Gender, Power, and Communication in Human Relationships

Pamela J. Kalbfleisch, Michael J. Cody

• Contents: Preface. Part I: Introduction and Overview.P.J. Kalbfleisch, M.J. Cody, Power and Communication in the Relationships of Women and Men. Part II: Gender-Based Expectations and Beliefs.N.M. Henley, Body Politics Revisited: What Do We Know Today? J.K. Burgoon, L. Dillman, Gender, Immediacy, and Nonverbal Communication. A. Mulac, J.J. Bradac, Women's Style in Problem Solving Interaction: Powerless, or Simply Feminine? J.T. Spence, C. Buckner, Masculinity and Femininity: Defining the Undefinable. Part III: Women and Men Together.R.K. Reinholtz, C.L. Muehlenhard, J.L. Phelps, A.T. Satterfield, Sexual Discourse and Sexual Intercourse: How the Way We Communicate Affects the Way We Think About Sexual Coercion. L.C. Miller, D.M. Burns, S. Rothspan, Negotiating Safer Sex: The Dynamics of African-American Relationships. P.J. Kalbfleisch, J. Keyton, Power and Equality in Mentoring Relationships. M.A. Fitzpatrick, A. Mulac, Relating to Spouse and Stranger: Gender Preferential Language Use. W.R. Cupach, D.J. Canary, Managing Conflict and Anger: Investigating the Sex Stereotype Hypothesis. P. Schwartz, D. Patterson, S. Steen, The Dynamics of Power: Money and Sex in Intimate Relationships. Part IV: Women and Men in Society.E.M. Rogers, T.M. Hirata, A.S. Chandran, J.D. Robinson, Television Promotion of Gender Equality in Societies. M.J. Cody, J. Seiter, Y. Montagne-Miller, Men and Women in the Market Place. J.C. Pearson, L. Cooks, Gender and Power.

The editors advocate change in the roles of men and women, and state their goal in this volume as "to chronicle changes, both the changes that are occurring and changes that need to occur". They are interested in promoting both equality for women and "improved quality in female/male relationships and human relationships in general".—CRT,V16,#1, 1996"It is evident from the list of scholars contributing to this book that Kalbfleisch and Cody have assembled a colorful collection of experts and pioneers from communication studies to assess the state of gender research and to suggest directions for furture research. The variety and breadth of this text would be well suited for advanced undergraduate gender courses in a variety of fields."—Contemporary Psychology (V43#12, 1998)"...a rich tapestry of theories, methods, and issues surrounding this complicated yet topical interrelationship....striking in its interdisciplinary approach....the book has value not only as an important addition to the library of any self-respecting communication scholar, it also works extremely well in the classroom. I should know: I use it in my Advanced Interpersonal courses, and students love the book! They praise it for its clarity, its variety, its conversational tone....an eminently informative and readable tome which will advance any reader's understanding of gender, power, and communication within human relationships."—Kent G. DrummondUniversity of Wyoming