Maintaining Relationships Through Communication : Relational, Contextual, and Cultural Variations

Contents: S. Duck, Series Editor's Foreword. Preface. K. Dindia, Overview: Definitions and Perspectives on Relational Maintenance Communication. Part I:Maintaining Different Types of Relationships. S. Vogl-Bauer, Maintaining Family Relationships. L. Stafford, Maintaining Romantic Relationships: Summary and Analysis of One Research Program. M. Dainton, E. Zelley, E. Langan, Maintaining Friendships Throughout the Lifespan. J.A. Hess, Maintaining Undesired Relationships. Part II:Contextual Variations in Maintaining Relationships. B. Aylor, Maintaining Long-Distance Relationships. M.K. Rabby, J. Walther, Computer-Mediated Communication Effects on Relationship Formation and Maintenance. V.R. Waldron, Relationship Maintenance in Organizational Settings. T.M. Emmers-Sommer, When Partners Falter: Repair After a Transgression. Part III:Cultural Variations in Maintaining Relationships. S. Haas, Relationship Maintenance in Same-Sex Couples. S.O. Gaines, Jr., C.R. Agnew, Relationship Maintenance in Intercultural Couples: An Interdependence Analysis. D. Ballard-Reisch, D. Weigel, M. Zaguidoulline, Maintaining Marriages in Russia: Managing Social Influences and Communication Dynamics. Y-O. Yum, D.J. Canary, Maintaining Relationships in Korea and the United States: Features of Korean Culture That Affect Relational Maintenance Beliefs and Behaviors. Part IV:Epilogue. M. Dainton, Framing the Maintenance of Relationships Through Communication: An Epilogue.