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9780205133949

Interpersonal Communication and Human Relationships

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  • ISBN13:

    9780205133949

  • ISBN10:

    0205133940

  • Edition: 2nd
  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 1992-01-01
  • Publisher: Allyn & Bacon

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Summary

B> Written by two well-respected researchers and authors in the field, this book offers the most comprehensive and widely-used developmental and analytical approach to communication in close relationships. It focuses on the role of communication in the coming together and the coming apart of relationships. This accessible book introduces readers to relational communication theories by using common examples relationships with roommates, friends, and parents to help readers better understand concepts. Furthermore, the book's core model, introduced in Chapter 2, can be applied to the diverse range of relationships that readers have experienced or will experience throughout their lives. A classic for more than twenty years, Interpersonal Communication and Human Relationships retains all of its highly-praised features in the fourth edition, including the latest research from communication and social psychology; thorough coverage of dialogue, speech, and interaction patterns; interesting boxed inserts, cartoons, and diagnostic tests; and an effective writing style that engages readers and holds interest. For readers interested in communication as it relates to various close relationships.

Table of Contents

Every chapter includes Summary
Selected Readings
Notes
Human Communication In Developing Relationships
Communication: The Lifeblood of Relationships
Relationship Messages
Five Important Misconceptions About Communications in Relationships
How Communication Changes as Our Relationships Develop
Dimensions of Communication: Patterns and Variations
Stages of Coming Together and Coming Apart
Types of Relationships
A Model of Interaction Stages in Relationships
Interaction Stages
Movement: In, Out, and Around Stages
Factors Affecting Human Communication Behavior In Relationships
The Nature of the Communicators
The Influence of Interpersonal Needs
Interpersonal Needs Across the Lifespan
Interpersonal Needs of Females and Males
The Communication Environment: Cultural and Physical
The Influence of the Cultural Environment
The Influence of the Immediate Physical Environment or Setting
Interaction Patterns For Coming Together
The Genesis of Dialogue
Getting Together
Sizing Up the Other Person
The Many Faces of Attraction
Interaction Rituals
Communication Rules
The Rhetoric of Hello
Forms of Address
Relationship Openers
Small(?) Talk
The Foundations of Intimate Dialogue
Loving and Liking
Foundations of Intimacy
Interaction Patterns And THe Maintenance Of Relationships
Maintaining Relationships through Dialogue
Disclosures, Lies, and Fights
Self-Disclosure, Confidentiality, and Trust
Lying
Constructive Conflict
Maintaining Relationships Through Dialogue: Commitment and Intimacy
Commitment and Commitment Talk
Personal Idioms
Giving Compliments and Gifts
Giving Comfort
Persuasion
Sex Talk
Intimate Play
Intimacy Without Words
INteraction PAtterns For Coming Apart
Communication and the Process of Relationships
Terminating Relationships
Communication During Relationship Decan: Return of the Stranger
The Dialogue of Distance and De-Escalation
Some Potentially Destructive Patterns of Communication: An Interpersonal Chamber of Horrors
Toward More Effective Communication In Relationships
Evaluating and Developing Effective Communication in Relationships
The Relativity of Effective Communication
Perceptions of Effective Communication
Rx for Effective Communication
Becoming an Effective Communicator
Writing Your Own Story
Communicating Effectively Together
Author Index
Subject Index
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