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Dialectical Approaches to Studying Personal Relationships

Author : Barbara M. Montgomery
Publisher : Psychology Press
ISBN 13 : 1135452067
Total Pages : 204 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (354 download)

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Download or read book Dialectical Approaches to Studying Personal Relationships written by Barbara M. Montgomery and published by Psychology Press. This book was released on 2013-09-13 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book describes many different and useful ways of understanding personal relationships from a dialectical perspective. It is written for scholars in higher education, both faculty and students, across many fields within the social sciences and the humanities who seek answers to questions about how people relate to one another. The book is valuable for all scholars who pursue new ideas because it models a form of scholarly communication in which: * multiple voices can be acknowledged as valid; * the worth of one perspective is not measured by the denigration of another; and * difference is celebrated as conducive to learning rather than threatening to it. The contributors emphasize the characteristics of their dialectical view that set them apart from other dialectical authors and describe their methods of studying relationships from a dialectical perspective. Following the Bakhtinian perspective, they honor the values of dialogism by respecting different and sometimes contradictory views, assuming that these views can be valid, and joining in a discussion with the editors and other contributors about their emerging work. They also acknowledge that the chapters in this text are part of an ongoing process to frame and reframe emerging ideas, and allow the dialogue that occurs within this frame the freedom to express creative, unique ideas.

Relationships

Author : Robert Hinde
Publisher : Psychology Press
ISBN 13 : 1317715705
Total Pages : 609 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (177 download)

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Download or read book Relationships written by Robert Hinde and published by Psychology Press. This book was released on 2015-01-28 with total page 609 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume on close relationships in adulthood discusses the central issues in the field and points the way towards the construction of an integrated body of knowledge about human relationships. The self, interactions, relationships and grops are treated as dynaimc proceses in dialectical relations with each other and with the socio-cultural structure of norms, values, beliefs and institutions.; Early chpaters introduce aspecs of the slef relevant to the dynaimcs of intercayions and relationships: Intrapsychic Processes Of Cognition And Emotion Are Emphasized. These Are followed by chapters discussing the principle characteristics of relationships. Seven further chapters focus on the processes involved in the dynaimcs of relationships, and later chapters synthesize previous ones in discussions of love and friendship, and the nature of relationship change. The focus throughot the text is on current work and current controversy, placed against a background of knowledge that has been built up in recent decades.

Relating

Author : Leslie A. Baxter
Publisher : Guilford Press
ISBN 13 : 9781572301016
Total Pages : 308 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (1 download)

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Download or read book Relating written by Leslie A. Baxter and published by Guilford Press. This book was released on 1996-05-17 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Drawing upon the dialogism of social theorist Mikhail Bakhtin, the authors re-conceive the core ideas of interpersonal communication - relationship development; closeness; certainty; openness; communication competence; and the boundaries between self, relationship, and society.

Explaining Communication

Author : Bryan B. Whaley
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1135250405
Total Pages : 740 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (352 download)

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Download or read book Explaining Communication written by Bryan B. Whaley and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-03-07 with total page 740 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Offering a direct sightline into communication theory, Explaining Communication provides in-depth discussions of communication theories by some of the foremost scholars working in communication today. With contributions from the original theorists and scholars known for their work in specific theoretical perspectives, this distinctive text breaks new ground in giving these scholars the opportunity to address students firsthand, speaking directly to the coming generations of communication scholars. Covering a wide range of interpersonal communication theories, the scope of this exceptional volume includes: *the nature of theory and fundamental concepts in interpersonal communication;*theories accounting for individual differences in message production; explanations of human communication from dyadic, relational, and/or cultural levels; and*a history of communication theory. Chapter authors offer their own views of the core ideas and findings of specific theoretical perspectives, discussing the phenomena those perspectives are best positioned to explain, how the theories fit into the field, and where future research efforts are best placed. While by no means comprehensive, Explaining Communication includes those theories that rank among those most often used in today’s work, that have generated a substantial body of knowledge over time, and that have not been articulated in detail in other publications. With detailed explorations and first-hand discussions of major communication theories, this volume is essential for students in communication studies, interpersonal communication, and advanced theory courses, as well as for scholars needing a thorough reference to some of the most salient theories in communication today.

