Close Encounters
Communication in Relationships
- Laura K. Guerrero - Arizona State University, USA
- Peter A. Andersen - San Diego State University, USA
- Walid A. Afifi - University of California, Santa Barbara, USA, University of Iowa, USA
Supplements
The password-protected instructor site includes:
- Test banks
- Editable chapter-specific PowerPoint® slides
- Sample Course Syllabi
- Lecture Notes
- Discussion Questions
- All tables and figures from the textbook
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The open-access Student Study Site makes it easy for students to maximize their study time, anywhere, anytime. It offers flashcards that strengthen understanding of key terms and concepts, as well as learning objectives that reinforce the most important material.
“Close Encounters is a great text for undergraduate students. The authors manage to balance breadth and depth; the book presents a variety of interpersonal topics and each topic is explored thoroughly, with relevant, up-to-date research.”
“Close Encounters is a text that makes heavy theories easy to grasp yet pushes our students to greater lengths of critical examination of their interpersonal relationships.”
“This book is an excellent resource for any learner interested in knowing more about the research, theories, and ideas studied by interpersonal communication scholars. Not only can students develop a solid foundation about the field from this text, but they can frequently refer back as they deepen their understanding.”
“This text engages relationship research and theorizing to illuminate the complex experiences embedded in close relationships.”
“Close Encounters is a solid, well-written, and well-organized textbook for interpersonal communication.”
Sample Materials & Chapters
Chapter 1. Conceptualizing Relational Communication
Chapter 2. Communicating Identity