Explaining Conversations : A Developmental Social Exchange Theory


R. Murray. Thomas
Bok Engelsk 2011 · Electronic books.
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Lanham : : Jason Aronson, Inc., , 2011.
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Description based upon print version of record.. - Explaining Conversations; Contents; Preface; PART I: Introduction; Chapter 1: The Nature of Social Exchanges; Chapter 2: The Anatomy of the Theory; PART II: The Theory Components; Chapter 3: Needs as Motivators; Chapter 4: The Significance of Culture; Chapter 5: Developmental Stairways; Chapter 6: The Role of Issues and Beliefs; PART III: Enhancing Social-Exchange Skill; Chapter 7: Further Features of Exchanges; Chapter 8: Coping with Cross-Cultural Encounters; Chapter 9: Promoting Social-Exchange Skill-Development; PART IV: Afterthoughts; Chapter 10: Unfinished Business; References; Index. - About the Authors. - Explaining Conversations offers a different way of interpreting people's social exchanges than has been available in the past. The book is replete with examples of people's verbal interactions in the form of chats, arguments, debates, and negotiations, both within a culture and across cultures. The volume's subtitle, A Developmental Social-Exchange Theory, identifies a theme featured in Chapters 2 and 5-the typical pattern by which social-exchan
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