Index

A Abuse, 27, 133-134, 137-149, 184,

203-204, 247, 280 Abuser, 139-140, 144,

146-147, 205 Child, 203, 205 Domestic, 137-149 Emotional, 133, 137, 254 Mental, 144 Physical, 138, 145, 247,

254-261 Relationships, 146 Verbal, 137-149, 247, 254-261

Academic Research, 55, 161 Acceptance, 19, 92-94, 106, 128,

156, 201, 257 Adoption, 134, 198, 201-, 205 Affection, 26, 32, 106, 117, 135,

234 Affection Exchange eory, 135 African American, 57 Aggression, 27, 257, 280 Aging, 29-34 Allen, Mike, 75 Alternative Ways of Knowing, 16 Ambivalence, 20-21, 161-174 Anticipatory Grief, 52

Anxiety, 83, 119, 134, 142, 161, 168, 170, 255

Appearance, 117, 128, 213-219 Army, 220 Art erapy, 80-84 Arts Based Research (ABR),

15-16, 107 Asexual, 66 Asian American, 207, 225-230 Attachment Parenting, 200 Attraction, 107-115, 117, 182,

239-240 Aunt, 196, 201, 233, 256

B Baby, 20, 32, 34, 80-82, 154, 159,

161-174, 166, 189, 190, 192, 196, 198-199

Baxter, Leslie A., 18, 174, 264 Best Friend, 26, 55, 71, 87, 90, 103,

114, 116, 158, 189, 214, 234, 243 Birthday, 29, 51, 116, 154, 189,

202, 223, 256 Bisexual, 76, 209-210, 181-182 Body Art/Tattoo, 197, 207, 210,

213-219, 271 Body Image, 25, 29-34

Boyfriend, 44, 66, 70-71, 107, 116-117, 119-120, 210, 227-229

Blog/Blogging, 29-30, 55, 65, 75, 80, 163, 177-178, 181-186, 189

Braithwaite, Dawn O., 18 Breaking Up, 18, 56, 104, 109-110,

247, 249-250, 263-265 Breastfeeding, 168, 174, 200 Buddhism, 88, 90 Bullying, 226

Cyber Bullying, 230

C Celibacy, 67 Cheating, 105, 109, 111, 177,

181-186, 205 Childhood Memories, 142, 145,

148, 226-227, 254-255 Child/Childhood/Children, 12,

26-27, 32-33, 49, 52, 55, 57-58, 63, 69, 72, 84, 93, 118, 120, 126, 134-135, 137, 139-142, 145-146, 148, 154, 161-174, 177-178, 189-190, 192, 195-205, 221, 225-226, 254-255, 259, 264, 279

Chinese American, 228 Christian, 70, 137-149 Christian Culture, 137-138,

145-146, 148 Christmas, 181, 190-191, 256 Close Relationships, 15, 20, 25, 48,

54-55, 75, 77, 97, 104, 207-208, 229, 263

Cohn, D’Vera, 201 College, 32, 41, 44, 71, 107-117,

119, 123, 138, 144, 165, 178, 181, 183, 185, 196-197, 214, 227, 268-269, 277

Coming Out, 86-95

Commitment, 65, 104, 119, 135, 181-186, 233-235

Communication Privacy Management, 77-78, 123-132, 134

Communication eory of Identity (CTI), 209-210

Communal Layer, 210 Enacted Layer, 209-210 Personal Layer, 209-210 Relationship Layer, 209-210

Computer Mediated Communication (CMC), 177-178, 181-186

Coping, 123-131 Creative Nonfiction, 19-21 Critical (paradigm), 18-19, 256 Culture, 21, 27, 49, 53, 57, 63,

65, 76, 78, 93, 104, 137-138, 145-146, 148, 167, 178, 207-211, 220-223, 227, 230

Cultural Narratives, 57 Cutting, 213-219, 276 Cybersex, 181-186

D Dad/Father, 55, 62-63, 86, 116,

137-149, 157, 159, 174, 190-191, 193, 203, 217, 248, 255-260

Dating Relationships, 26, 111, 184 Daughter, 200 Death and Dying, 18, 25, 31, 33,

