Engaging Theories in Interpersonal Communication

Multiple Perspectives

Dawn O. Braithwaite, Paul Schrodt

• Publisher: SAGE Publications, Inc
• Year: 2014
• Print ISBN: 9781452261409
• eBook ISBN: 9781483355269
• Edition: 2
• Topic: Languages & Linguistics
• Subtopic: Communication Studies
• Index: Languages & Linguistics

Winner of the 2017 NCA Gerald R. Miller Book Award!

Use and Understand Interpersonal Communication Theories

Engaging Theories in Interpersonal Communication: Multiple Perspectives highlights key theories used to guide interpersonal communication research. The Second Edition features 30 theory chapters written by leading scholars in interpersonal communication, including new coverage of evolutionary theories, Problematic Integration Theory, supportive communication theories, Theory of Motivated Information Management, critical approaches to interpersonal communication, and Media Multiplexity Theory. Each theory chapter follows the same structure to help readers easily find and compare information across theories. An updated introductory chapter maps the history and the current state of interpersonal communication theory since publication of the first edition, based on comprehensive analysis of published scholarship.  Presenting both classic and cutting-edge issues, the book organizes theories into three clusters—theories that are individually-centered; theories that are focused on discourse and interaction processes; and theories that examine how communication functions in personal relationships. All authors interweave abstract theoretical concepts with concrete examples in order to maximize readability and comprehension.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Half Title
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Contents
• Foreword
• Preface
• 1 Introduction Meta-Theory and Theory in Interpersonal Communication Research
• Part I Individually-Centered Theories of Interpersonal Communication
• 2 Action Assembly Theory Forces of Creation
• 3 Attribution Theory Finding Good Cause in the Search for Theory
• 4 Evolutionary Theories Explaining the Links Between Biology and Interpersonal Communication
• 5 Goals-Plans-Action Theory of Message Production Making Influence Messages
• 6 Imagined Interaction Theory Mental Representations of Interpersonal Communication
• 7 Planning Theory of Communication Goal Attainment Through Communicative Action
• 8 Problematic Integration Theory and Uncertainty Management Theory Learning to Hear and Speak to Different Forms of Uncertainty
• 9 Relational Framing Theory Drawing Inferences About Relationships From Interpersonal Interactions
• 10 Supportive Communication Theories Dual-Process Theory of Supportive Message Outcomes and Advice Response Theory
• 11 Theory of Motivated Information Management Struggles With Uncertainty and Its Outcomes
• Part II Discourse/Interaction-Centered Theories of Interpersonal Communication
• 12 Communication Accommodation Theory A Situated Framework for Relational, Family, and Intergroup Dynamics
• 13 Communication Theory of Identity Multilayered Understandings of Performed Identities
• 14 Critical Approaches to Interpersonal Communication Charting a Future
• 15 Critical Feminist Theories Giving Voice and Visibility to Women’s Experiences in Interpersonal Relations
• 16 Expectancy Violations Theory and Interaction Adaptation Theory From Expectations to Adaptation
• 17 Face Theory Goffman’s Dramatistic Approach to Interpersonal Interaction
• 18 Grounded Practical Theory Theorizing Communicative Practices
• 19 Narrative Theories Making Sense of Interpersonal Communication
• 20 Politeness Theory How We Use Language to Save Face
• 21 Relational Dialectics Theory Navigating Meaning From Competing Discourses
• 22 Speech Codes Theory Traces of Culture in Interpersonal Communication
• Part III Relationship-Centered Theories of Interpersonal Communication
• 23 Affection Exchange Theory A Bio-Evolutionary Look at Affectionate Communication
• 24 Attachment Theory A Communication Perspective
• 25 Communication Privacy Management Theory Significance for Interpersonal Communication
• 26 Interpersonal Deception Theory Purposive and Interdependent Behavior During Deceptive Interpersonal Interactions
• 27 Media Multiplexity Theory Technology Use and Interpersonal Tie Strength
• 28 The Relational Turbulence Model Communicating During Times of Transition
• 29 Stage Theories of Relationship Development Charting the Course of Interpersonal Communication
• 30 Social Exchange Theories Calculating the Rewards and Costs of Personal Relationships
• 31 Social Information Processing Theory Impressions and Relationship Development Online
• Index
• About the Editors
• About the Contributors
• Publisher Note