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9780534517199

Composing Relationships Communication in Everyday Life (with InfoTrac)

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  • ISBN13:

    9780534517199

  • ISBN10:

    0534517196

  • Edition: 1st
  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2005-04-12
  • Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Summary

The routine interactions we have day-in, day-out are the ones that most decisively shape our identities and the quality and durability of our relationships. In COMPOSING RELATIONSHIPS: COMMUNICATION IN EVERYDAY LIFE (WITH INFOTRAC) you'll see how relationships grow primarily out of so-called small talk between friends and romantic partners, rituals in families, and commonplace norms in organizations.

Table of Contents

Preface xii
About the Contributors xv
Introduction Composing Relationships: Communication in Everyday Life 1(2)
Julia T. Wood
Steve Duck
Figuring the Ground and Grounding the Figure
3(3)
Figuring the Ground
4(1)
Grounding the Figure
5(1)
Choosing Your Focus
5(1)
What Is ``Routine'' Interaction?
6(5)
How Does Everyday Talk Work?
7(2)
What Does Routine Communication Do?
9(2)
The Organization of the Book
11(2)
Chapter Format
11(2)
References
13(2)
PART I EVERYDAY COMMUNICATION IN PERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS
The Play, Playfulness, and the Players: Everyday Interaction as Improvised Rehearsal of Relationships
15(9)
Steve Duck
Scene One
15(2)
Reflections on the Dialogue
17(1)
Scene Two
18(2)
Reflections on the Dialogue
20(2)
Scene Three/Further Reflections
22(1)
References
23(1)
Chopping the Carrots: Creating Intimacy Moment by Moment
24(12)
Julia T. Wood
Reflections on the Dialogue
30(4)
Affirming Each Other
31(1)
Coordinating Interaction
32(1)
Weaving Past and Future into the Present
32(1)
Embodying the Relationship
33(1)
Conclusion
34(1)
References
35(1)
Cat Walk Conversations: Everyday Communication in Dating Relationships
36(10)
Marianne Dainton
Reflections on the Dialogue
39(5)
Social Networks and Relationships
40(1)
Jealousy
41(1)
Rituals
41(2)
Commitment and Investment
43(1)
Conclusion
44(1)
References
45(1)
``He Started It!'': Everyday Communication in Parenting
46(9)
Timothy M. Muehlhoff
Reflections on the Dialogue
49(4)
Family Rules
49(1)
Family Stories
50(1)
Communication Spirals
51(2)
Perspective-Taking
53(1)
Nonverbal Communication
53(1)
Conclusion
53(1)
References
54(1)
``Them's Fightin' Words'': Naming in Everyday Talk between Siblings
55(10)
John H. Nicholson
Episode 1
55(1)
Episode 2
56(1)
Episode 3
56(1)
Reflections on the Episodes
56(6)
The Importance of Naming
57(5)
Closing Thoughts
62(1)
References
63(2)
The Cat Puzzle Recovered: Composing Relationships through Family Ritual
65(11)
Carol Bruess
Anna Hoefs
Reflections on the Dialogue
71(3)
Ritual: Figure or Ground?
71(1)
The Function of Ritual: Grounding Our Families
72(1)
Composing Our Relationships during Ritual Events
73(1)
Conclusion
74(1)
References
75(1)
PART II EVERYDAY COMMUNICATION IN SOCIAL RELATIONSHIPS
Hanging Out and Doing Lunch: Enacting Friendship Closeness
76(10)
Sandra Metts
Reflections on the Dialogue
81(3)
Enacting Closeness
81(3)
Conclusion
84(1)
References
84(2)
Shopping for and with Friends: Everyday Communication at the Shopping Mall
86(10)
Dawn O. Braithwaite
Jody Koenig Kellas
Reflections on the Story
91(3)
References
94(2)
<where r u?><here u?>: Everyday Communication with Relational Technologies
96(14)
Walter J. Carl
Reflections on the Dialogue
101(6)
Everyday Communication Using Relational Technologies
105(2)
Conclusion
107(1)
Acknowledgments
107(1)
References
108(2)
Relational Life in the 21st Century: Managing People, Time, and Distance
110(9)
Erin M. Sahlstein
Reflections on the Dialogue
114(1)
Relational Dialectics in Everyday Life
114(3)
Contradictions and Relating
114(3)
The Totality of Relationships
117(1)
Conclusion
117(1)
References
118(1)
He Has Two Mommies: Constructing Lesbian Families in Social Conversation
119(9)
Elizabeth A. Suter
Reflections on the Dialogue
123(3)
Confirming and Disconfirming Identities
124(2)
Conclusion
126(1)
References
127(1)
Sorority Sisters Speaking Social Support
128(9)
Megan K. Foley
Reflections on the Dialogue
131(4)
Listening
132(1)
Reality Confirmation
132(1)
Emotional Support
133(1)
Emotional Challenge
134(1)
Conclusion
135(1)
References
136(1)
PART III EVERYDAY COMMUNICATION IN WORKPLACE RELATIONSHIPS
Cabbages and Headache Cures: Work Stories within the Family
137(9)
Cheryl Cockburn-Wootten
Theodore E. Zorn
Reflections on the Story
139(5)
Why Narratives Are Important
139(1)
The Socializing Function of Stories
140(1)
The Identity and Relational Functions of Stories
141(2)
Bridging Work and Domestic Life
143(1)
The Evolution of a Story
144(1)
Conclusion
144(1)
References
144(2)
Communicating Race at WeighCo
146(10)
Brenda J. Allen
Reflections on the Interactions
150(4)
Race Matters
150(2)
Power Dynamics
152(1)
The Transformative Potential of Workplace Relationships
153(1)
Conclusion
154(1)
References
154(2)
Helpful Professional Relating: Constructing Mentoring Relationships through Everyday Talk
156(10)
Michael L. Hecht
Jennifer R. Warren
Reflections on the Dialogue
161(3)
Mentoring Relationships
162(1)
Mentoring/Advising as Helpful Professional Relating
163(1)
Conclusion
164(1)
References
165(1)
Constructing Working-Class Masculinity in the Workplace
166(9)
Dennis K. Mumby
Reflections
170(4)
Organizational Culture: Power and Resistance
171(2)
Gendered Organizational Culture
173(1)
References
174(1)
Composing Relationships at Work: Three Minutes at a Wholesale Produce Market
175(11)
Hartmut B. Mokros
The Setting
175(1)
The Performance
176(4)
Review of the Performance
180(4)
Noticing the Complexities of Social Interaction: Microanalysis
180(1)
The Interaction Order
180(2)
Metacommunication
182(1)
Play and Signaling Play
183(1)
References
184(2)
Who Am I Right Now?: Negotiating Familial and Professional Roles
186(8)
Leah D. Totten
Reflections on the Dialogue
190(3)
Identity Management
190(2)
Boundary Work
192(1)
Gender Stereotypes
192(1)
Conclusion
193(1)
References
193(1)
Glossary 194(5)
Index 199

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