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Close Encounters
Communication in Relationships
Sixth Edition
- Laura K. Guerrero - Arizona State University, USA
- Peter A. Andersen - San Diego State University, USA
- Walid A. Afifi - University of California, Santa Barbara, USA, University of Iowa, USA
Other Titles in:
Interpersonal Communication
Interpersonal Communication
January 2020 | 664 pages | SAGE Publications, Inc
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.
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
Supplements
Instructor Resource Site
The password-protected instructor site includes:
- Test banks
- Editable chapter-specific PowerPoint® slides
- Sample Course Syllabi
- Lecture Notes
- Discussion Questions
- All tables and figures from the textbook
Student Study Site
edge.sagepub.com/guerrero6e
The open-access Student Study Site makes it easy for students to maximize their study time, anywhere, anytime. It offers flashcards that strengthen understanding of key terms and concepts, as well as learning objectives that reinforce the most important material.
“Close Encounters is a great text for undergraduate students. The authors manage to balance breadth and depth; the book presents a variety of interpersonal topics and each topic is explored thoroughly, with relevant, up-to-date research.”
East Tennessee State University
“Close Encounters is a text that makes heavy theories easy to grasp yet pushes our students to greater lengths of critical examination of their interpersonal relationships.”
Moorpark College
“This book is an excellent resource for any learner interested in knowing more about the research, theories, and ideas studied by interpersonal communication scholars. Not only can students develop a solid foundation about the field from this text, but they can frequently refer back as they deepen their understanding.”
Stephen F. Austin State University
“This text engages relationship research and theorizing to illuminate the complex experiences embedded in close relationships.”
University of Missouri
“Close Encounters is a solid, well-written, and well-organized textbook for interpersonal communication.”
University of North Texas
Sample Materials & Chapters
Chapter 1. Conceptualizing Relational Communication
Chapter 2. Communicating Identity