Communicating Social Support
1st Edition
Published on 14. September 1987
Book
Hardback
250 pages
978-0-8039-2679-0 (ISBN)
Description
Albrecht and Adelman address theoretical and methodological issues for understanding the social support process in everyday life. They contend that social support is inextricably linked to communication behaviour and that the logical and empirical link between the two is long overdue.
They present a theoretical overview (including strategies for measuring social support), examine support in specific settings and consider the dilemmas of supportive communication. They also discuss future directions for research and practice.
They present a theoretical overview (including strategies for measuring social support), examine support in specific settings and consider the dilemmas of supportive communication. They also discuss future directions for research and practice.
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Content
Foreword - Benjamin H Gottlieb
Rethinking the Relationship Between Communication and Social Support - Terrance L Albrecht and Mara B Adelman
An Introduction
PART ONE: THEORETICAL AND METHODOLOGICAL FOUNDATIONS
Communicating Social Support - Terrance L Albrecht and Mara B Adelman
A Theoretical Perspective
Communication Networks as Structures of Social Support - Terrance L Albrecht and Mara B Adelman
Measurement Issues in the Study of Support - Terrance L Albrecht and Mara B Adelman
PART TWO: CONTEXTS OF SUPPORTIVE COMMUNICATION
Support in Family Ties - Leona L Eggert
Stress, Coping and Adaptation
Supporting Friends in Need - Mara B Adelman, Malcolm R Parks and Terrance L Albrecht
Beyond Close Relationships - Mara B Adelman, Malcolm R Parks and Terrance L Albrecht
Support in Weak Ties
Social Support in Self-Help Groups - Paul Arntson and David Droge
The Role of Communication in Enabling Perceptions of Control
Supportive Relationships and Occupational Stress in the Workplace - Eileen Berlin Ray
Facilitating Immigrant Adaption - Young Yun Kim
Ethnic Support Systems
The Diffusion of Supportive Information - Vickie S Freimuth
PART THREE: DILEMMAS, APPLICATIONS AND NEW DIRECTIONS FOR RESEARCH
Dilemmas of Supportive Communication - Terrance L Albrecht and Mara B Adelman
Intervention Strategies for Building Support - Mara B Adelman and Terrance L Albrecht
Epilogue - Mara B Adelman and Terrance L Albrecht
New Directions for Communication Research
Rethinking the Relationship Between Communication and Social Support - Terrance L Albrecht and Mara B Adelman
An Introduction
PART ONE: THEORETICAL AND METHODOLOGICAL FOUNDATIONS
Communicating Social Support - Terrance L Albrecht and Mara B Adelman
A Theoretical Perspective
Communication Networks as Structures of Social Support - Terrance L Albrecht and Mara B Adelman
Measurement Issues in the Study of Support - Terrance L Albrecht and Mara B Adelman
PART TWO: CONTEXTS OF SUPPORTIVE COMMUNICATION
Support in Family Ties - Leona L Eggert
Stress, Coping and Adaptation
Supporting Friends in Need - Mara B Adelman, Malcolm R Parks and Terrance L Albrecht
Beyond Close Relationships - Mara B Adelman, Malcolm R Parks and Terrance L Albrecht
Support in Weak Ties
Social Support in Self-Help Groups - Paul Arntson and David Droge
The Role of Communication in Enabling Perceptions of Control
Supportive Relationships and Occupational Stress in the Workplace - Eileen Berlin Ray
Facilitating Immigrant Adaption - Young Yun Kim
Ethnic Support Systems
The Diffusion of Supportive Information - Vickie S Freimuth
PART THREE: DILEMMAS, APPLICATIONS AND NEW DIRECTIONS FOR RESEARCH
Dilemmas of Supportive Communication - Terrance L Albrecht and Mara B Adelman
Intervention Strategies for Building Support - Mara B Adelman and Terrance L Albrecht
Epilogue - Mara B Adelman and Terrance L Albrecht
New Directions for Communication Research