Balancing the Secrets of Private Disclosures Book

	List of Contributors
	Preface
I	Introduction to Secrets of Private Disclosures	1
1	Overview of the Ways Privacy, Secrecy, and Disclosure are Balanced in Today's Society	3
II	Standpoints on Secrets of Private Disclosures	19
2	Sex Differences in Self-Disclosure, Reciprocity of Self-Disclosure, and Self-Disclosure and Linking: Three Meta-Analyses Reviewed	21
3	The Boundaries of Privacy: Praxis of Everyday Life	37
III	Balancing Private Disclosures of HIV/AIDS in Relationships	51
4	Reasons for and Against Disclosing HIV-Seropositive Test Results to an Intimate Partner: A Functional Perspective	53
5	Dilemmas of Disclosure in the Age of HIV / AIDS: Balancing Privacy and Protection in the Health Care Context	71
6	Disclosure of HIV Infection in Interpersonal Relationships: A Communication Boundary Management Approach	83
7	Nonverbal Vernacular Tactics of HIV Discovery Among Gay Men	97
IV	Balancing Private Disclosures From Health Care to Illness	109
8	Self-Disclosure and Health: Revisiting Sidney Jourard's Hypothesis	111
9	Disclosure of Chronic Illness Varies by Topic and Target: The Role of Stigma and Boundaries in Willingness to Disclose	123
10	Promoting Patients' Full and Honest Disclosure During Conversations With Health Caregivers	137
V	Balancing the Secrets of Private Disclosure in Close Relationships	149
11	Conflict Management Through Avoidance: Withholding Complaints, Suppressing Arguments, and Declaring Topics Taboo	151
12	Motivations Underlying Topic Avoidance in Close Relationships	165
13	Aggressiveness in Privacy-Seeking Behavior	181
14	Family Secrets and the Lie of Identity	197
VI	Balancing Private Disclosures in the Media and Across Cultures	213
15	A Comparison of Self-Reported Self-Disclosure Among Chinese and North Americans	215
16	"Egocasting" in the Avoidance of Disclosure: An Intercultural Perspective	235
17	Disclosure and Privacy Issues on Television Talk Shows	249
VII	Balancing the Secret Boundaries of Private and Public Disclosures	261
18	Sex Offender Community Notification Policies: Balancing Privacy and Disclosure	263
19	Private Secrets and Public Disclosures: The Case of Battered Women	275
VIII	Balancing Future Considerations	287
20	Some Possible Directions for Future Research	289
	Epilogue: Taking Stock	301
	References	303
	Author Index	337
	Subject Index	351