Between Husbands and Wives
Communication in Marriage
Mary Anne Fitzpatrick(Author)
SAGE Publications Inc (Publisher)
1st Edition
Published on 11. August 1988
Book
Paperback/Softback
288 pages
978-0-8039-2619-6 (ISBN)
Description
Basing her research upon statistical and mathematical models, the author has identified five discrete marital types valid across a number of sociological and demographic dimensions: Traditionals, Independents, Separates, Separate-Traditionals, and Traditional-Independents.
These classifications form a scheme for exploring ways in which couples vary in their values about marriage, in their communication with one another and in the level of marital happiness they achieve. The author also addresses the issues of power and conflict in marriage and non verbal communication. The volume is thus a fascinating look at all aspects of marital communication and as such will be invaluable for both professional and students in the areas of interpersonal communication and family studies.
These classifications form a scheme for exploring ways in which couples vary in their values about marriage, in their communication with one another and in the level of marital happiness they achieve. The author also addresses the issues of power and conflict in marriage and non verbal communication. The volume is thus a fascinating look at all aspects of marital communication and as such will be invaluable for both professional and students in the areas of interpersonal communication and family studies.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Thousand Oaks
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Weight
395 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-8039-2619-6 (9780803926196)
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Content
Series Editor's Introduction
Foreword
Prologue
Introducing the Couples
PART ONE: AN OVERVIEW OF MARITAL INTERACTION
Marital Interaction
What Do We Know?
Marital Types
Classifying Marriages
Validating the Types
Gender Roles and Marital Happiness
PART TWO: POWER, CONFLICT AND COMPLIANCE-GAINING
Who's in Charge
Power Strategies in Marital Conversations
Marital Conflict
Avoidance, Cooperation, and Confrontation
Getting Your Own Way
Strategies for Gaining Compliance
PART THREE: THE COMMUNICATION OF EMOTIONS
Revealing Yourself
Self-Disclosure in Marriage
Communicating Without Words
Sending and Receiving Nonverbal Messages
PART FOUR: THINKING ABOUT MARRIAGE
Psychological Realities
The Views of Marital Insiders and Outsiders
Epilogue
New Directions for Marital Research
Foreword
Prologue
Introducing the Couples
PART ONE: AN OVERVIEW OF MARITAL INTERACTION
Marital Interaction
What Do We Know?
Marital Types
Classifying Marriages
Validating the Types
Gender Roles and Marital Happiness
PART TWO: POWER, CONFLICT AND COMPLIANCE-GAINING
Who's in Charge
Power Strategies in Marital Conversations
Marital Conflict
Avoidance, Cooperation, and Confrontation
Getting Your Own Way
Strategies for Gaining Compliance
PART THREE: THE COMMUNICATION OF EMOTIONS
Revealing Yourself
Self-Disclosure in Marriage
Communicating Without Words
Sending and Receiving Nonverbal Messages
PART FOUR: THINKING ABOUT MARRIAGE
Psychological Realities
The Views of Marital Insiders and Outsiders
Epilogue
New Directions for Marital Research