Speaking relationally : culture, communication, and interpersonal connection / Kristine L. Fitch.
Fitch, Kristine L.
1998
HM132 .F576 1998 (Mapit)
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Title Speaking relationally : culture, communication, and interpersonal connection / Kristine L. Fitch.
Author Fitch, Kristine L.
ISBN 1572302771
9781572302778
1572303050 (pbk.)
9781572303058 (pbk.)
Publication Details New York : Guilford Press, c1998.
Language English
Description xiv, 239 p. ; 24 cm.
Call Number HM132 .F576 1998
Dewey Decimal Classification 302/.09861
Summary Deepening our understanding of the social context of interpersonal interaction, this book examines the communication practices through which members of a particular culture construct and maintain their relationships. The author presents an ethnographic case study of urban, largely middle-class Colombians, taking a close look at interactional practices and speech patterns in a range of everyday settings - from schools, workplaces, and social service agencies, to gatherings of family and friends. In focusing on a context outside of North America and Europe, the book sheds light on cultural assumptions about personhood, relationships, and communication that often remain unexamined in the literature.
A compelling epilogue offers a more personal glimpse of Colombian culture and probes both the rewards and the limitations of the ethnographic approach.
Note A compelling epilogue offers a more personal glimpse of Colombian culture and probes both the rewards and the limitations of the ethnographic approach.
Bibliography, etc. Note Includes bibliographical references (p. 221-229) and indexes.
Series Guilford series on personal relationships.
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Ch. 1. A Broad View of Personal Relationships: Relational Ideals. An Ethnographic Approach to Personal Relationships. Relational Ideals
Ch. 2. Personal Address. Five Categories of Address Terms. Speech Events with Names
Ch. 3. Directives: Requests and Commands. Directive Speech Events. Four Rules of Directive Performance
Ch. 4. Palanca: A Narrative Genre. Palanca Narratives from Everyday Talk. Speech Events Associated with Palanca. Palanca as a Cultural Myth. Conclusion
Ch. 5. Friends, Family, and Workmates: A Situated Enactment of a Personal Relationship. Friends, Family, and Workmates: Mariela and Josefina. Relational Codes
Ch. 6. "A Set of Bonds to Others": Elaborating an Ideology of Connectedness.

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