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020 _a9781412977371 (pbk.)
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082 0 0 _a153.6
100 1 _aGuerrero, Laura K
245 1 0 _aClose encounters : Communication in Relationships
250 _aThird edition
260 _aCalifornia :
_bSage ,
_c2011 .
300 _axix , 482 p . :
_bill . ; 23 cm.
500 _aincludes bibliographical references and index
505 0 _aConceptualizing relational communications : definitions and principles -- Communicating identity : the social self -- Drawing people together : forces of social attraction -- Making sense of our world : managing uncertainty -- Getting closer : initiating and intensifying relationships -- Communicating closeness : affection, immediacy, and social support -- Making a love connection : styles of love and attachment -- Communicating sexually : the closest physical encounter -- Staying close : maintaining relationships -- Exchanging rewards and costs : interdependence and equity in relationships -- Influencing each other : dominance and power plays 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
650 0 _aInterpersonal communication
700 1 _aAndersen, Peter A
700 1 _aAfifi, Walid A
942 _cBK