Close encounters : communication in relationships /: communication in relationships. (2013)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Laura K. Guerrero, Peter A. Andersen, Walid A. Afifi.
• Other Names: Guerrero, Laura K; Andersen, Peter A; Afifi, Walid A
• Contents: Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Conceptualizing relational communication : definitions and principles -- Communicating identity : the social self -- Drawing people together : forces of social attraction -- Making sense of our world : managing uncertainty and expectancy violations -- Changing relationships : stages, turning points, and dialectics -- Revealing and hiding ourselves : self-disclosure and privacy -- Communicating closeness : affection, immediacy, and social support -- Making a love connection : styles of love and attachment -- Communicating sexually : the closest physical encounter -- Staying close : maintaining relationships -- Coping with conflict : when relational partners disagree -- Influencing each other: dominance and power plays in relationships -- Hurting the ones we love : relational transgressions -- Healing the hurt: relationship repair and reconciliation -- Ending relationships : disengagement and termination -- References -- Author index -- Subject index -- About the authors.
• Edition: 4th ed
• Publisher Details: Thousand Oaks : SAGE Publications, Inc
• Publication Date: 2013
• Extent: 1 online resource (528 pages)
• Subjects: 153.6; Interpersonal communication
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781483321592; 1483321592
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.