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communication and media studies
communication studies
communication theory
cybernetic and systems orientations
Preferred term
relational dialectics
Definition
- Relational dialectics is an interpretive theory about personal relationships (i.e., romantic, friendship, familial, etc.) originating from the field of communication studies. Moving away from objective relationship theorizing, relational dialectics is particularly concerned with the way that individuals constitute their relationships in their communication. [Source: The Social History of the American Family: An Encyclopedia; Relational Dialectics]
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https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/relational_dialectics
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