Communicating Social SupportAlbrecht and Adelman address theoretical and methodological issues for understanding the social support process in everyday life. They contend that social support is inextricably linked to communication behaviour and that the logical and empirical link between the two is long overdue. @3They present a theoretical overview (including strategies for measuring social support), examine support in specific settings and consider the dilemmas of supportive communication. They also discuss future directions for research and practice. |
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... context improves one's accuracy in attributional judgments of that person's behavior ( see Miller & Steinberg , 1975 ) . This category scheme is useful for classifying supportive com- munication relationships . Support from " weak ties ...
... context improves one's accuracy in attributional judgments of that person's behavior ( see Miller & Steinberg , 1975 ) . This category scheme is useful for classifying supportive com- munication relationships . Support from " weak ties ...
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... contexts influence the communication process of support . As Eckenrode and Gore ( 1981 ) note , context needs to be a consideration in interpretation of support given that the surrounding frame gives meaning to the encounter ( see Part ...
... contexts influence the communication process of support . As Eckenrode and Gore ( 1981 ) note , context needs to be a consideration in interpretation of support given that the surrounding frame gives meaning to the encounter ( see Part ...
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... context may be so profound that interac- tion becomes difficult when weak ties are encountered outside their normal surroundings . Running into your physician's nurse at the supermarket , for example , may result in a momentary failure ...
... context may be so profound that interac- tion becomes difficult when weak ties are encountered outside their normal surroundings . Running into your physician's nurse at the supermarket , for example , may result in a momentary failure ...
Contents
Foreword | 9 |
A Theoretical Perspective | 18 |
Communication Networks as Structures | 37 |
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