The Social Confrontation Episode.

Newell, Sara E.; Stutman, Randall K.

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Publication Date: 1988

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The Social Confrontation Episode.

Newell, Sara E.; Stutman, Randall K.

Communication Monographs, v55 n3 p266-85 Sep 1988

Presents a model of social confrontation (communication episodes initiated when one participant signals that the other's behavior violates a rule or expectation for appropriate conduct). Describes issues arising during social confrontation. Concludes that negotiating expectations or relational rules within a problematic situation is the crux of the episode. (MM)

Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Behavior Standards, Communication Problems, Communication Research, Communication Skills, Conflict Resolution, Interpersonal Communication, Models

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Language: English

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