{"product_id":"voicing-relationships-a-dialogic-perspective-9781412927857","title":"Voicing Relationships: A Dialogic Perspective","description":"\u003cp\u003eOne of the fields most respected scholars advances a dialogic perspective on communication in personal and familial relationships  presenting the next iteration of relational dialectics theory (RDT). \"This is an excellent book and moves one of the major theories in the social sciences forward in very innovative ways. Indeed  this book extends beyond RDT by addressing limitations in the family  interpersonal  and personal relationships literature. I believe this book will prompt many discussions among theorists and researchers in those areas and has the potential to provide exciting new directions in the study of relationships.\" Glen H. Stamp  Ball State University \"Leslie A. Baxter is offering up something here that is desperately needed and fills a big hole for those who adopt RDT as their theoretical framework. . . . I found the conceptual content of the book to be clear  compelling  and provoking. . . . The chapter on contrapuntal analysis is the only one of its kind.\" Melissa Wood Alemn  James Madison University  Voicing Relationships presents a dialogic perspective on relating  inspired by the dialogism work of the Russian theorist of literature and culture  Mikhail Bakhtin. Written by Leslie A. Baxter  one of the theorys originators  this groundbreaking book presents the next iteration of the theory  along with a methodological primer for contrapuntal analysis that includes guiding readers through a sample analysis. Developing a rich palette of dialogic concepts useful in the study of interpersonal communication  the books central argument is that meaning making emerges from the clash of competing systems of meaning  or discourses. Relationship communication is embedded in culture  history  difference  and conceptions of the ideal. In addition  the book gives us a method by which to study communication dialogicallycontrapuntal analysis. Key Features Centers communication at the heart of relationships with an interdisciplinary focus on communication from fields such as psychology  social work  and sociology Offers an up-to-date distillation of two decades of relevant research to organize major findings and issues Moves scholars and students beyond simplistic uses of relational dialectics or using the dialectical pairs in overly-simplistic \"cookie cutter\" ways Provides scholars and students with guidance in using RDT to guide their own research Intended Audience Voicing Relationships is ideal for use in a wide range of courses  such as Interpersonal Communication; Family Studies; Couples  Marriage  and Family; and Counseling.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45652232339509,"sku":"ByrdShop_1412927854","price":116.02,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9781412927857.jpg?v=1781850152","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/voicing-relationships-a-dialogic-perspective-9781412927857","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}