48-54, 213-214, 217, 237-238 Decision-Making, 133

Definitions of Culture and Gender, 220-223

Demand-Withdrawal Cycle, 242-244

Denzin, Norman K., 17 Denial, 52

Dia de Los Muertos, 216 Dialectics, 133 Difficult Conversations, 48-54,

247 Experiences, 15 Topics, 133

Dinda, Kathryn, 75 Disclosure, 75-77, 104, 126, 134,

190, 209 Outcomes, 97-99 Rules, 134

Disordered Eating, 135, 151-159 Discrimination, 93, 203, 225-230 Dissolution, 26, 116-121, 247-

250, 263-264 Diversity, 230 Divorce, 27, 31, 242-244, 250 Duck, Steven W., 177

E Embodied Knowledge, 15, 20, 174 Emotions, 51, 53, 71, 242-244,

257 Empowerment, 17, 148 Endings, 117, 120, 250, 263 Ethical Practices, 105 Ethnicity, 155, 208, 210, 226-227 Ethnography, 17, 21

Accidental Ethnography, 133-134, 137, 151, 254

Autoethnography, 86, 137, 151, 161, 188, 225, 254, 263

Expectations, 26, 32, 56-57, 66-67, 75-76, 107-115, 118, 162, 117, 178, 193, 220, 223, 233

F Face-Work, 107-115 Fact/Fiction Dialectic, 19

Family, 26, 30, 40, 49-51, 55, 57-58, 62-63, 69, 72, 78, 86, 93, 103, 110, 112-114, 116, 129, 130-131, 133-135, 137-149, 151-159, 167, 186, 190, 192, 197, 208, 226, 229, 234, 247, 250, 254-260, 276-281

Roles, 61-63 Secrets, 134

Family Communication, 58, 61-63, 69-72, 133, 151-159,

Family Conversation, 58 Family Relationships, 55, Family Systems, 137-149 Fantasies, 57 Faulkner, Sandra, 104, 209-210 Fertility, 80-84, 169-170, 177,

189-192, 197, 201 Fiction, 15-21, 36 Fiction is Qualitative, 21 Fictional Narrative, 19 Field Experience, 17 Final Conversations, 25, 48-54 Fitzpatrick, Mary Anne, 58 Forgiveness, 75, 80-84 Form, 17 Foster, Elissa, 165, 168, 170 Fraternity, 108, 111-113 Friendship, 16, 26, 66-67, 78,

103-106, 107-115, 117-121, 123-124, 130-131, 165, 179, 185, 214, 234-235, 247, 251, 263

Friendship Development, 123-132

G Gendered Assumptions, 220-223 Gender Equality, 147 Girlfriend, 61-63, 66, 108,

111-112, 119-120, 153, 184, 222, 266

Goals, 178 Goodall, H. L., 21 Google, 215 Grad School, 51, 174, 182, 191,

196, 221-222 Grandchild, 189 Grandparents, 25, 48, 50-53, 90,

190, 217, 225-226, 259, 269 Grief, 52, 80, 82, 121, 142, 196,

201, 214, 237-238 Grieving, 201 Gutkind, Lee, 20

H Hall, Edward, 220 Harassed, 183 Healing, 119 Hecht, Michael L., 209-210 Heteronormativity, 93, 203, 250 Heterosexual, 66, 203 High School, 70, 114, 116, 165,

189, 196, 227 History, 26 Holidays, 56, 116 Homophobia, 91, 93 Human Trafficking, 204 Husband, 52, 63, 66, 80, 83, 124,

140, 144, 146-148, 221

I Identity, 15, 18, 29-34, 75-78,

105, 119, 134-135, 208-211, 213-219, 226-227, 230, 254, 263

Identity Management, 76, 210 Illness, 48, 103, 117, 123-131, 237,

277, 279 Individual and Cultural

Expectations, 26 Infidelity, 181-186 Infertility, 75, 177, 188-193,

195-205 Injury, 120 In-Law(s), 97-99, 163, 190 Instant Message (IM), 181-183,

186 Interpersonal Expectancies, 178 Interpersonal Power, 27 Interpersonal Relationships, 27,

248 Interpretive (paradigm), 18-19 Intimacy, 25-26, 36-46, 67, 76,

103, 260, 263 Intimacy Readiness, 36-46 Invisible Gender Socialization, 15

J Japanese American, 207, 226-227,

230 Jewish Americans, 76, 208,

210-211

K Kirkman, Maggie, 196, 199 Koerner, Ascan F., 58 Kubler-Ross, Elizabeth, 51 Krizek, Robert L., 21

