SSCA - Interpersonal Communication

Communication, Dialogue, and Community

Sponsor: Interpersonal Communication Division; Chair: Frances Brandau-Brown, Sam Houston State University
Spotlight Speaker: Sandra Petronio, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis
Why do we care about privacy? How can we understand issues like HIPAA? How do we manage family privacy dilemmas? How can we protect ourselves from privacy invasion? What can we do to guard our medical records? What about Internet privacy? These are relevant questions but difficult to address without an understanding of how people manage their privacy. communication privacy management theory helps us locate a way to frame problems and conduct research to seek answers. This presentation focuses on demonstrating the relevance of CPM theory in understanding everyday problems concerning the management of private information.

Sponsor: Interpersonal Communication Division; Chair and Discussant: Ronald C. Arnett, Duquesne University
Dialogue's Domain: Describing Who We Are in Intimate Relationships. Cory Williams, Duquesne University
Comforting in Cyberspace: Online Dialogue Within the Al Anon Community. Sharron Hope, Duquesne University
Existential Communication: Dialogue in Levinas and Kierkegaard. Erik Garrett, Purdue University
Dialogue in Education: Interactions in the Classroom. Leanne Bell, Duquesne University
The Significance of Talk Radio in an Other-Centered Communication Theory. Kelley Crowley, Duquesne University

Sponsor: Interpersonal Communication Division; Chair: Christine S. Davis, University of South Florida
A Future with Hope. Christine S. Davis. University of South Florida
"A Tear Among the Rain Drops '. Cara Mackie, University of South Florida
Communicating Worry: An Autobiography of a Worry-Wart. Linda Vangelis, University of South Florida
The Other Woman: Jealousy in a Cross-Sex Friendship. Shirlan Williams, University of South Florida
The Nurturing Breast: (Re)Connecting Through Cancer. Abby Arnold, University of South Florida: This panel explores the narrative construction of emotions in intrapersonal and interpersonal contacts. The authors sort through the communication dimension of emotions such as hope, jealousy, love, and loss, in order to understand how coping with them affects communication in various venues.

Sponsor: Interpersonal Communication Division; Chair: Monette Callaway-Ezell, Hinds Community College
A Model for Sibling Violence and Interpersonal Relationships. Laura Schade, University of Arkansas
Involvement in a Conversation and Attributions Concerning Excessive Self-Disclosure. Jessica J. Weisel and Paul E. King, Texas Christian University
Role Models for Marital Communication: A Preliminary Study. Ellen E. Elcan and Lynne M. Webb, University of Arkansas: Respondent: Kandi Walker, University of Louisville