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Composing Relationships Communication in Everyday Life (with InfoTrac)

by: Wood, Julia T.; Duck, Steve

Composing Relationships Communication in Everyday Life (with InfoTrac)

by: Wood, Julia T.; Duck, Steve

ISBN 13:
9780534517199
ISBN 10:
0534517196
Edition: 1st
Format: Paperback
Copyright: 04/12/2005
Publisher: Cengage Learning

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Summary

The routine interactions we have day-in, day-out are the ones that most decisively shape our identities and the quality and durability of our relationships. In COMPOSING RELATIONSHIPS: COMMUNICATION IN EVERYDAY LIFE (WITH INFOTRAC) you'll see how relationships grow primarily out of so-called small talk between friends and romantic partners, rituals in families, and commonplace norms in organizations.

Preface

xii

About the Contributors

Introduction Composing Relationships: Communication in Everyday Life

(2)

Julia T. Wood

Steve Duck

Figuring the Ground and Grounding the Figure

(3)

Figuring the Ground

(1)

Grounding the Figure

(1)

Choosing Your Focus

(1)

What Is ``Routine'' Interaction?

(5)

How Does Everyday Talk Work?

(2)

What Does Routine Communication Do?

(2)

The Organization of the Book

(2)

Chapter Format

(2)

References

(2)

PART I EVERYDAY COMMUNICATION IN PERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS

The Play, Playfulness, and the Players: Everyday Interaction as Improvised Rehearsal of Relationships

(9)

Steve Duck

Scene One

(2)

Reflections on the Dialogue

(1)

Scene Two

(2)

Reflections on the Dialogue

(2)

Scene Three/Further Reflections

(1)

References

(1)

Chopping the Carrots: Creating Intimacy Moment by Moment

(12)

Julia T. Wood

Reflections on the Dialogue

(4)

Affirming Each Other

(1)

Coordinating Interaction

(1)

Weaving Past and Future into the Present

(1)

Embodying the Relationship

(1)

Conclusion

(1)

References

(1)

Cat Walk Conversations: Everyday Communication in Dating Relationships

(10)

Marianne Dainton

Reflections on the Dialogue

(5)

Social Networks and Relationships

(1)

Jealousy

(1)

Rituals

(2)

Commitment and Investment

(1)

Conclusion

(1)

References

(1)

``He Started It!'': Everyday Communication in Parenting

(9)

Timothy M. Muehlhoff

Reflections on the Dialogue

(4)

Family Rules

(1)

Family Stories

(1)

Communication Spirals

(2)

Perspective-Taking

(1)

Nonverbal Communication

(1)

Conclusion

(1)

References

(1)

``Them's Fightin' Words'': Naming in Everyday Talk between Siblings

(10)

John H. Nicholson

Episode 1

(1)

Episode 2

(1)

Episode 3

(1)

Reflections on the Episodes

(6)

The Importance of Naming

(5)

Closing Thoughts

(1)

References

(2)

The Cat Puzzle Recovered: Composing Relationships through Family Ritual

(11)

Carol Bruess

Anna Hoefs

Reflections on the Dialogue

(3)

Ritual: Figure or Ground?

(1)

The Function of Ritual: Grounding Our Families

(1)

Composing Our Relationships during Ritual Events

(1)

Conclusion

(1)

References

(1)

PART II EVERYDAY COMMUNICATION IN SOCIAL RELATIONSHIPS

Hanging Out and Doing Lunch: Enacting Friendship Closeness

(10)

Sandra Metts

Reflections on the Dialogue

(3)

Enacting Closeness

(3)

Conclusion

(1)

References

(2)

Shopping for and with Friends: Everyday Communication at the Shopping Mall

(10)

Dawn O. Braithwaite

Jody Koenig Kellas

Reflections on the Story

(3)

References

(2)

<where r u?><here u?>: Everyday Communication with Relational Technologies

(14)

Walter J. Carl

Reflections on the Dialogue

101

(6)

Everyday Communication Using Relational Technologies

105

(2)

Conclusion

107

(1)

Acknowledgments

107

(1)

References

108

(2)

Relational Life in the 21st Century: Managing People, Time, and Distance

110

(9)

Erin M. Sahlstein

Reflections on the Dialogue

114

(1)

Relational Dialectics in Everyday Life

114

(3)

Contradictions and Relating

114

(3)

The Totality of Relationships

117

(1)

Conclusion

117

(1)

References

118

(1)

He Has Two Mommies: Constructing Lesbian Families in Social Conversation

119

(9)

Elizabeth A. Suter

Reflections on the Dialogue

123

(3)

Confirming and Disconfirming Identities

124

(2)

Conclusion

126

(1)

References

127

(1)

Sorority Sisters Speaking Social Support

128

(9)

Megan K. Foley

Reflections on the Dialogue

131

(4)

Listening

132

(1)

Reality Confirmation

132

(1)

Emotional Support

133

(1)

Emotional Challenge

134

(1)

Conclusion

135

(1)

References

136

(1)

PART III EVERYDAY COMMUNICATION IN WORKPLACE RELATIONSHIPS

Cabbages and Headache Cures: Work Stories within the Family

137

(9)

Cheryl Cockburn-Wootten

Theodore E. Zorn

Reflections on the Story

139

(5)

Why Narratives Are Important

139

(1)

The Socializing Function of Stories

140

(1)

The Identity and Relational Functions of Stories

141

(2)

Bridging Work and Domestic Life

143

(1)

The Evolution of a Story

144

(1)

Conclusion

144

(1)

References

144

(2)

Communicating Race at WeighCo

146

(10)

Brenda J. Allen

Reflections on the Interactions

150

(4)

Race Matters

150

(2)

Power Dynamics

152

(1)

The Transformative Potential of Workplace Relationships

153

(1)

Conclusion

154

(1)

References

154

(2)

Helpful Professional Relating: Constructing Mentoring Relationships through Everyday Talk

156

(10)

Michael L. Hecht

Jennifer R. Warren

Reflections on the Dialogue

161

(3)

Mentoring Relationships

162

(1)

Mentoring/Advising as Helpful Professional Relating

163

(1)

Conclusion

164

(1)

References

165

(1)

Constructing Working-Class Masculinity in the Workplace

166

(9)

Dennis K. Mumby

Reflections

170

(4)

Organizational Culture: Power and Resistance

171

(2)

Gendered Organizational Culture

173

(1)

References

174

(1)

Composing Relationships at Work: Three Minutes at a Wholesale Produce Market

175

(11)

Hartmut B. Mokros

The Setting

175

(1)

The Performance

176

(4)

Review of the Performance

180

(4)

Noticing the Complexities of Social Interaction: Microanalysis

180

(1)

The Interaction Order

180

(2)

Metacommunication

182

(1)

Play and Signaling Play

183

(1)

References

184

(2)

Who Am I Right Now?: Negotiating Familial and Professional Roles

186

(8)

Leah D. Totten

Reflections on the Dialogue

190

(3)

Identity Management

190

(2)

Boundary Work

192

(1)

Gender Stereotypes

192

(1)

Conclusion

193

(1)

References

193

(1)

Glossary

194

(5)

Index

199

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Composing Relationships Communication in Everyday Life (with InfoTrac)

Composing Relationships Communication in Everyday Life (with InfoTrac)

9780534517199

0534517196

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