Close Relationship Loss

Author : Terri L. Orbuch
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 1461391865
Total Pages : 315 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (613 download)

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Download or read book Close Relationship Loss written by Terri L. Orbuch and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 315 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Social scientists from various disciplines have been increasingly concerned with the nature, structure, and function of close relationships. Although most of the early work on the topic of close relationships drew attention to the development of close relationships, since the mid-1970s researchers have begun to investigate the many different aspects connected to the loss of close relationships. Despite the change to a more comprehensive conceptual framework, close relationship research is often criticized for being atheoretical; the research is criticized for being purely descriptive in nature and thus lacking a more theoretical framework. Contrary to this belief, I wish to argue that researchers in the area of close relationship loss employ several critical and prominent theoretical perspectives to describe, explain, and understand the endings of relationships-thus, the fruition of this book. The major aim of this edited book is to present and illuminate, within one volume, some of these major theoretical perspectives. The volume as a whole has several unique qualities. First, within each chapter, the authors provide a general overview of the theoretical per spective or approach within which they examine close relationship loss.

Close Romantic Relationships

Author : John H. Harvey
Publisher : Psychology Press
ISBN 13 : 1135659427
Total Pages : 409 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (356 download)

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Download or read book Close Romantic Relationships written by John H. Harvey and published by Psychology Press. This book was released on 2001-06 with total page 409 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Intended to highlight cutting-edge research on the maintenance & enhancement of close relationships for researchers in the area or as a supplement for Intimate Relationship courses in psych, communication, family relations, and socio depts.

Political and Military Sociology

Author : Neovi M. Karakatsanis
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1351499181
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (514 download)

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Download or read book Political and Military Sociology written by Neovi M. Karakatsanis and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-07-05 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Several contributions in this volume focus on the modern Middle East, with other articles examining justifications for war, the return of war veterans, white nationalists, and the activities of the Moral Majority.Maria Markantonatou addresses the blurring of distinctions between civilians and combatants. Udi Lebel investigates how the IDF is being changed by the increasing number of religious-Zionists recruited. Orlee Hauser argues that the experiences of women in the IDF vary depending on their positions and assignments. Bruce McDonald compares the performance of the Feder-Ram and augmented Solow models in accounting for economic growth in Iran. Neema Noori examines the interrelationship of war, the state, and mobilization in Iran. Molly Clever examines the justifications for war employed by both state and non-state actors. Christina Knopf uses relational dialectics to examine US veteran transitions. David Bugg and Dianne Dentice analyze attitudes and perceptions of white nationalists. Finally, Aaron Davis considers the rise of the Illinois state chapter of the Moral Majority in the 1980s.This volume in the Political and Military Sociology series also includes reviews of important new books in civil-military relations, political science, and military sociology.

Theories of Human Communication

Author : Stephen W. Littlejohn
Publisher : Waveland Press
ISBN 13 : 1478609397
Total Pages : 500 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (786 download)

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Download or read book Theories of Human Communication written by Stephen W. Littlejohn and published by Waveland Press. This book was released on 2010-11-04 with total page 500 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For almost four decades, Theories of Human Communication has offered readers an engaging and informative guide to the rich array of theories that influence our understanding of communication. The first edition broke new ground with its comprehensive discussion of theorizing by communication scholars. Since that time, the field has expanded tremendously from a small cluster of explanations and relatively unconnected theories to a huge body of work from numerous traditions or communities of scholarship. The tenth edition covers both classic and recent theories created by communication scholars and informed by scholars in other fields. Littlejohn and Foss organize communication theory around two intersecting elementscontexts and theoretical traditionsand emphasize the connections, trajectories, and relationships among the theories. They provide clear, accessible explanations that synthesize without oversimplifying. Their extensive use of examples presents theorizing as a natural process and invites readers to reflect on their own experiences and to become active participants in continuing the conversation. In addition to the authors lucid explanations of theories, the text includes From the Source boxes in which the theorists share their perspectives on communication. The extensive bibliography (almost 1,200 entries) and chapter citations are invaluable resources for more in-depth study.

Interpersonal Encounters

Author : Laura K. Guerrero
Publisher : SAGE Publications
ISBN 13 : 1483311376
Total Pages : 379 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (833 download)

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Download or read book Interpersonal Encounters written by Laura K. Guerrero and published by SAGE Publications. This book was released on 2022-05-12 with total page 379 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With a practical and innovative approach to the study of interpersonal communication, Interpersonal Encounters: Connecting through Communication, by Laura K. Guerrero and Bree McEwan, prepares students to become better communicators in their personal and professional lives.

Relating Through Technology

Author : Jeffrey A. Hall
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1108483305
Total Pages : 253 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (84 download)

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Download or read book Relating Through Technology written by Jeffrey A. Hall and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2020-07-16 with total page 253 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book offers a balanced, evidence-based account of the role of mobile and social media in personal relationships.

