Communication and Relational Maintenance

Daniel J Canary editor Laura Stafford editor

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Emerald Publishing Limited

Published:18th Jan '94

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Key Features * Focuses on everyday processes used to sustain personal relationships * Analyzes how communication skills affect relationship function * Discusses factors promoting marital stability and satisfaction * Elaborates upon the means and mechanisms for conflict resolution * Identifies dialectical approaches to the study of relationships

Addresses the question, "How do people maintain their personal relationships?" This volume discusses the everyday processes used to maintain an on-going relationship. It looks at interpersonal communication, social-psychological factors relevant to maintenance, and the resolution of conflict."Communication and Relational Maintenance" addresses the question, "How do people maintain their personal relationships?" Unlike the published works in this field that focus on relationship initiation or dissolution, this volume discusses the everyday processes used to maintain an on-going relationship. It discusses interpersonal communication, social-psychological factors relevant to maintenance, and the resolution of conflict. It focuses on everyday processes used to sustain personal relationships. It analyzes how communication skills affect relationship function. It discusses factors promoting marital stability and satisfaction. It elaborates upon the means and mechanisms for conflict resolution. It identifies dialectical approaches to the study of relationships.

ISBN: 9780121584306

Dimensions: 229mm x 152mm x 22mm

Weight: 658g

313 pages