The Relating and Organizing area focuses on the everyday interactions that negotiate identities and structure behavioral patterns, as well as initiate, develop, maintain, and dissolve social bonds. Communication is studied as a process occurring within relational contexts (e.g., families, workplaces, cultures) and (re)creating meanings about lived experiences (e.g., what does it mean to be a family member, employee, leader, citizen). Faculty in this area have expertise in quantitative and qualitative social science methods. All methodological approaches are represented and welcomed.