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Close Encounters : Communication in Relationships by Peter A. Andersen, Laura K.
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- 9781544349220
- Subject Area
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- Publication Name
- Close Encounters : Communication in Relationships
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications, Incorporated
- Item Length
- 9.1 in
- Subject
- Communication Studies
- Publication Year
- 2020
- Type
- Textbook
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- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 0.8 in
- Item Weight
- 31 Oz
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- Number of Pages
- 664 Pages
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Close Encounters: Communication in Relationships helps students learn about their own relationships with romantic partners, friends, and family members by focusing on issues that are central to describing and understanding close relationships. Best-selling authors Laura K. Guerrero, Peter A. Andersen, and Walid A. Afifi present research-based insights and content illustrated with engaging scenarios to show how state-of-the-art research and theory can be applied to specific issues within relationships. The updated Sixth Edition includes fresh content reflecting current research and trends in relationships, balanced with coverage of classic research, and continues to empower readers to be more critical consumers of information about relationships.
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Publisher
SAGE Publications, Incorporated
ISBN-10
154434922x
ISBN-13
9781544349220
eBay Product ID (ePID)
4038380919
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
664 Pages
Language
English
Publication Name
Close Encounters : Communication in Relationships
Publication Year
2020
Subject
Communication Studies
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Language Arts & Disciplines
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.8 in
Item Weight
31 Oz
Item Length
9.1 in
Item Width
7.4 in
Additional Product Features
Edition Number
6
Intended Audience
College Audience
LCCN
2019-037238
Dewey Edition
23
Reviews
Close Encountersis a solid, well-written, and well-organized textbook for interpersonal communication., Close Encounters is a text that makes heavy theories easy to grasp yet pushes our students to greater lengths of critical examination of their interpersonal relationships., This book is an excellent resource for any learner interested in knowing more about the research, theories, and ideas studied by interpersonal communication scholars. Not only can students develop a solid foundation about the field from this text, but they can frequently refer back as they deepen their understanding., This text engages relationship research and theorizing to illuminate the complex experiences embedded in close relationships., Close Encountersis a text that makes heavy theories easy to grasp yet pushes our students to greater lengths of critical examination of their interpersonal relationships., Close Encounters is a solid, well-written, and well-organized textbook for interpersonal communication., Close Encounters is a great text for undergraduate students. The authors manage to balance breadth and depth; the book presents a variety of interpersonal topics and each topic is explored thoroughly, with relevant, up-to-date research., Close Encountersis a great text for undergraduate students. The authors manage to balance breadth and depth; the book presents a variety of interpersonal topics and each topic is explored thoroughly, with relevant, up-to-date research.
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
153.6
Lc Classification Number
Bf637.C45g83 2021
Table of Content
PrefaceAcknowledgmentsChapter 1 * Conceptualizing Relational Communication: Definitions and PrinciplesThe Field of Personal Relationships: A Brief HistoryRelationshipsPrinciples of Interpersonal CommunicationPrinciples of Relational CommunicationSummary and ApplicationKey TermsDiscussion QuestionsChapter 2 * Communicating Identity: The Social SelfThe Development of Personal IdentityPrinciples of Identity ManagementCommunicating Identity to OthersSummary and ApplicationKey TermsDiscussion QuestionsChapter 3 * Drawing People Together: Forces of Social AttractionAttractionA Framework for Understanding AttractionPersonal QualitiesOther People's QualitiesQualities of the PairQualities of the Physical or Social EnvironmentSummary and ApplicationKey TermsDiscussion QuestionsChapter 4 * Making Sense of Our World: Managing Uncertainty and Expectancy ViolationsWhat Is Uncertainty?Uncertainty Reduction TheorySecret TestsPredicted Outcome Value TheoryThe Theory of Motivated Information ManagementRelational Turbulence TheoryExpectancy ViolationsSummary and ApplicationKey TermsDiscussion QuestionsChapter 5 * Changing Relationships: Stages, Turning Points, and DialecticsCommunication SkillsRelationship StagesTurning PointsRelational DialecticsSummary and ApplicationKey TermsDiscussion QuestionsChapter 6 * Revealing and Hiding Ourselves: Self-Disclosure and PrivacySelf-DisclosurePrivacyTopic Avoidance and Secret KeepingSummary and ApplicationKey TermsDiscussion QuestionsChapter 7 * Communicating Closeness: Affection, Immediacy, and Social SupportCloseness in RelationshipsAffectionate CommunicationImmediacy BehaviorCognitive Valence TheorySupportive CommunicationSex Differences in the Experience and Expression of ClosenessSummary and ApplicationKey TermsDiscussion QuestionsChapter 8 * Making a Love Connection: Styles of Love and AttachmentWhat Is Love?Love StylesAttachment TheorySummary and ApplicationKey TermsDiscussion QuestionsChapter 9 * Communicating Sexually: The Closest Physical EncounterSexual AttitudesCasual SexSex in RelationshipsCommunication About SexSafe SexSummary and ApplicationKey TermsDiscussion QuestionsChapter 10 * Staying Close: Maintaining RelationshipsDefining Relational MaintenanceBehaviors Used to Maintain RelationshipsMaintenance Behavior in Romantic RelationshipsMaintenance Behavior in Same-Sex FriendshipsMaintenance Behavior in Cross-Sex FriendshipsMaintenance Challenges in Other RelationshipsEquity TheorySummary and ApplicationKey TermsDiscussion QuestionsChapter 11 * Coping With Conflict: When Relational Partners DisagreeConflict in RelationshipsConflict StylesPatterns of Conflict InteractionAttributions During ConflictCommunication Skill DeficitsSummary and ApplicationKey TermsDiscussion QuestionsChapter 12 * Influencing Each Other: Dominance and Power Plays in RelationshipsDefining Power and Related TermsPower PrinciplesInterpersonal Influence GoalsVerbal Power PloysNonverbal Positions of PowerTraditional Versus Egalitarian MarriagesCulture, Equality, and PowerSummary and ApplicationKey TermsDiscussion QuestionsChapter 13 * Hurting the Ones We Love: Relational TransgressionsHurt Feelings in RelationshipsDeceptionInfidelityJealousyUnrequited LoveObsessive Relational IntrusionRelational ViolenceSummary and ApplicationKey TermsDiscussion QuestionsChapter 14 * Healing the Hurt: Relationship Repair and ReconciliationThe Investment Model of Relationship-Maintaining BehaviorThe Model of AccommodationRemedial StrategiesForgivenessRelational ReconciliationOn-Again Off-Again RelationshipsRelational Redefinition: Can We Still Be Friends?Summary and ApplicationKey TermsDiscussion QuestionsChapter 15 * Ending Relationships: Disengagement and TerminationWhy Relationships EndCommunication as a Cause of BreakupsThe Disengagement ProcessThe Many Ways to Leave Your PartnerThe Bad and the Good of Relationship EndingsSummary and ApplicationKey TermsDiscussion QuestionsGlossaryReferencesAuthor IndexSubject IndexAbout the Authors
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2021
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