The Communication of Social Support: Messages, Interactions, Relationships, and Community

By Terrance L. Albrecht

This survey of the nature, problems and outcomes of supportive interactions covers a wide range of contexts and relationships. Exploring social support between friends, spouses, family members and co-workers, both qualitative and quantitative studies in natural and laboratory settings are discussed. The contributors examine: methods and models for assessing specific messages through which people attempt to provide support; approaches for examining the form and content of specific social support interactions; and how features of social relationships convey and contextualize support.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0803943504
• ISBN13: 9780803943506
• Release Date: April 1994
• Publisher: SAGE Publications, Inc
• Length: 330 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 1.0" x 6.0"