The Future of Excellence in Public Relations and Communication Management

Author : Elizabeth L. Toth
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1135250685
Total Pages : 682 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (352 download)

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Download or read book The Future of Excellence in Public Relations and Communication Management written by Elizabeth L. Toth and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2009-03-04 with total page 682 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Future of Excellence in Public Relations and Communication Management brings together an outstanding group of public relations scholars and practitioners to consider the indelible theory building in public relations of James E. Grunig and Larissa A. Grunig, who with David M. Dozier, produced the 1992 IABC Excellence Study, a benchmark body of work examining best practices in the public relations field. In this assembled collection, editor Elizabeth L. Toth and the contributors show how and in what ways the theories of the Excellence Study have developed and changed. They present research that advances excellence theories, adds new dimensions and directions to the excellence theories, and shows how the excellence study has moved on to a global stage. Toth and her colleagues challenge future researchers to continue the theory-building that will lead to understand how strategic public relations management contributes to organizations and society. Public relations and communication management scholars, in addition to practitioners and graduate students studying these areas, will benefit immensely from the work included here.

Engaging Theories in Family Communication

Author : Dawn O. Braithwaite
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1351790676
Total Pages : 394 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (517 download)

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Download or read book Engaging Theories in Family Communication written by Dawn O. Braithwaite and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-09-13 with total page 394 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Engaging Theories in Family Communication, Second Edition delves deeply into the key theories in family communication, focusing on theories originating both within the communication discipline and in allied disciplines. Contributors write in their specific areas of expertise, resulting in an exceptional resource for scholars and students alike, who seek to understand theories spanning myriad topics, perspectives, and approaches. Designed for advanced undergraduate and graduate students studying family communication, this text is also relevant for scholars and students of personal relationships, interpersonal communication, and family studies. This second edition includes 16 new theories and an updated study of the state of family communication. Each chapter follows a common pattern for easy comparison between theories.

Communication Among Grandmothers, Mothers, and Adult Daughters

Author : Michelle A. Miller-Day
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1135643326
Total Pages : 281 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (356 download)

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Download or read book Communication Among Grandmothers, Mothers, and Adult Daughters written by Michelle A. Miller-Day and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2004-09-22 with total page 281 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume examines communication processes within the grandmother-mother-daughter relationship, emphasizing an intergenerational perspective. Using observations of and extensive interviews with six sets of middle-income, Caucasian female family members, this book offers a heuristic account of intergenerational mother-daughter relational communication. Author Michelle Miller-Day integrates and juxtaposes alternative experiences of social interaction, situating readers in the world of grandmothers, mothers, adult daughters, and granddaughters as they experience, describe, and analyze their family communication. Miller-Day incorporates aged mothers and younger mid-life mothers and their adult daughters into the research to illustrate how this type of maternal relationship is experienced at different points in a woman's life. With the inclusion of three generations of women, Miller-Day offers multigenerational perspectives on family, and examines them for patterns of maternal interaction, providing symbolic links across generational boundaries. Communication Among Grandmothers, Mothers, and Adult Daughters enables readers to understand more completely the richly textured nature of maternal relationships. It will be an invaluable resource for scholars and researchers in the areas of communication and relationships, including family communication, intergenerational communication, women's studies, family studies, interpersonal communication, and relationships, as well as social workers, psychologists, and counselors, who strive to understand family communication processes and their dynamics across generational lines.

Engaging Theories in Family Communication

Author : Dawn O. Braithwaite
Publisher : SAGE
ISBN 13 : 1452236739
Total Pages : 385 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (522 download)

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Download or read book Engaging Theories in Family Communication written by Dawn O. Braithwaite and published by SAGE. This book was released on 2005-08-23 with total page 385 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Engaging Theories in Family Communication: Multiple Perspectives covers uncharted territory in its field, as it is the first book on the market to deal exclusively with family communication theory. In this volume, editors Dawn O. Braithwaite and Leslie A. Baxter bring together a group of contributors that represent a veritable Who's Who in the family communication field. These scholars examine both classic and cutting-edge theories to guide family communication research in the coming years.

