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Voicing Complaints In The Public Arena, Leo Wayne Jeffres, Guowei Jian, David Atkin
Voicing Complaints In The Public Arena, Leo Wayne Jeffres, Guowei Jian, David Atkin
Communication Faculty Publications
This study draws on several literatures--the Tichenor et al. (1980) pluralism model stressing community constraints, the spiral of silence literature stressing the importance of the climate of communication, and the currently popular emphasis on democratic discussion in the "public sphere." In the Tichenor et al. (1980) model, media stress consensus and avoid conflict in more homogeneous communities. Here we extend the issue to question whether community characteristics affect perceptions of the climate of communication and one's comfort in voicing complaints in public. The results present some support for existing theory as well as some contradictions.
Battered Women's Compliance-Gaining Strategies As A Function Of Argumentativeness And Verbal Aggression, Jill E. Rudd, Patricia A. Burant, Michael J. Beatty
Battered Women's Compliance-Gaining Strategies As A Function Of Argumentativeness And Verbal Aggression, Jill E. Rudd, Patricia A. Burant, Michael J. Beatty
Communication Faculty Publications
This study investigated (1) the type of compliance-gaining strategies that battered women reported using in domestic conflicts and (2) whether these strategies related to the battered women's verbal aggression and argumentativeness. Participants in this study were 115 abused women who were seeking refuge from abusive spouses in temporary shelters for battered women. The results suggest that battered women most frequently reported using indirect strategies. Aversive Stimulation (i.e., pouting sulking, crying) and ingratiation (i.e., manipulation in the form of affection or favor-doing) were the top two strategies reported. Furthermore, a canonical correlation analysis resulted in an overall significant relationship between compliance-gaining …
Test Of An Argumentative Skill Deficiency Model Of Interspousal Violence, Dominic A. Infante, Theresa A. Chandler, Jill E. Rudd
Test Of An Argumentative Skill Deficiency Model Of Interspousal Violence, Dominic A. Infante, Theresa A. Chandler, Jill E. Rudd
Communication Faculty Publications
Presents a study that examined a model of communication and interpersonal physical violence among married people. Relation between communication and violence; Review of related literature on interspousal violence; Application of the model on abused wives and abused husbands.