Close encounters : communication in relationships /
By: Guerrero, Laura K [author.].
Contributor(s): Andersen, Peter A [author.] | Afifi, Walid A [author.].
Publisher: Thousand Oaks, California : SAGE, 2021Edition: Sixth edition.Description: xxiii, 640 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781544349220.Subject(s): Interpersonal communicationDDC classification: 153.6Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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ATU Sligo Yeats Library Main Lending Collection | 153.6 GUE (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Lost Checked out | 08/02/2023 | 0083868 |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
1. Conceptualizing rational communication : definitions and principles -- 2. Communicating identity : the social self -- 3. Drawing people together : forces of social attraction -- 4. Making sense of our world : managing uncertainty and expectancy violations -- 5. Changing relationships : stages, turning points, and dialects -- 6. Revealing and hiding ourselves : self-disclosure and privacy -- 7. Communicating closeness : affection, immediacy, and social support -- 8. Making a love connection : styles of love and attachment -- 9. Communicating sexually : the closest physical encounter -- 10. Staying close : maintaining relationships -- 11. Coping with conflict : when relational partners disagree -- 12. Influencing each other : dominance and power plays in relationships -- 13. Hurting the ones we love : relational transgressions -- 14. Healing the hurt : relationship repair and reconciliation -- 15. Ending relationships : disengagement and termination.