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Interplay The Process of Interpersonal Communication

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ISBN-10: 0195379594

ISBN-13: 9780195379594

Edition: 11th 2009

Authors: Ronald B. Adler, Lawrence B. Rosenfeld, Russell F. Proctor II

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Now in its eleventh edition, Interplay: The Process of Interpersonal Communication provides a comprehensive and engaging introduction to communication in interpersonal relationships. Blending topics of high student interest with rich pedagogy and an inviting visual format, this leading text shows how scholarship and research can help students understand their own relationships and communicate better in everyday life. NEW TO THE ELEVENTH EDITION * Revised and expanded material discusses hot-button issues including the influence of social networking websites on relationship formation, cultural differences as generalizations, neurobehavioral challenges in perception, linguistic…    
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Book details

List price: $84.95
Edition: 11th
Copyright year: 2009
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 2/4/2009
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 496
Size: 9.90" wide x 7.90" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 2.046
Language: English

Ronald B. Adler is Associate Professor of Communication at Santa Barbara City College, where he specializes in organizational and interpersonal communication. He is the author of Confidence in Communication: A Guide to Assertive and Social Skills and coauthor of Understanding Human Communication, Interplay: the Process of Interpersonal Communication as well as the widely used text Looking Out/Looking In. He is a consultant for a number of corporate, professional, and government clients and leads workshops in such areas as conflict resolution, presentational speaking, team building, and interviewing.

Russell F. Proctor II is currently a professor at Northern Kentucky University, where he has taught since 1991. He primarily teaches courses in Interpersonal Communication (basic and advanced), and Interviewing. He won the university?s Outstanding Professor Award in 1997. He is the author of numerous articles and textbooks focusing on interpersonal communication and communication education, with a particular interest in the use of feature films as instructional resources.

Each Chapter ends with a Summary and a list of Activities
Foundations Of Interpersonal Communication
Interpersonal Process
Why We Communicate
Physical Needs
Identity Needs
Social Needs
Practical Needs
The Communication Process
A Model of Communication
Insights from the Communication
Model Communication Principles
Communication Misconceptions Interpersonal
Communication Defined Quantitative and Qualitative Definitions
Personal and Impersonal Communication: A Matter of Balance
Interpersonal Communication and Technology
Mediated vs. Face-to-Face Communication
Challenges of Mediated Communication
Choosing the Best Communication
Channel Communication Competence
Communication Competence
Defined Characteristics of Competent Communication
Culture and Communication Fundamental Concepts
Culture and Co-Culture
Intercultural Communication
Interpersonal and Intercultural Communication
Cultural Values and Norms High- versus Low-Context
Individualism versus Collectivism Power Distance Uncertainty
Avoidance Achievement versus
Nurturing Codes and Culture Verbal Codes
Nonverbal Codes Decoding Messages
Developing Intercultural Communication
Competence Motivation and Attitude
Tolerance for Ambiguity Open-mindedness Knowledge and Skill
Communication and the Self Communication and the Self-Concept How the Self-Concept Develops Characteristics of the Self-Concept The Self-Fulfilling Prophecy and Communication Changing Your Self-Concept Presenting the Self: Communication as Identity Management Public and Private Selves Characteristics of Identity Management Why Manage Impressions? How Do We Manage Impressions? Identity Management and Honesty Disclosing the Self: Choosing What to Reveal Models of Self-Disclosure Benefits and Risks of Self-Disclosure Alternatives to Self-Disclosure Guidelines for Self-Disclosure
Perceiving Others
The Perception Process Reality
Is Constructed Steps in the Perception
Process Influences on Perception
Physiological Influences
Psychological Influences
Social Influences Sex & Gender
Roles Cultural Influences
Common Tendencies in Perception
We Make Snap Judgments
We Cling to First Impressions
We Judge Ourselves More Charitably
Than We Do Others We Are Influenced by Our Expectations
We Are Influenced by the Obvious
We Assume Others Are Like
Us Synchronizing Our Perceptions Perception
Checking Building Empathy
Creating And Responding To Messages
Language The Nature of Language
Language Is Symbolic
Language Is Rule-Governed
Language Is Subjective
Language and Worldview
The Impact of Language
Naming and Identity Affiliation
Power Sexism and Racism Uses (and Abuses) of Language
Precision and Vagueness
The Language of Responsibility Disruptive Language
Gender and Language Extent of Gender Differences <br