The Routledge Handbook of Relational and Computer-Mediated Communication by Ramirez Jr., Artemio; Sumner, Erin M.; McEwan, Bree; Hall, Jeffrey A.;

Short description:

In this handbook, leading scholars bring together research on current and emerging perspectives and established theories in interpersonal relationships and computer-mediated communication.?It?is a vital resource for both established scholars as well as advanced students in communication studies, media studies, digital media, and more.

Long description:

In this single comprehensive resource, leading scholars bring together research on current and emerging perspectives and established theories in interpersonal relationships and computer-mediated communication.

Illuminating how users define themselves, their partners, and their relationships through communication technologies, the chapters each explore unique aspects of how relational communication processes engage with interactive communication technologies. Sections of the handbook address foundational theories and conceptual approaches, processes and functions, contexts and settings, and emerging issues. In doing so, the chapters review the current state of theorizing, highlight established perspectives, and delineate emerging models central to this area of study. Topics such as social support, self-disclosure, deception, cyberbullying, and more are explored by a collection of scholars from a diversity of academic disciplines.

This handbook is a vital resource for both established scholars as well as advanced students in communication studies, media studies, digital media, and interpersonal relationships.

Table of Contents:

PART I: Overview??1.?Relational Communication in Computer-Mediated Environments: A Broad Historical, Theoretical, and Developmental Overview??PART II: Foundational Theories and Conceptual Approaches??2. Communicate Bond Belong Theory??3. Affordances Approach??4. The State and Future of Warranting Theory: Connecting Offline and Offline Selves in Relationships??5. Social Constructivist Approaches to Relational and Computer-Mediated Communication??6. Communicative Interdependence Perspective??7. Approaches to Relational Channel Selection??PART III: Processes and Functions??8. Self-Disclosure??9. Phatic and Graphical Nonverbal Cues in Computer-Mediated Communication: From Lightweight to Purposeful??10. Social Support??11. The Reality of Influence: From Human to Artificial??12. Refining the Modality Switching Perspective: Modality Switching and Modality Weaving??13. Mediated Relationship Maintenance??14. Relational Termination and Breakups??15. Impression Management in Computer-Mediated Communication??16. Identity Expression and Exploration in Online Spaces??17. Digital Parasocial Interactions and Relationships??18. Relationships with Social Robots??PART IV: Contexts and Settings??19.?Friendship and Computer-Mediated Communication??20. Military Families and Communication Technologies: Navigating Transitions and Sustaining Connections21. Distant Digital Connections: Technology, Relational Maintenance, and Varying Forms of Geographic Separation??22.?Online Dating Relationships??23. Gaming Communities??24. Computer-Mediated Communication and the LGBTQ+ Community??25. Studying CMC in the Context of Poverty: Relationships, Resources, and Identity??26. Transnational Marginalized Migrants? Relational CMC Practice: A Thematic Review??27. Bringing People Closer Together?: Theorizing How Algorithms Influence Interpersonal Communication Processes and Personal Relationships??PART V: Challenges??28. Bystander Intervention in Online Harassment and Cyberbullying??29.?Mediated Transgressions??30.?Relational Data and Privacy??31. Trust and Deception in Mediated Close Relationships??32. Digital Stress: Theoretical Conceptualizations, Empirical Findings, and Tasks for Future Research??