Communicating Social Support
by Albrecht, Terrance L.; Adelman, Mara B.Format: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 1987-08-01
Publisher(s): Sage Pubns
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Summary
Albrecht 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.They 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.
Table of Contents
| Foreword | |
| Rethinking the Relationship Between Communication and Social Support | |
| An Introduction | |
| Theoretical and Methodological Foundations | |
| Communicating Social Support | |
| A Theoretical Perspective | |
| Communication Networks as Structures of Social Support | |
| Measurement Issues in the Study of Support | |
| Contexts of Supportive Communication | |
| Support in Family Ties | |
| Stress, Coping and Adaptation | |
| Supporting Friends in Need | |
| Beyond Close Relationships | |
| Support in Weak Ties | |
| Social Support in Self-Help Groups | |
| The Role of Communication in Enabling Perceptions of Control | |
| Supportive Relationships and Occupational Stress in the Workplace | |
| Facilitating Immigrant Adaption | |
| Ethnic Support Systems | |
| The Diffusion of Supportive Information | |
| Dilemmas, Applications and New Directions for Research | |
| Dilemmas of Supportive Communication | |
| Intervention Strategies for Building Support | |
| Epilogue | |
| New Directions for Communication Research | |
| Table of Contents provided by Ingram. All Rights Reserved. |
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