Researching Interpersonal Relationships: Qualitative Methods, Studies, and Analysis - Brossura

Manning, Jimmie

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ISBN 10: 1452203903 ISBN 13: 9781452203904

Casa editrice: SAGE Publications, Inc, 2013

Riassunto

Researching Interpersonal Relationships: Qualitative Methods, Studies, and Analysis, by Jimmie Manning and Adrianne Kunkel, explores and demonstrates methodological tools and theories used to guide relationships research, especially studies of interpersonal communication. Featuring chapters illustrated by research studies conducted by leading communication scholars, this book introduces both classic and cutting-edge methodological approaches to qualitative inquiry and analysis. Each chapter highlights a particular method, context, and analytical tool. Through the methodological and analytical overviews, illustrative research studies, and post-study interviews with the researchers, readers can better understand how qualitative research approaches can expand and solidify understandings of personal relationships.

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Jimmie Manning (PhD, University of Kansas) is an associate professor of communication at Northern Illinois University. His research program focuses on meaning-making in relationships and has been supported by a number of funding agencies including the National Science Foundation and Learn & Serve America. He has generated over 50 publications including the co-edited Case Studies of Communication About Sex and journal articles in outlets such as Communication Monographs and Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication. That research has won numerous awards, including the Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality Early Professional Leadership Award and ten different top-paper designations from professional academic organizations. He teaches classes exploring relational communication, qualitative research methods, social media, communication theory, and cultural studies, and has received the National Communication Association Outstanding Mentor in Master’s Education Award and the Central States Communication Association’s Outstanding New Teacher Award, among other teaching honors. He currently edits the journal Sexuality & Communication.

Adrianne Kunkel (PhD, Purdue University) is an associate professor at the University of Kansas. Her research program focuses on personal relationships, sex/gender similarities and differences, and domestic violence intervention. She has received grants to study how people cope with distressing events through narrative, how participation in support groups affects breast cancer survivors, and how domestic violence survivors and their advocates pursue freedom from abuse. She has published over 40 book chapters and articles in outlets such as Human Communication Research, Communication Monographs, Journal of Applied Communication Research, and the Journal of Social and Personal Relationships. She teaches courses in interpersonal communication, gender, research methods, and social support. She has also received numerous teaching awards, some of which include the Silver Anniversary Award for Excellence in Teaching and the John C. Wright Mentor Award at the University of Kansas. She has also been awarded the Central States Communication Association’s Outstanding New Teacher Award.

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This accessible book explores and demonstrates methodological tools used to guide qualitative relationships research, especially studies of interpersonal communication.

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: SAGE Publications, Inc
• Data di pubblicazione: 2013
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 1452203903
• ISBN 13: 9781452203904
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 256
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
• Persona responsabile: non disponibile