Voicing Relationships

Author : Leslie A. Baxter
Publisher : SAGE Publications
ISBN 13 : 1452212465
Total Pages : 225 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (522 download)

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Download or read book Voicing Relationships written by Leslie A. Baxter and published by SAGE Publications. This book was released on 2010-01-19 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of the field's most respected scholars advances a dialogic perspective on communication in personal and familial relationships, presenting the next iteration of relational dialectics theory (RDT). "This is an excellent book and moves one of the major theories in the social sciences forward in very innovative ways. Indeed, this book extends beyond RDT by addressing limitations in the family, interpersonal, and personal relationships literature. I believe this book will prompt many discussions among theorists and researchers in those areas and has the potential to provide exciting new directions in the study of relationships." —Glen H. Stamp, Ball State University "Leslie A. Baxter is offering up something here that is desperately needed and fills a big hole for those who adopt RDT as their theoretical framework. . . . I found the conceptual content of the book to be clear, compelling, and provoking. . . . The chapter on contrapuntal analysis is the only one of its kind." —Melissa Wood Alemán, James Madison University Voicing Relationships presents a dialogic perspective on relating, inspired by the dialogism work of the Russian theorist of literature and culture, Mikhail Bakhtin. Written by Leslie A. Baxter, one of the theory's originators, this groundbreaking book presents the next iteration of the theory, along with a methodological primer for contrapuntal analysis that includes guiding readers through a sample analysis. Developing a rich palette of dialogic concepts useful in the study of interpersonal communication, the book's central argument is that meaning making emerges from the clash of competing systems of meaning, or discourses. Relationship communication is embedded in culture, history, difference, and conceptions of the ideal. In addition, the book gives us a method by which to study communication dialogically—contrapuntal analysis. Key Features Centers communication at the heart of relationships with an interdisciplinary focus on communication from fields such as psychology, social work, and sociology Offers an up-to-date distillation of two decades of relevant research to organize major findings and issues Moves scholars and students beyond simplistic uses of relational dialectics or using the dialectical pairs in overly-simplistic "cookie cutter" ways Provides scholars and students with guidance in using RDT to guide their own research Intended Audience Voicing Relationships is ideal for use in a wide range of courses, such as Interpersonal Communication; Family Studies; Couples, Marriage, and Family; and Counseling.

Studying Interpersonal Interaction

Author : Barbara M. Montgomery
Publisher : Guilford Press
ISBN 13 : 9780898622904
Total Pages : 372 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (229 download)

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Download or read book Studying Interpersonal Interaction written by Barbara M. Montgomery and published by Guilford Press. This book was released on 1993-11-01 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume presents a comprehensive, critical examination of current research methods used to study human social behavior as it occurs in interpersonal settings such as families, acquaintanceships, friendships, and romantic partnerships. Multidisciplinary in approach, the book's chapters are written by leading figures in communication, social psychology, sociology, and family studies who explore the methodological choices a researcher must make in order to study interpersonal interaction. To permit clear comparison, all chapters in this volume reference the same, common research problem to develop examples, illustrate controversial issues, and describe the potential of the particular method under discussion. Written in an accessible style, chapters openly discuss the strengths and weaknesses of each method, consider underlying philosophy and assumptions, and note limitations as well as advantages. The result is an originally crafted work that offers readers a unique way to learn about, compare, and ultimately judge the many methods presently available to the researcher or student of interpersonal interaction. Part I considers the assumptions researchers must make about the nature of a social interaction in order to study it. Chapters address issues related to formulating research problems, choosing a research paradigm, determining a viewpoint (participant, peer, or observer) from which to gather data, deciding on appropriate levels and units of analysis, incorporating time, and assessing the mutual adaptation that characterizes interpersonal communication. Part II focuses on procedures for gathering data. These include using accounts and narratives, logs and diaries, retrospective self reports, discourse records, direct observation, and experimentation. Part III highlights new and newly re-discovered methods for analyzing interaction data. Assuming that the reader is familiar with traditional regression and mean-differences approaches, chapters build on this knowledge base to discuss content analysis, tests of sequential association in categorical data, ways of dealing with interdependence in dyadic data, and longitudinal analytic techniques such as time-series analysis, phasic analysis, and meta-analysis. The book concludes with a chapter that both summarizes previous chapters and convincingly argues for methodological pluralism. Encompassing the broad range of central concerns in designing research studies--from conceptualization, through assessment, to data analysis--this book is an ideal reference source for all those engaged in actual research projects. It is also highly valuable for advanced undergraduate and graduate methods courses.

Queer Families, Queer Politics

Author : Mary Bernstein
Publisher : Columbia University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780231116909
Total Pages : 480 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (169 download)

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Download or read book Queer Families, Queer Politics written by Mary Bernstein and published by Columbia University Press. This book was released on 2001 with total page 480 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book addresses the themes of visibility, transgression, and resistance, as well as the intersection between the personal and political in the contexts of relationships, parenthood, and political activism. Giving special attention to families of color, immigrants, and poor families, the authors examine the risks entailed in coming out and the significance of class, race, and sexual and gender identity in this process. Parenting also creates dilemmas of visibility as queer families negotiate malls, schools, and workplaces, as well as the medical, legal, and political institutions that regulate their families.