Communicating social support

Foreword - Benjamin H GottliebRethinking the Relationship Between Communication and Social Support - Terrance L Albrecht and Mara B Adelman An IntroductionPART ONE: THEORETICAL AND METHODOLOGICAL FOUNDATIONSCommunicating Social Support - Terrance L Albrecht and Mara B Adelman A Theoretical PerspectiveCommunication Networks as Structures of Social Support - Terrance L Albrecht and Mara B AdelmanMeasurement Issues in the Study of Support - Terrance L Albrecht and Mara B AdelmanPART TWO: CONTEXTS OF SUPPORTIVE COMMUNICATIONSupport in Family Ties - Leona L Eggert Stress, Coping and AdaptationSupporting Friends in Need - Mara B Adelman, Malcolm R Parks and Terrance L AlbrechtBeyond Close Relationships - Mara B Adelman, Malcolm R Parks and Terrance L Albrecht Support in Weak TiesSocial Support in Self-Help Groups - Paul Arntson and David Droge The Role of Communication in Enabling Perceptions of ControlSupportive Relationships and Occupational Stress in the Workplace - Eileen Berlin RayFacilitating Immigrant Adaption - Young Yun Kim Ethnic Support SystemsThe Diffusion of Supportive Information - Vickie S FreimuthPART THREE: DILEMMAS, APPLICATIONS AND NEW DIRECTIONS FOR RESEARCHDilemmas of Supportive Communication - Terrance L Albrecht and Mara B AdelmanIntervention Strategies for Building Support - Mara B Adelman and Terrance L AlbrechtEpilogue - Mara B Adelman and Terrance L Albrecht New Directions for Communication Research