Case Studies in Interpersonal Communication

Introduction: Learning from Case Studies: Julia T. Wood & Dawn O. Braithwaite. PART I: NEGOTIATING PERSONAL IDENTITY IN RELATIONSHIPS. 1. What's In a Name: Negotiating Decisions About Marital Names. Karen A. Foss, Belle A. Edson, & Jennifer A. Linde. 2. I'm Still Me: Communication and Identity As a Person With a Disability. Teresa L. Thompson & Dawn O. Braithwaite. 3. Coming Out: Telling a Most Important Story. Clark D. Olson & Belle A. Edson. 4. Raising a Jewish Child Around The Christmas Tree: The Story of Sara. Flavio F. Marsiglia and Michael L. Hecht. 5. Mirror, Mirror On The Wall: Women's Intrapersonal Communication About Weight. Wendy S. Davies-Popelka. 6. Straddling Heaven and Earth: Managing Changes Associated With Religious Conversion. Douglas L. Kelley and Debra Lynn-Sequeira. PART II: COMING TOGETHER: DEVELOPING CLOSENESS WITH OTHERS. 1. I Need Some Space: Friends Through The Good Times and Bad Times. Kathryn Dindia, Stephanie Hsu, and Paige Garber. 2. What To Tell: Deciding When, How, and What To Self-Disclose. Lawrence B. Rosenfeld and Jack M. Richman. 3. He Says/She Says: Misunderstandings Between Men and Women. Julia T. Wood. 4. Let Her Eat Cake: Recognizing and Coordinating Rules for Communicating. Betsy Wackernagel Bach. 5. Becoming a Family: Turning Points and Interaction Patterns in The Development of a Blended Family. Dawn O. Braithwaite and Leslie A. Baxter. 6. When Sex Isn't Dirty: Can We Talk? Stephanie M. Mechmann and Sheryl Perlmutter Bowen. PART III: COMMUNICATION PROCESSES IN ESTABLISHED RELATIONSHIPS. 1. The Embarrassment of Private Disclosure: Newly Married Couples. Sandra Petronio. 2. Crossing The Tracks of Friendship and Dating: Negotiating Tensions Between Certainty-Uncertainty. Walter S. Carl. 3. Double Jobs: Balancing Relational, Family, Community, and Job Responsibilities. Jess K. Alberts and Michael K. Rabby. 4. Yard Sales and Yellow Roses: Rituals in Enduring Relationships. Carol Bruess. 5. Can We Talk About Us? Talking About The Relationship. Linda K. Acitelli. 6. Shallow Talk and Separate Spaces: Dealing With Relational Conflict. Sandra Metts. PART IV: SERIOUS CHALLENGES IN RELATIONSHIPS. 1. Betrayal: The Case of Chris and Sandy. Steve Duck. 2. If The Worst Had Come First: Violence and Abuse Between Intimates. Katherine R. Allen. 3. When a Relationship Won't End: Stalking After Relational Termination. William R.R. Cupach and Brian H. Spitzber. 4. Families and Addiction: Narratives of Pain and Healing. Karen Rasmussen. 5. Sharing The Secret: Social Support Among Adult Incest Survivors. Eileen Berlin Ray, Beth Hartman Ellis, and Leigh Arden Ford. PART V: CHANGE AND CONTINUITY IN LONG-TERM RELATIONSHIPS. 1. Big Changes Come With Small Packages: Communication Processes in The Transition to Parenthood. Gail G. Whitchurch and Sarah E. W. Dargatz. 2. Parents, Children, People: Stages in Parent-Child Relationships. Kathleen M. Galvin . 3. Who's The Parent Now? When Adult Children Become Care Givers For Parents. Julia T. Wood. 4. Friends of The Heart: Communication Between Long-Term Friends. Mary E. Rohlfing. 5. 'Til Death Do Us Part: Retirement and Communication in Lasting Marriages. Fran C. Dickson. 6. Distance Makes the Heart Grow Anxious: Managing Long-Distance and Commuter Relationships. Marcia D. Dixson.