Engaging Theories in Interpersonal Communication

Multiple Perspectives
Herausgeber: Braithwaite, Dawn O.; Schrodt, Paul

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This third edition maintains its place as a key resource for learning the foundational and emerging theories in the field of interpersonal communication. With each chapter authored by experts in a specific theory, the book offers a comprehensive overview for scholars and advanced undergraduate and graduate students.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• 3 ed
• Seitenzahl: 464
• Erscheinungstermin: 28. Oktober 2021
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 29mm
• Gewicht: 812g
• ISBN-13: 9780367425296
• ISBN-10: 0367425297
• Artikelnr.: 62220214

Autorenporträt

Dawn O. Braithwaite (PhD, University of Minnesota) is a Willa Cather Professor of Communication, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, USA. She studies discourse-dependent families, dialectics of relating, and communication rituals in stepfamilies and voluntary kin. She has published 6 books and over 130 articles and chapters. A Distinguished Scholar of the National Communication Association and Western States Communication Associations, Braithwaite received NCA's Bernard J. Brommel Award for Family Communication and the Becker Distinguished Service Award. She is the Past President of NCA and WSCA. Paul Schrodt (PhD, University of Nebraska-Lincoln) is the Philip J. and Cheryl C. Burguières Professor in the Department of Communication Studies at Texas Christian University, USA. He studies communication processes that facilitate family relationships, with a particular interest in conflict and stepfamily functioning. He has authored more than 100 journal articles and book chapters, has received the National Communication Association's Bernard J. Brommel Award for Family Communication, and served as Editor of Communication Monographs.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction: Meta-Theory and Theory in Interpersonal Communication
Research Part 1: Individually-Centered Theories of Interpersonal
Communication 2. Affection Exchange Theory: A Bio-Evolutionary Look at
Affectionate Communication 3. Attribution Theory: Finding Good Cause in the
Search for Theory 4. Multiple Goals Theories: From Message Production to
Evaluation 5. Problematic Integration Theory: Uncertainty and Related
Communication Challenges 6. Relational Framing Theory: Drawing Inferences
about Relationships from Interpersonal Interactions 7. Dual Process and
Advice Response Theories: Explaining Outcomes of Supportive Communication
8. The Theory of Motivated Information Management: Struggles with
Uncertainty and Its Outcomes Part 2: Discourse/Interaction-Centered
Theories of Interpersonal Communication 9. Communicated Narrative
Sense-Making Theory: Bridging Storytelling, Relationships, and Well-Being
10. Communication Accommodation Theory: Converging Toward an Understanding
of Communication Adaptation in Interpersonal Relationships 11. Discrepant
Verbal-Nonverbal Profile Theory: Making Sense of Contradicting Messages in
Interpersonal Communication 12. Expectancy Violations Theory and
Interaction Adaptation Theory: From Expectations to Interactions 13. Face
Theory: The Ongoing Performances of Our Lives 14. Normative Rhetorical
Theory: Explaining What Works in Challenging Communication Situations 15.
Relational Dialectics Theory: A Dialogic Theory of Meaning-Making 16. A
Theory of Transcendent Interactions: The Ultimate Communication Thrill Ride
Part 3: Identity-Centered Theories of Interpersonal Communication 17.
Communication Theory of Identity: Understanding the Multi-layered Nature of
Identity 18. Critical Feminist Theory: Giving Voice and Visibility to
Gendered Experiences 19. Critical Race Theory: Dismantling Racial
Oppression Through Interpersonal Communication 20. Intersectionality:
Theoretical Lineages Toward Interpersonal Legacies 21. Strong Black Woman
Collective Theory: Understanding the Group-level Communication Practices of
Black Women 22. Queer Theory: Troubling Interpersonal Expectations of Sex,
Gender, and Sexuality Part 4: Relationship-Centered Theories of
Interpersonal Communication 23. Attachment Theory: A Communication
Perspective 24. Communication Privacy Management Theory: Significance for
Interpersonal Communication 25. Developmental Theories of Relationships:
Approaches to Understanding the Relational Lifespan 26. The Theory of
Resilience and Relational Load: Investing in Relationships to Promote
Resilience 27. Media Multiplexity Theory: Explaining Tie Strength and
Technology Use 28. Relational Turbulence Theory: Interpersonal
Communication During Times of Transition 29. Social Exchange Theories:
Calculating the Rewards and Costs of Personal Relationships 30. The Theory
of Interpersonal Knowledge: Interaction Requirements to Develop
Dyad-Specific Familiarity 31. Truth-Default Theory: Changing Our
Understanding of Human Deception