Engaging theories in interpersonal communication : multiple perspectives

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Author:

Baxter, Leslie A.

ISBN:

9781412938518

9781412938525

Publication Information:

Los Angeles : Sage Publications, c2008.

Physical Description:

xi, 423 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Contents:

Introduction : meta-theory and theory in interpersonal communication research / Dawn O. Braithwaite and Leslie A. Baxter -- Individually-centered theories of interpersonal communication. Action assembly theory / John O. Greene ; Attribution theory / Valerie Manusov and Brian Spitzberg ; Constructivism theory / Brant R. Burleson and Jessica J. Rack ; Goals-plans-action theory of message production / James Price Dillard ; Imagined interaction theory / James M. Honeycutt ; Planning theory of communication / Charles R. Berger ; Relational framing theory / Denise Haunani Solomon and Rachel M. McLaren ; Uncertainty management theories / Walid A. Afifi and Masaki Matsunaga ; Uncertainty reduction theory / Leanne K. Knobloch -- Discourse/interaction-centered theories of interpersonal communication. Action-implicative discourse analysis theory / Karen Tracy ; Communication accommodation theory / Howard Giles ; Conversation analysis theory / Jenny Mandelbaum ; Expectancy violations theory and interaction adaptation theory / Cindy H. White ; Face theory / Sandra Metts and William R. Cupach ; Information manipulation theory / Steven McCornack ; Interpersonal deception theory /Judee K. Burgoon and David B. Buller ; Narrative theories / Jody Koenig Kellas ; Politeness theory / Daena J. Goldsmith ; Speech codes theory / Gerry Philipsen -- Relationship-centered theories of interpersonal communication. Affection exchange theory / Kory Floyd, Jeff Judd, and Colin Hesse ; Attachment theory / Laura K. Guerrero ; Communication privacy management theory / Sandra Petronio and Wesley T. Durham ; Critical feminist theories / Julia T. Wood ; Relational communication theory / L. Edna Rogers ; Relational dialectics theory / Leslie A. Baxter and Dawn O. Braithwaite ; Stage theories of relationship development / Paul A. Mongeau and Mary Lynn Miller Henningsen ; Social exchange theories / Laura Stafford ; Social information processing theory / Joseph B. Walther.

Subject Term:

Interpersonal communication -- Philosophy.

Added Author:

Baxter, Leslie A.

Braithwaite, Dawn O.

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Offering insights from a WhoÆs Who of scholars in interpersonal communication Engaging Theories in Interpersonal Communication: Multiple Perspectives highlights theories used to guide interpersonal communication research, featuring chapters written by leading scholars of interpersonal communication. Presenting both classic and cutting-edge issues, the book organizes theories into three clustersùtheories that are individually-centered; theories that are focused on discourse and interaction processes; and theories that examine how communication functions in personal relationships. Key Features Presents chapters written by the scholars who developed the theories or who use the theories extensively in their own research Begins with an overview chapter written by the editors that lays out their perspective on theory and the current landscape of theory in interpersonal communication Offers a parallel organizational structure in all chapters to ease comparison across theories Includes overviews provided by the editors to help readers integrate and digest the multiple theories covered in the volume Intended Audience Upper-level undergraduate and graduate students enrolled in such courses Applied Communication, Communication Theory, Communication Research, Interpersonal Communication, Personal Relationships, and Relational Communication in the fields of speech and human communication, family studies, and social psychology.