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- Title
To Reveal or Conceal?: Privacy Management Processes among Interracial Romantic Partners.
- Authors
Brummett, Erin A.; Steuber, Keli Ryan
- Abstract
This study uses communication privacy management theory (CPM; Petronio, 2002) to examine interracial romantic partners' privacy rule development criteria and privacy control tactics. Semistructured interviews (N = 27) were subjected to a thematic analysis. Results reveal that although interracial partners perceive societal opposition, many choose to disclose relational information to social network members. Participants experience power struggles with co-owners in managing their private, relational information, and their disclosures often follow sequences that align with relational turning points. Findings suggest that mixed-race couples frequently partake in both an interracial and intercultural identity, which carries with it additional opportunities for disclosure negotiations.
- Subjects
COMMUNICATION privacy management theory; INTERPERSONAL relations research; SOCIAL support; SOCIAL network theory; INTERRACIAL couples; THEMATIC analysis
- Publication
Western Journal of Communication, 2015, Vol 79, Issue 1, p22
- ISSN
1057-0314
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1080/10570314.2014.943417