Covers recent research in relationship maintenance in a variety of relationships & contexts, & examines how communication behavior is used in maintaining these relationships. For grad students & scholars in the personal relationships disciplines.

Daniel J. Canary, Marianne Dainton

Chapter 1 Definitions and Perspectives on Relational Maintenance Communication, Kathryn Dindia; Part 1 Maintaining Different Types of Relationships; Chapter 2 Maintaining Family Relationships, Sally Vogl-Bauer; Chapter 3 Maintaining Romantic Relationships: A Summary and Analysis of One Research Program, Laura Stafford; Chapter 4 Maintaining Friendships Throughout the Lifespan, Marianne Dainton, Elaine Zelley, Emily Langan; Chapter 5 Maintaining Undesired Relationships, Jon A. Hess; Part 2 Contextual Variations in Maintaining Relationships; Chapter 6 Maintaining Long-Distance Relationships, Brooks A. Aylor; Chapter 7 Computer-Mediated Communication Effects on Relationship Formation and Maintenance, Michael K. Rabby, Joseph B. Walther; Chapter 8 Relationship Maintenance in Organizational Settings, Vincent R. Waldron; Chapter 9 When Part ners Falter: Repair After a Transgression, Tara M. Emmers-Sommer; Part 3 Cultural Variations in Maintaining Relationships; Chapter 10 Relationship Maintenance in Same-Sex Couples, Stephen M. Haas; Chapter 11 Relationship Maintenance in Intercultural Couples: An Interdependence Analysis, Stanley O. Gaines, Jr., Christopher R. Agnew; Chapter 12 Maintaining Marriages in Russia: Managing Societal Influences and Communication Dynamics, Deborah S. Ballard-Reisch, Marat Zaguidoulline, Daniel J. Weigel; Chapter 13 Maintaining Relationships in Korea and the United States: Features of Korean Culture that Affect Relational Maintenance Beliefs and Behaviors, Young-Ok Yum, Daniel J. Canary; Part 4 Epilogue; Chapter 14 Framing the Maintenance of Relationships Through Communication: An Epilogue, Marianne Dainton;