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Relating: Dialogue & Dialectics. Leslie A. Baxter & Barbara M. Montgomery. New York: Guilford Press. 1996. 285 pp. Paper ISBN 157230-101-5, $18.95.
Leslie Baxter and Barbara Montgomery meet and surpass their goal to begin a discussion of relational dialectics perspective in Relating: Dialogues & Dialectics. This book draws together recent work in the field of close relationships and poses interesting questions for future research.
The authors begin by outlining key assumptions and concepts of a dialogic approach to relationships. The comparison and contrast of their perspective with theorists as diverse as Lao-tse and Hegel provides a rationale for their heavy reliance on Bahktin. This first part of the book provides a clear explanation for those unfamiliar with the approach and a much...