Violent Emotions: Shame and Rage in Marital Quarrels / Edition 1

by Suzanne M. Retzinger

Overview

Broken family bonds can be one of the most intense sources of conflict. This book - which provides vital insights into the dynamics of family and other forms of violence - explores the damage caused to familial and social bonds by escalating feelings of shame during marital quarrels.

Theories and research from large-scale conflict, marital dispute and communication processes are reviewed and provide a background for Retzinger's new integrative theory, which focuses on social bonds. The theory is applied to four case studies of marital quarrels in order to advance understanding of the escalation and resolution of conflict. The book includes a description of an intensive case study method for analyzing discourse and provides

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780803941847
Publisher:	SAGE Publications
Publication date:	06/28/1991
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	240
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.61(d)

Table of Contents

Preface - Mary Anne Fitzpatrick
PART ONE: THEORY
Introduction
Theoretical Perspectives on Conflict
Toward a Theory of Conflict
Investigating the Bonding System
A Working Concept
PART TWO: CASE ANALYSES
Silent Impasse
Interminable Quarrel
Quarrel/Impasse Pattern
Repeated Escalation
PART THREE: THE SOCIAL BOND
Repairing the Bond
Emotional Communication and the Social Bond