A Tale of Two Voices: Relational Dialectics Theory

@article{Baxter2004ATO,
  title={A Tale of Two Voices: Relational Dialectics Theory},
  author={Leslie A. Baxter},
  journal={Journal of Family Communication},
  year={2004},
  volume={4},
  pages={181 - 192}
}
  • L. Baxter
  • Published 1 October 2004
  • Psychology
  • Journal of Family Communication
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair, we had everything before us, we had nothing before us, we were all going direct to Heaven, we were all going direct the other way. Charles Dickens (1967), A Tale of Two Cities 
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