Title: Marital communication /
Authors: Kelley, Douglas L.
Publisher: Polity Press,
Year: 2012
Subjects: Communication in marriage
Abstract: Marital Communication shines a light on healthy relationships for those who want to better understand key communication processes between long-term, committed, romantic partners. Written with students, teachers, researchers, practitioners, and couples in mind, this book uses marriage as a proving ground to understand the processes necessary to build and maintain positive romantic relationships. Documented with current courses focusing on family communication, interpersonal and relational communication, and conflict.
Contents: The uniqueness of marital communication : context, mindlessness, arousal -- Living and working together : effective daily interaction -- Closeness : achieving intimacy and love in marriage -- Close conflict -- Couple communication across the life cycle -- Destructive and restorative marital processes.