Close Encounters: Communication in Relationships

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Close Encounters: Communication in Relationships helps students learn about their own relationships with romantic partners, friends, and family members by focusing on issues that are central to describing and understanding close relationships. Best-selling authors Laura K. Guerrero, Peter A. Andersen, and Walid A. Afifi present 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. The updated Sixth Edition includes fresh content reflecting current research and trends in relationships, balanced with coverage of classic research, and continues to empower readers to be more critical consumers of information about relationships. CLOSE ENCOUNTERS - FRONT COVER CLOSE ENCOUNTERS COPYRIGHT BRIEF CONTENTS DETAILED CONTENTS PREFACE ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 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 CHAPTER 15 - ENDING RELATIONSHIPS: DISENGAGEMENT AND TERMINATION GLOSSARY REFERENCES AUTHOR INDEX SUBJECT INDEX ABOUT THE AUTHORS