Applied interpersonal communication matters : family, health, & community relations / edited by René M. Dailey & Beth A. Le Poire.

Other author Le Poire, Beth A.
Other author Dailey, René M.
Format Book
Publication InfoNew York : Peter Lang, ©2006.
Descriptionviii, 315 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Supplemental ContentTable of contents
Subjects

SeriesLanguage as social action ; v. 5
Language as social action v. 5. ^A691651
Contents Applied communication research in the family context. Demand/withdraw patterns in marital relationships: an individual differences perspective / John P. Caughlin and Ted L. Huston -- Features of serial arguing and coping strategies: links with stress and well-being / Rachel S. Malis and Michael E. Roloff -- Communal coping dilemmas in post-divorce families: introducing meaning back into coping / Tamara D. Afifi and Tara McManus. Applied communication research in the health context. Communication about lifestyle change between cardiac patients and their partners / Daena J. Goldsmith, Kristin Lindholm Gumminger, and Jennifer J. Bute -- A life of sobriety: communication and taking steps on a pathway toward emotional quality of life / C. Arthur VanLear -- A qualitative analysis of communicative strategies used by partners of substance abusers and depressed individuals during recovery: implications for inconsistent nurturing as control theory / Ashley P. Duggan, Beth A. Le Poire, and Kathleen J. Addis -- The importance of competing relational goals in resisting offers of alcohol / Melanie R. Trost and Stephen Yoshimura. Applied communication research crossing social boundaries. The impact of patients' communication style on physicians' discourse: implications for better health outcomes / Donald J. Cegala -- Managing uncertainty about illness: health care providers as credible authorities / Dale E. Brashers [et al.] -- Communication accommodation: law enforcement and the public / Howard Giles [et al.] -- A relational framing perspective on perceptions of social-sexual communication at work / Denise Haunani Solomon.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2006018958
ISBN0820476277 (pbk. : alk. paper)

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Joyner General Stacks HM1166 .A66 2006 ✔ Available Place Hold