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Close Encounters: Communication in Relationships helps students learn about their own relationships with romantic partners, friends, and family members by focusing on issues that are central to describing and understanding close relationships. Best-selling authors... Read Full Overview

"Written by leading communication scholars, this text provides an excellent blend of classic and contemporary research on communication in relationships written in an accessible style that is sure to engage students. It's a textbook instructors can trust and students can enjoy."... Read Full Overview

Taking a relational approach to the study of interpersonal communication, this best-selling text helps students better understand their relationships with romantic partners, friends, and family members. The authors offer research-based insights and content illustrated with... Read Full Overview

Helping students better understand their relationships

Taking a relational approach to the study of interpersonal communication, this bestselling text focuses on issues that are central to understanding close relationships,... Read Full Overview

Close Encounters: Communication in Relationships, Second Edition takes a relational approach to the study of interpersonal communication by focusing on issues that are central to describing and understanding close relationships. Although the primary focus is on communication... Read Full Overview