Violent emotions : shame and rage in marital quarrels /

Retzinger, Suzanne M,

Violent emotions : shame and rage in marital quarrels / by Suzanne M. Retzinger. - Newbury Park, California : Sage Publications, (c)1991. - xxiii, 238 pages ; 22 cm.



Preface Theory -- Theoretical Perspectives on Conflict -- Theories of Escalation -- Communication Theories -- Marital Conflict -- Toward a Theory of Conflict -- Human Nature and the Social Bond -- The Social Self -- Regulating Social Distance -- Emotions and the Social Bond -- Relationship Between Shame and Anger -- A Theory of Escalation: Alienation, Shame, and Conflict -- Investigating the Bonding System: A Working Concept -- Methodology: Subjects and Procedures -- Analysis of Discourse -- Identifying Shame and Anger -- Disrespect and Implication -- Case Analyses -- Rosie and James: Silent Impasse -- David and Colleen: Interminable Quarrel -- Roxanne and Brian: Quarrel/Impasse Pattern -- Randy and Karin: Repeated Escalation -- The Social Bond -- Repairing the Bond -- A Brief Comparison of Two Cases -- Spontaneous Deescalation -- Third-Party Intervention -- Emotional Communication and the Social Bond -- Common Patterns -- Propositions -- Translation/Ambiguity -- Implications and Future Directions -- Rosie and James -- David and Colleen -- Roxanne and Brian -- Randy and Karin. Mary Anne Fitzpatrick --



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Marriage.
Interpersonal conflict.
Shame.
Anger.

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