Table of Contents: Close encounters :

Main Author:	Guerrero, Laura K.
Corporate Author:	Sage Publications, inc.
Other Authors:	Andersen, Peter A.
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Los Angeles: Sage Publications, 2007
Edition:	2nd ed.
Subjects:	Διαπροσωπική επικοινωνία Διαπροσωπικές σχέσεις

Table of Contents:

Conceptualizing relational communication: definitions, principles, and relational messages
Communicating identity: the social self
Drawing people together: forces of social attraction
Making sense of our world: coping with uncertainty and expectancy violations
Getting closer: initiating and intensifying relationships
Making a love connection: styles of love and attachment
Communicating sexually: the closest physical encounter
Communicating closeness: intimacy, affection, and social support
Staying close: maintaining intimate relationships
Getting a fair deal: interdependence and equity
Playing with power: dominance and influence in relationships
Getting too close for comfort: privacy and secrets in relationships
Hurting the ones we love: relational transgressions
Coping with conflict: when relational partners disagree
Ending relationships: disengagement and termination