Communicating forgiveness. (2007)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Vincent R. Waldron, Douglas L. Kelley.
• Other Names: Waldron, Vincent R; Kelley, Douglas L
• Contents: Preface; 1. Conceptual Foundations; Why Is Forgiveness Important?; Theological Foundations; Social Science Approaches; 2. Elements of the Forgiveness Process; Sensitizing Concepts: Communication as an Observational Lens; Transgressions and Traumatic Relational Events; Relational Context; Individual Factors; Communication Processes; Relationship Outcomes; Conclusion; 3. Theorizing Forgiveness; Dialectical Theory; Uncertainty Management Frameworks; Identity Management Theories; Towards Negotiated Morality Theory (NMT) of Forgiveness; 4. Communicating Forgiveness; The Forgiveness Episode: Six Communication Processes; Revealing and Detecting Transgressions; Managing Emotions; Making Sense; Seeking Forgiveness; Granting Forgiveness; Relationship Negotiation and Transition; Concluding Thoughts; 5. Practicing Forgiveness; Five Reasons to Forgive; The Dark Side of Forgiveness; Prescriptive Models of Forgiveness; Communication Tasks of Forgiveness (CTF): A New Prescriptive Model; Reconciliation: A Possible Outcome of Forgiveness; Contributions From Long-Term Couples; Concluding Thoughts; 6. Studying Forgiveness: Methodological Conundrums and Transformational Experiences; Why Do We Study Forgiveness?; Conceptual Definition: What Is Forgiveness Anyway?; Picking Our Paradigm: Which Questions Matter Most?; How Do You Measure Forgiveness?; Transformations; Appendices; References; Index; About the Authors
• Publisher Details: Thousand Oaks : SAGE Publications, Inc
• Publication Date: 2007
• Extent: 1 online resource (216 pages)
• Subjects: 155.9/2; Forgiveness; Interpersonal communication
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781452278797; 1452278792
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