Close Encounters: Communication in Relationships 5th Edition (eBook PDF)

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Product details:

• ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 150637672X
• ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1506376721
• Author: Laura K. Guerrero

Close Encounters: Communication in Relationships, Fifth Edition helps students better understand their relationships with romantic partners, friends, and family members. Bestselling authors Laura K. Guerrero, Peter A. Andersen, and Walid A. Afifi offer 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―with a focus on issues that are central to describing and understanding close relationships.

While maintaining the spotlight on communication, the authors also emphasize the interdisciplinary nature of the study of personal relationships by including research from such disciplines as social psychology and family studies. The book covers issues relevant to developing, maintaining, repairing, and ending relationships. Both the “bright” and “dark” sides of interpersonal communication within relationships are explored.

Table of contents:

Chapter 1 • Conceptualizing Relational Communication: Definitions and Principles

Chapter 2 • Communicating Identity: The Social Self

Chapter 3 • Drawing People Together: Forces of Social Attraction

Chapter 4 • Making Sense of Our World: Managing Uncertainty and Expectancy Violations

Chapter 5 • Changing Relationships: Stages, Turning Points, and Dialectics

Chapter 6 • Revealing and Hiding Ourselves: Self-Disclosure and Privacy

Chapter 7 • Communicating Closeness: Affection, Immediacy, and Social Support

Chapter 8 • Making a Love Connection: Styles of Love and Attachment

Chapter 9 • Communicating Sexually: The Closest Physical Encounter

Chapter 10 • Staying Close: Maintaining Relationships

Chapter 11 • Coping With Conflict: When Relational Partners Disagree

Chapter 12 • Influencing Each Other: Dominance and Power Plays in Relationships

Chapter 13 • Hurting the Ones We Love: Relational Transgressions

Chapter 14 • Healing the Hurt: Relationship Repair and Reconciliation

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