Close encounters : communication in relationships /: communication in relationships. (2017)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Laura K. Guerrero, Arizona State University; Peter A. Andersen, San Diego State University; Walid A. Afifi, University of California, Santa Barbara.
• Authors: Guerrero, Laura K; Andersen, Peter A; Afifi, Walid A
• Contents: Conceptualizing Relational Communication: Definitions and Principles; The Field of Personal Relationships: A Brief History; The Field of Personal Relationships: A Brief History; Contributions of Social Psychology; Roots in Other Disciplines; Relationships; General Types of Relationships; Need Fulfillment in Close Relationships; Relationship Categories; Characteristics Distinguishing Different Relationship Types; Principles of Interpersonal Communication; Verbal and Nonverbal Messages; Communication as Inevitable; Interpersonal Communication Goals; Effectiveness and Shared Meaning; Content versus Relational Information; Symmetry in Communication; Principles of Relational Communication; Relationships Emerge Across Ongoing Interactions; Relationships Contextualize Messages; Communication Sends a Variety of Relational Messages; Relational Communication is Dynamic; Relational Communication Follows both Linear and Nonlinear Patterns; Summary and Application; Key Terms; Discussion Questions; Student Study Site; Communicating Identity: The Social Self; The Development of Personal Identity; Defining Identity; Human Nature and Identity; Communication and Identity; Culture and Ethnic Identity; The Image: Creating an Identity; “Talkin’ ‘Bout Your Generation”: Millennials and Generation Zers’ Identity; Social Networking and Identity; Identity, Perception, and Self-Esteem; Expanding Identity; The Principles of Identity Management; Identity and Hierarchical Structure; Identity and the Looking-Glass Self; Identity and the Interpretation of Feedback; Identity, Expectations, and Behavior; Identity and Self-Evaluation; Identity and Goal Achievement; Identity and Relationships; Communicating Identity to Others; General Issues in Self-Presentation; “Life Is a Stage”: The Dramaturgical Perspective; Politeness Theory; Summary and Application; Key Terms; Discussion Questions; Student Study Site; Drawing People Together: Forces of Social Attraction; Attraction; Types of Attraction; Fatal Attraction; A Framework for Understanding Attraction; Personal Qualities; Perceptions of Reward Value; Expectations; Biological Aspects of Attraction; Demographic Characteristics; Personality; Other People’s Qualities; Physical Attractiveness; Interpersonal Communication Skills; The “Hard-to-Get” Phenomenon; Qualities of the Pair; Similarity: “Birds of a Feather Flock Together”; Complementarity: Sometimes Opposites Attract; Similarity and Complementarity in Initial versus Committed Relationships; Qualities of the Physical or Social Environment; Physical Environment; Proximity; Social Environment; Summary and Application; Key Terms; Discussion Questions; Student Study Site; Making Sense of Our World: Managing Uncertainty and Expectancy Violations; Uncertainty; Uncertainty Reduction Theory: Issues and Challenges; The Motivation to Reduce Uncertainty; The Relationship Between Communication and Uncertainty; General Strategies for Reducing Uncertainty; Secret Tests; Predicted Outcome Value Theory; The Theory of Motivated Information Management; The Model of Relational Turbulence; Expectancy Violations; Expectancy Violations Theory; Types of Expectancy Violations in Close Relationships; Expectancy Violations and Uncertainty in Specific Contexts<br />Summary and Application; Key Terms; Discussion Questions; Student Study Site; Changing Relationships: Stages, Turning Points, and Dialectics; Communication Skills; Relationship Stages; The “Coming Together” Stages; The “Coming-Apart” Stages; The Ordering and Timing of Stages; Turning Points; Communication-Based Turning Points; Activities and Special Occasions; Events Related to Passion and Romance; Events Related to Commitment and Exclusivity; Changes in Families and Social Networks; Proximity and Distance; Crisis and Conflict; Perceptual Changes; The Dialectical Perspective; Relational Dialectics Theory; Dialectical Tensions in Friendships; Summary and Application; Key Terms; Discussion Questions; Student Study Site; Revealing and Hiding Ourselves: Self-Disclosure and Privacy; Self-Disclosure; Dimensions of Self-Disclosure; Self-Disclosure and Liking; Risks Associated With Self-Disclosure; Privacy; Privacy Ownership; Privacy Control; Boundary Turbulence; Influences on Rules for Boundary Management; Negotiating Privacy Boundaries in Relationships: Challenges and Violations; Topic Avoidance and Secret Keeping; Topics Commonly Avoided or Kept Secret; Reasons for Topic Avoidance and Secret Keeping; How People Engage in Topic Avoidance; Topic Avoidance During Relationship Transitions; Consequences of Topic Avoidance; Consequences of Secret Keeping; Consequences of Revealing Secrets; Summary and Application; Key Terms; Discussion Questions; Student Study Site; Communicating Closeness: Affection, Immediacy, and Social Support; Closeness in Relationships; Physical Closeness; Emotional Closeness; Relational Closeness; Communicating Closeness; Affectionate Communication; Affection Exchange Theory; Communicating Affection; Immediacy Behavior; Verbal Immediacy; Nonverbal Immediacy; Cognitive Valence Theory; Behavior; Perception; Arousal; Cognition; Relational Outcomes; Supportive Communication; The Dual Process Model of Supportive Communication; Invisible Support; Person-Centered Messages; Nonverbal Immediacy; Sex Differences in the Experience and Expression of Closeness; Perceptions of Closeness; Communication of Closeness; Preferences for Same-Sex Versus Cross-Sex Friendships; Summary and Application; Key Terms; Discussion Questions; Student Study Site; Making a Love Connection: Styles of Love and Attachment; What is Love?; Love Versus Liking; Love as a Triangle; Finding Love and Falling in Love; Love Styles; Lee’s Love Styles; Ways to Communicate Love; Attachment Theory; The Propensity for Forming Attachments; Internal Working Models and Attachment Styles; Attachment Styles in Childhood; Attachment Styles in Adulthood; Attachment and Relational Satisfaction; Stability and Change in Attachment Styles across the Life Span; Summary and Application; Key Terms; Discussion Questions; Student Study Site; Communicating Sexually: The Closest Physical Encounter; Sex in Relationships; Sex in Short-Term and Early Dating Relationships; Sex in Long-Term Relationships; Sex Differences; Sex in Same-Sex Relationships; Sexual Attitudes; Developing Sexual Attitudes and Beliefs; Communication About Sex; Courtship and Flirtation; Communication, Sexual Satisfaction, and Relational Satisfaction; Sexual Scripts; Pillow Talk; Sexual Coercion and Harassment; Sexual Coercion; Sexual Harassment; Communication and Safe Sex; Summary and Application; Key Terms; Discussion Questions; Student Study Site; Staying Close: Maintaining Relationships; Defining Relational Maintenance; Behaviors Used to Maintain Relationships; Prosocial Maintenance Behaviors; Antisocial Maintenance Behavior; Modality of Maintenance Behavior; Strategic and Routine Maintenance Behaviors; Maintenance Behavior in Romantic Relationships; Changes in Maintenance over the Course of Romantic Relationships; Maintenance in Gay and Lesbian Relationships; Maintenance Behavior in Same-Sex Friendships; Talking Versus Doing; Men and Women are from the Same Planet; Maintenance Behavior in Cross-Sex Friendshi
• Edition: Fifth edition
• Publisher Details: Thousand Oaks : SAGE Publications, Inc
• Publication Date: 2017
• Extent: 1 online resource (552 pages)
• Subjects: 153.6; Interpersonal communication; Interpersonal communication
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781506376714; 1506376711
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