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Conceptualizing Relational Communication: Definitions and Principles | |
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The Field of Personal Relationships: A Brief History | |
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Relationships | |
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Principles of Interpersonal Communication | |
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Principles of Relational Communication | |
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Summary and Application | |
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Discussion Questions | |
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Communicating Identity: The Social Self | |
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The Development Personal Identity | |
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Principles of Identity Management | |
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Communicating Identity to Others | |
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Summary and Application | |
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Discussion Questions | |
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Drawing People Together: Forces of Social Attraction Defining Attraction | |
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A Framework for Understanding Attraction | |
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Personal Variables Related to Attraction | |
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Other People's Qualities | |
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Interpersonal Chemistry Between People | |
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Environmental Features Related to Attraction | |
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Summary and Application | |
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Discussion Questions | |
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Making Sense of Our World: Managing Uncertainty | |
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Defining Uncertainty | |
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How do People Manage Uncertainty? | |
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Does Having More Information Always Reduce Uncertainty? | |
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Models of Uncertainty in Relationships | |
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Application and Summary | |
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Discussion Questions | |
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Getting Closer: Initiating and Intensifying Relationships | |
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How People Form and Develop New Relationships | |
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Self-Disclosure | |
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Stages of Relationship Development | |
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First Dates and Cohabitation | |
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The Turning Point Approach | |
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Summary and Application | |
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Discussion Questions | |
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Communicating Closeness: Affection, Immediacy, and Social Support | |
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Closeness in Relationships | |
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Affectionate Communication | |
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Affectionate Exchange Theory | |
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Immediacy Behaviors | |
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Cognitive Valence Theory | |
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Comfort and Social Support | |
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Sex Differences in the Experience and Expression of Closeness | |
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Summary and Application | |
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Discussion Questions | |
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Making a Love Connection Styles of Love and Attachment | |
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What is Love? | |
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Love Styles | |
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Attachment Theory | |
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Summary and Application | |
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Discussion Questions | |
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Communicating Sexually: The Closest Physical Encounter | |
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Sexual Attitudes and Behaviors | |
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Communication Patterns | |
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Sexual Coercion and Harassment | |
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Sexual Satisfaction: Misconceptions and Realities | |
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Communication and Safe Sex | |
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Summary and Application | |
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Discussion Questions | |
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Staying Close: Maintaining Relationships | |
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Defining Relational Maintenance | |
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Behaviors Used to Maintain Relationships | |
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Maintenance Behavior in Romantic Relationships | |
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Maintenance Behavior in Same-Sex Friendships | |
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Maintenance Behavior in Cross-Sex Friendships | |
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Maintenance Behavior in Friends with Benefits Relationships | |
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Maintenance Behavior in Long-Distance Relationships | |
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The Dialectical Perspective | |
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Summary and Application | |
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Discussion Questions | |
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Exchanging Rewards and Costs: Interdependence and Equity in Relationships | |
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Interdependence Theory | |
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The Investment Model | |
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Equity Theory | |
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Summary and Application | |
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Discussion Questions | |
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Influencing Each Other: Power Plays and Dominance Moves | |
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Defining Power and Related Terms | |
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Power Principles | |
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Interpersonal Influence Goals | |
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Verbal Power Ploys | |
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Nonverbal Positions of Power | |
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Power and Influence in Families | |
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Summary and Application | |
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Discussion Questions | |
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Getting Too Close for Comfort: Privacy and Secrets in Relationships | |
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Communication Privacy Management Theory | |
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Negotiating Privacy Boundaries in Relationships | |
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Obsessive Relational Intrusion | |
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Topic Avoidance and Secret Keeping | |
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Consequences of Topic Avoidance | |
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Summary and Application | |
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Discussion Questions | |
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Hurting the Ones We Love: Relational Transgressions | |
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Hurt Feelings in Relationships | |
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Infidelity | |
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Jealousy | |
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Deception | |
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Hurtful Messages | |
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The Aftermath of Hurtful Events | |
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Summary and Application | |
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Discussion Questions | |
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Coping with Conflict: When Relational Partners Disagree | |
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Conflict in Relationships | |
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Conflict Styles | |
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Patterns of Conflict Interaction | |
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Explanations for Conflict Patterns | |
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Summary and Application | |
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Discussion Questions | |
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Ending Relationships: Disengagement and Termination | |
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Why Relationships End | |
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Communication as a Cause of Relational Breakup | |
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Models of the Disengagement Process | |
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Fifteen Ways to Leave Your Partner | |
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Outcomes: The Results of Relationship Endings | |
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Summary and Application | |
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Discussion Questions | |
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References | |