{"product_id":"everyday-troubles-robert-m-emerson-9780226237947","title":"Everyday Troubles: The Micro-Politics of Interpersonal Conflict","description":"From roommate disputes to family arguments, trouble is inevitable in interpersonal relationships. In \u003ci\u003eEveryday Troubles\u003c\/i\u003e, Robert M. Emerson explores the beginnings and development of the conflicts that occur in our relationships with the people we regularly encounter--family members, intimate partners, coworkers, and others--and the common responses to such troubles.\u003cbr\u003e To examine these issues, Emerson draws on interviews with college roommates, diaries documenting a wide range of irritation with others, conversations with people caring for family members suffering from Alzheimer's, studies of family interactions, neighborly disputes, and other personal accounts. He considers how people respond to everyday troubles: in non-confrontational fashion, by making low-visibility, often secretive, changes in the relationship; more openly by directly complaining to the other person; or by involving a third party, such as friends or family. He then examines how some relational troubles escalate toward extreme and even violent responses, in some cases leading to the involvement of outside authorities like the police or mental health specialists.\u003cbr\u003e By calling attention to the range of possible reactions to conflicts in interpersonal relationships, Emerson also reminds us that extreme, even criminal actions often result when people fail to find ways to deal with trouble in moderate, non-confrontational ways. Innovative and insightful, \u003ci\u003eEveryday Troubles\u003c\/i\u003e is an illuminating look at how we deal with discord in our relationships.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Robert M. Emerson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 022623794X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780226237947\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Chicago Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/06\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.95lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.80d","brand":"Robert M. Emerson","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48086397288703,"sku":"9780226237947","price":38.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_1efb92b3-dc77-4ba8-95c5-69830be19808.jpg?v=1769094446","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/everyday-troubles-robert-m-emerson-9780226237947","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}