Interpersonal Communication: Advances Through Meta-Analysis

499 Pages·2001·76.583 MB·English

by  Mike Allen, Raymond W. Preiss, Barbara Mae Gayle, Nancy Burrell

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of interpersonal com~unicationis one of the more vibrant
ocial scientific theorizinga nd investigation. This interest is war-
ranted, as the dyad has long been viewed ast he nexus for messag
and relationship evolution. As might be expected in an area d
the study of the nuances andp erplesities of social discourset, he complesi~
of the relational issues embedded in the interpersonal context is both in-
tri~uinga nd ~ewilderingT.h ose interested in systematically understandin
the richness of social lifme ust address germinal issues: hoawnd why indivi
uals are attracted to certain others, how talk synchronizes perceptions an
behaviors, or howan d why individuals employs trategic messages to achie
relational outcomes. Of course, the list of fundamental', issues is longa n
our journals provide a recoordf the conversations between scholars seeking
adherence to various positions on thatl ong list.
This book is about those conversations. Contributors approach their
tasks from various perspectiveasn with numerous agendas. All of us, howc
ever, share the commitment to establish reliable generalizationasb out inter,
personal communication in.w ays that can be properly described as
“scientific.” We search for stable, unbiased, predictable generalizationsth at
operate within clearly definedi nterpersonal parameters (seeA llen 6r Preiss,