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9780205295739

Interpersonal Communication and Human Relationships

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  • ISBN13:

    9780205295739

  • ISBN10:

    0205295738

  • Edition: 4th
  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2000-01-01
  • Publisher: Allyn & Bacon
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Summary

Written by two well-respected researchers and authors in the field, Interpersonal Communication and Human Relationships 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 text introduces students to relational communication theories by using common examples relationships with roommates, friends, and parents to help students better understand and retain concepts. Furthermore, the book's core model, introduced in Chapter 2, can be applied to the diverse range of relationships that students 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 students and holds their interest.

Table of Contents

Preface ix
Part I Human Communication in Developing Relationships 1(70)
Communication: The Lifeblood of Relationships
3(30)
Relationship Messages
5(4)
Five Important Misconceptions About Communication in Relationships
9(6)
How Communication Changes as Our Relationships Develop
15(6)
Dimensions of Communication: Patterns and Variations
21(5)
Summary
26(1)
Selected Readings
27(2)
Notes
29(4)
Stages of Coming Together and Coming Apart
33(38)
Types of Relationships
34(2)
A Model of Interaction Stages in Relationships
36(3)
Interaction Stages
39(10)
Movement: In, Out, and Around Stages
49(14)
Summary
63(1)
Selected Readings
63(3)
Notes
66(5)
Part II Factors Affecting Human Communication Behavior in Relationships 71(68)
The Nature of the Communicators
73(32)
The Influence of Interpersonal Needs
74(10)
Interpersonal Needs Across the Lifespan
84(9)
Interpersonal Needs of Females and Males
93(3)
Summary
96(1)
Selected Readings
97(3)
Notes
100(5)
The Communication Environment: Cultural and Physical
105(34)
The Influence of the Cultural Environment
112(9)
The Influence of the Immediate Physical Environment or Setting
121(10)
Summary
131(1)
Selected Readings
132(2)
Notes
134(5)
Part III Interaction Patterns for Coming Together 139(112)
The Genesis of Dialogue
141(36)
Getting Together
142(4)
Sizing Up the Other Person
146(14)
The Many Faces of Attraction
160(9)
Summary
169(1)
Selected Readings
170(2)
Notes
172(5)
Interaction Rituals
177(38)
Communication Rules
178(8)
The Rhetoric of Hello
186(5)
Forms of Address
191(3)
Relationship ``Openers''
194(5)
Small(?) Talk
199(9)
Summary
208(1)
Selected Readings
209(2)
Notes
211(4)
The Foundations of Intimate Dialogue
215(36)
Loving and Liking
217(12)
Foundations of Intimacy
229(16)
Summary
245(1)
Selected Readings
246(2)
Notes
248(3)
Part IV Interaction Patterns and the Maintenance of Relationships 251(80)
Maintaining Relationships Through Dialogue: Disclosures, Lies, and Fights
253(38)
Self-Disclosure, Confidentiality, and Trust
254(9)
Lying
263(8)
Constructive Conflict
271(11)
Summary
282(1)
Selected Readings
283(4)
Notes
287(4)
Maintaining Relationships Through Dialogue: Commitment and Intimacy
291(40)
Commitment and Commitment Talk
292(10)
Personal Idioms
302(3)
Giving Compliments and Gifts
305(2)
Giving Comfort
307(2)
Persuasion
309(4)
Sex Talk
313(3)
Intimate Play
316(1)
Intimacy Without Words
317(5)
Summary
322(2)
Selected Readings
324(3)
Notes
327(4)
Part V Interaction Patterns for Coming Apart 331(66)
Communication and the Process of Relationship Disengagement
333(32)
Terminating Relationships
334(12)
Communication During Relationship Decay: Return of the Stranger
346(11)
Summary
357(1)
Selected Readings
358(2)
Notes
360(5)
The Dialogue of Distance and De-escalation
365(32)
Some Potentially Destructive Patterns of Communication: An Interpersonal Chamber of Horrors
367(24)
Summary
391(2)
Selected Readings
393(2)
Notes
395(2)
Part VI Toward More Effective Communication in Relationships 397(38)
Evaluating and Developing Effective Communication in Relationships
399(36)
The Relativity of Effective Communication
402(9)
Perceptions of Effective Communication
411(2)
Rx for Effective Communication
413(7)
Becoming an Effective Communicator
420(4)
Writing Your Own Story
424(1)
Communicating Effectively Together
425(2)
Summary
427(2)
Selected Readings
429(2)
Notes
431(4)
Author Index 435(12)
Subject Index 447

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