Guerrero, Laura K

Close encounters: Communication in relations/ Laura K. Guerrero, Peter A. Andersen and Walid A. Afifi - 3rd ed. - Loss Angeles: Sage, 2011. - 482 p.

1. Conceptualizing Relational Communication: Deflnitions and Principles
2. Communicating Identity: The Social Self
3. Drawing People Together: Forces of Social Attraction
4. Making Sense of Our World: Managing Uncertainty
5. Getting Closer: Initiating and Intensifying Relationships
6. Communicating Closeness: Affection, Immediacy, and Social Support
7. Making a Love Connection: Styles of Love and Attachment
8. Communicating Sexually: The Closest Physical Encounter
9. Staying Close: Maintaining Relationships
10. Exchanging Rewards and Costs: Interdependence and Equity in Relationships
11. Influencing Each Other: Dominance and Power Plays in Relationships
12. Getting Too Close for Comfort: Privacy and Secrets in Relationships
13. Hurting the Ones We Love: Relational Transgressions
14. Coping With Conflict: When Relational Partners Disagree
15. Ending Relationships: Disengagement and Termination

9781412977371


Interpersonal communication.

153.6 / GUE/C