L Language, 17 Latinas/Latinos, 57, 76 LGBTQ, 76, 134, 203, 209, 251,

268, 271 Relationships, 65-68

Lifespan Communication, 20, 25, 48-54

Livingston, Gretchen, 201 Logic, 118 Loss, 18-19, 31, 44, 51-52, 75,

80-81, 121, 124, 196, 213-219, 263

Love, 29, 32, 37-38, 42, 51-53, 55-56, 63, 65-67, 71-72, 91-92, 98-99, 109-112, 123-124, 128, 131, 135, 140-142, 155-159, 162, 193, 211, 213-214, 229, 233-235, 239-240, 248, 251, 254, 259-260, 265-266, 268, 272-273, 276-277, 279-280

M Male Domination, 57 Male Gaze, 222 Manipulation, 142 Marginalization, 93 Marginalized Discourse, 20, 174 Marriage, 25-27, 36, 57, 70, 112,

121, 134-135, 137-149, 162, 166, 177, 181-185, 192, 204, 221, 223, 234, 256, 266, 273

Marriage Proposal, 25, 36-46 Material Circumstances, 26 McAdams, Dan P., 18 McCall, Leslie, 210 Medicalization, 20, 161-174, 188,

191 Meditation, 116-121 Memories, 53, 117, 133, 142, 145,

148, 153, 155, 159, 254, 258, 260, 265, 268

Mental Illness, 18, 276-281 Metaphors, 55 Method of Inquiry, 16 Middle-Class, 20, 167, 170, 174 Mindfulness, 75, 86-95 Miscarriage, 80, 168 Mixed-Raced, 66 Mom/Mother, 20, 30, 37, 40,

44, 48, 52-53, 55, 57-58, 63, 69-72, 78, 80-82, 84, 90, 105,

109, 116, 133, 135, 138-145, 154-155-159, 163-164, 166, 168-170, 173, 178, 181, 189-190, 195, 199-200, 203-204, 208, 222, 234, 248, 255-257, 259, 269, 279-280

Motherhood, 20, 195-205 Mother’s Day, 53 Multi-Voiced, 19

N Narrative(s), 15, 17-21, 31, 57, 78,

87, 130, 133, 137-138, 142-146, 148-149, 188, 192, 195-196, 199, 201, 207, 251, 254, 257

Narrative Inquiry, 15 Narrative Fragment, 87 Reflexive Writing, 94

Nephew/Niece, 192, 201 Nonparent, 198, 203-204 Nonsexual Communication, 58 Norland, Carey M., 58, 69 Nostalgia, 31

O Objectified, 226 Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder,

215 Online, 178 Ontological, 19, 195 Oppressive Discourse, 20 O’Sullivan, Lucia F., 58

P Painting, 75, 81-82, 268 Parent(s), 15, 25, 29-30, 38, 42,

48, 52-53, 57-58, 62-63, 69-70, 90, 131, 134, 137-138, 140, 144, 146-148, 153, 155-159, 168, 177,

182, 189, 192, 200, 202-204, 208, 214, 217, 225-226, 255, 259-260, 276, 279-280

Parent Communication, 57 Parental Control, 58 Partner, 18, 26-27, 56, 58, 66-67,

76, 78, 91, 105, 108, 118, 126, 134, 146, 177-178, 184, 198, 202, 208-209, 225, 234-235, 249-251, 264, 269, 280

Patterns of Interaction, 134 Peer Influence, 151-159 Pelias, Ronald J., 17, 19 Performative Writing, 17-18

Text, 20 Personal Experiences, 17 Personal Narrative, 21, 48, 61, 69,

116, 123, 133, 161-174, 195, 213, 220, 242

Personal Order, 18, 177 Personal Relationships, 16 Poetry, 15-20, 25, 29-33, 80, 164,

237, 239, 263, 276 Poetic Inquiry, 16, 263-273 Pop Culture, 55, 65-68, 201 Post-Positivist (paradigm), 18 Poulus, Christopher, 133, 134,

153, 154 Power, 104 Pregnancy, 20, 29, 33, 52, 84, 133,

161-174, 188-191, 196 Premarital Sex, 69-72 Prenatal, 166, 188-189 Prendergast, Monica, 18 Privacy, 77, 119, 138, Pro-Natalism, 195-205

