in Personal Relationships. L.K. Guerrero, S.V. Eloy, P.F. Jorgensen, P.A. Andersen, Hers or His? Sex Differences in the Experience and Communication of Jealousy in Close Relationships. J.F. Roiger, Power in Friendship and Use of Influence Strategies. W.F. Sharkey, Who Embarrasses Whom? Relational and Sex Differences in the Use of Intentional Embarrassment. L. Bendtschneider, S. Duck, What's Yours is Mine and What's Mine is Yours: Couple Friends. Part IV: Maturing and Disengaging Relationships.P.J. Kalbfleisch, Public Portrayals of Enduring Friendships. C. Bullis, C. Clark, R. Sline, From Passion to Commitment: Turning Points in Romantic Relationships. D.J. Canary, L. Stafford, Preservation of Relational Characteristics: Maintenance Strategies, Equity, and Locus of Control. W.F. Owen, Metaphors in Accounts of Romantic Relationship Terminations. Part V: Summary and Perspective.M.A. Fitzpatrick, Communication and Interpersonal Relationships: Lust, Rust, and Dust.
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