Close encounters : communication in relationships
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Close encounters : communication in relationships
SAGE, c2011
3rd ed
- : pbk
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 385-440) and indexes
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Close Encounters: Communication in Relationships, Third Edition takes a relational approach to the study of interpersonal communication by focusing on issues that are central to describing and understanding close relationships. Although the primary focus is on communication research, this book emphasizes the interdisciplinary nature of the study of personal relationships by including research from various disciplines such as social psychology and family studies. Organized using a developmental approach, the authors first look at initial interaction and relational escalation, then move on to issues related to maintaining intimate relationships, and finally focus on challenges relational partners face, including relationship endings.
New to the Thrid Edition
- Incorporates the latest research on topics such as date initiation, cohabitation, friends with benefits, affectionate communication, identity in interracial relationships, and the effects of conflict and divorce on children.
- Offers more self-tests so students can better assess themselves and their relationships.
- Provides chapter-opening scenarios that are referred to throughout the chapter to show how communication concepts and theories can be applied to people's lives.
Table of Contents
1. Conceptualizing Relational Communication: Definitions and Principles
The Field of Personal Relationships: A Brief History
Relationships
Principles of Interpersonal Communication
Principles of Relational Communication
Summary and Application
Discussion Questions
2. Communicating Identity: The Social Self
The Development Personal Identity
Principles of Identity Management
Communicating Identity to Others
Summary and Application
Discussion Questions
3. Drawing People Together: Forces of Social Attraction Defining Attraction
A Framework for Understanding Attraction
Personal Variables Related to Attraction
Other People's Qualities
Interpersonal Chemistry Between People
Environmental Features Related to Attraction
Summary and Application
Discussion Questions
4. Making Sense of Our World: Managing Uncertainty
Defining Uncertainty
How do People Manage Uncertainty?
Does Having More Information Always Reduce Uncertainty?
Models of Uncertainty in Relationships
Application and Summary
Discussion Questions
5. Getting Closer: Initiating and Intensifying Relationships
How People Form and Develop New Relationships
Self-Disclosure
Stages of Relationship Development
First Dates and Cohabitation
The Turning Point Approach
Summary and Application
Discussion Questions
6. Communicating Closeness: Affection, Immediacy, and Social Support
Closeness in Relationships
Affectionate Communication
Affectionate Exchange Theory
Immediacy Behaviors
Cognitive Valence Theory
Comfort and Social Support
Sex Differences in the Experience and Expression of Closeness
Summary and Application
Discussion Questions
7. Making a Love Connection Styles of Love and Attachment
What is Love?
Love Styles
Attachment Theory
Summary and Application
Discussion Questions
8. Communicating Sexually: The Closest Physical Encounter
Sexual Attitudes and Behaviors
Communication Patterns
Sexual Coercion and Harassment
Sexual Satisfaction: Misconceptions and Realities
Communication and Safe Sex
Summary and Application
Discussion Questions
9. Staying Close: Maintaining Relationships
Defining Relational Maintenance
Behaviors Used to Maintain Relationships
Maintenance Behavior in Romantic Relationships
Maintenance Behavior in Same-Sex Friendships
Maintenance Behavior in Cross-Sex Friendships
Maintenance Behavior in Friends with Benefits Relationships
Maintenance Behavior in Long-Distance Relationships
The Dialectical Perspective
Summary and Application
Discussion Questions
10. Exchanging Rewards and Costs: Interdependence and Equity in Relationships
Interdependence Theory
The Investment Model
Equity Theory
Summary and Application
Discussion Questions
11. Influencing Each Other: Power Plays and Dominance Moves
Defining Power and Related Terms
Power Principles
Interpersonal Influence Goals
Verbal Power Ploys
Nonverbal Positions of Power
Power and Influence in Families
Summary and Application
Discussion Questions
12. Getting Too Close for Comfort: Privacy and Secrets in Relationships
Communication Privacy Management Theory
Negotiating Privacy Boundaries in Relationships
Obsessive Relational Intrusion
Topic Avoidance and Secret Keeping
Consequences of Topic Avoidance
Summary and Application
Discussion Questions
13. Hurting the Ones We Love: Relational Transgressions
Hurt Feelings in Relationships
Infidelity
Jealousy
Deception
Hurtful Messages
The Aftermath of Hurtful Events
Summary and Application
Discussion Questions
14. Coping with Conflict: When Relational Partners Disagree
Conflict in Relationships
Conflict Styles
Patterns of Conflict Interaction
Explanations for Conflict Patterns
Summary and Application
Discussion Questions
15. Ending Relationships: Disengagement and Termination
Why Relationships End
Communication as a Cause of Relational Breakup
Models of the Disengagement Process
Fifteen Ways to Leave Your Partner
Outcomes: The Results of Relationship Endings
Summary and Application
Discussion Questions
References
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