Q Qualitative, 21 Queer Identities, 61-63

R Race, 227-230 Racial Epithet, 228-229 Radical Specificity, 20 Rawlins, William K., 103, 105-106 Real and Ideal Self, 18 Relational Dialectics eory, 20,

104, 161-174, 254-261, 263-273 Relational Dissolution, 18,

263-273 Relational Health, 20, 133

Hurt, 20 Secrets, 151-159 Stories, 86-95

Relational Lives, 55 Relational Messages, 135 Relational Uncertainty, 77 Relationships, 15, 17-20, 25-27,

33, 49, 51, 53, 55-56, 65-67, 70-71, 76-77, 87, 89-91, 93-95, 97, 103-104, 107-110, 114-115, 117, 135, 152-153, 165, 177-179, 207, 209-210, 215, 233-235, 247-251, 254, 263-265, 276277, 279

Relationship Expectations, 65-68, 76, 97-99, 177

Relationship Dialogue, 239-240 Relationship Forms, 61-63 Relationship History, 25, 36 Relationship Maintenance,

242-244 Relationship Metaphors, 56 Relationship Narratives, 188-193 Relationship Processes, 16, 18, 21,

56, 76, 263 Relationship Rituals, 65-68,

116-121 Relationship Research, 25 Relationship Schemas, 26-27

Relationship Trajectories, 36-46 Religion, 137-149 Religious Values, 55, 69-72 Rejection, 36-46 Representation, 19 Romance, 65-68 Romantic Relationships, 25-26,

55, 67, 76, 107-115 Respect, 26

S Same Sex, 66 Scripts, 56-57, 103, 116-121

Sexual Scripts, 56 Secrets, 133 Self and Society, 18 Self-Concept, 25-26, 135 Self-Doubt, 184 Self-Disclosure, 26, 75, 97-99, 191 Self-Esteem, 151-159 Self-Image, 29-34 Self-Help, 86-95 Self-Love, 92 Self-Perception, 217 Sexual Activity, 25, 55, 71, 57-58 Sexual Communication, 57-58,

69-72 Sexual Decision-Making, 69-72 Sexuality, 29-34, 58, 104-105 Sexual Interactions, 57 Sexual Identity, 78 Sexual Health, 105 Sexually Transmitted Disease, 75 Sexual Orientation, 77, 134,

181-186 Sexual Partners, 58 Sexual Talk, 25, 29-34, 69, 76, 208 Sibling, 69, 196 Sibling Relationships, 137-149

Silence, 18 Simic, Charles, 17 Similarities, 26 Singles, 65-68 Sister, 29, 65-66, 70, 90, 112, 139,

144-145, 148, 167, 190, 196, 222 Situation, 27 Social Constructions, 134 Social Order, 18, 177 Social Expectations, 195-205 Social Exchange eory, 56 Social Information Processing

eory, 179 Social Networks, 18, 51, 77, 105,

170, 178, 248-251, 264, 279 Social Networking Sites, 181-186

Facebook, 104, 110, 167, 185-186, 189, 223, 257

Social Norms, 57 Social Reality, 104 Social Science, 19 Social Support, 77, 103, 123-132,

225-230, 237-238, 276-281 Social Worlds, 18 Son, 61 Sorority, 114 Sotirin, Patty, 20 Spouse, 63, 126, 146-147, 189,

191, 203, 234, 254, 256-257, 259-260

Stagnation, 119 Straight, 222 Stereotypes, 207, 225-230 Stigma, 66, 75, 133, 159, 177, 247,

276-281 Stigmatized Identities, 76, 133 Suicide, 213-214 Subjugated Perspectives, 15

T Teenager, 70 Terrorism, 203-204 Text Messages, 75, 97 erapeutic Writing, 80-84,

237-238 Topic Avoidance Taboo Topic, 134 Transcripts, 20 Transformation, 217-218 Trust, 26, 75-76, 94, 103, 105, 114,

117, 157, 182, 184 TRUTH (Capital T), 19 Turning Point, 157

U Uncertainty/Certainty, 20, 75, 166 Unconscious, 133

V Valentine’s Day, 55-56, 65-67 Validity, 19 Virginity, 57, 76, 69-72, 76, 217,

273 Visual Arts, 15

W Watson, Cate, 19 Wife, 51, 66, 117, 146-147, 172,

182, 185-186, 256, 269 Women without Kids, 195,

201-202 Work-Life Issues, 133, 161-174 Workplace, 197