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The Structure and Origin of Argumentative and Aggressive Communication | |
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What are Argumentative and Aggressive Communication? | |
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The Genesis of the Theory of Argumentative and Aggressive Communication | |
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Purpose of This Book | |
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The Importance of Communication Traits | |
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What are Communication Traits? | |
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What is Aggressive Communication? | |
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Constructive Aggressive Communication Traits | |
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Categories of Trait Argumentativeness | |
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Destructive Aggressive Communication Traits | |
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Causes of Verbal Aggressiveness | |
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Argumentative and Aggressive Communication Traits and Personality Theory | |
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The Dimensions of Personality | |
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The Relationship Between Temperament and Aggressive Communication Traits | |
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Conclusion | |
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Discussion Questions for Chapter 1 | |
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Measuring Individual Differences in Argumentative and Agressive Communication | |
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Measuring the Argumentative and Verbal Aggressiveness Traits | |
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The Development of the Argumentative Scale | |
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The Development of the Verbal Aggressivness Scale | |
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Challenges to the Scales | |
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Critiques of the Argumentativeness Scale | |
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Critiques of the Verbal Aggressiveness Scale | |
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Alternative Methods of Assessing Argumentative and Aggressive Communication | |
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Assessing Beliefs About Argumentative and Aggressive Communication | |
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Conclusion | |
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Discussion Questions for Chapter 2 | |
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Trait, State, and Interactionist Approaches to Studying Argumentative and Aggressive Communication | |
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The Trait Perspective on Argumentative and Aggressive Communication | |
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The Situationist Perspective on Argumentative and Aggressive Communication | |
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Situational Factors: Topic and Topic Salience | |
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Situational Factors: The Adversary's Attributes | |
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Argument Topic | |
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Context and Characteristics as Situational Influences | |
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The Interactionist Approach to Argumentative and Aggressive Communication | |
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Conclusion | |
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Discussion Questions for Chapter 3 | |
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The Function of Argumentative and Aggressive Communication | |
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Argumentative and Aggressive Communication in Relational and Family Contexts | |
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Argumentativeness and Verbal Aggressiveness in General Interpersonal Relationships | |
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Friendship Relationships | |
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Dating Relationships | |
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Family Relationships | |
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Marital Relationships | |
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Argumentativeness, Verbal Aggressiveness, and Interspousal Violence | |
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Sibling Pairs | |
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Parent-Child Dyads | |
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Conclusion | |
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Discussion Questions for Chapter 4 | |
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Argumentative and Aggressive Communication in Organizational Contexts | |
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Organizational Satisfaction | |
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Argumentativeness, Verbal Aggressiveness and Satisfaction | |
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Argumentativeness, Verbal Aggressiveness and Gender Differences in the Organization | |
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Argumentativeness, Verbal Aggressiveness and Other Organizational Constructs | |
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Conclusion | |
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Discussion Questions for Chapter 5 | |
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Argumentative and Verbally Aggressive Communication in Instructional Contexts | |
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The Influence of Instructor Trait Argumentativeness | |
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The Influence of Instructor Trait Verbal Aggressiveness | |
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The Influence of Instructor Use of Verbally Aggressive Messages | |
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Characteristics of the Argumentative Student | |
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Conclusion | |
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Discussion Questions for Chapter 6 | |
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Argumentative and Aggressive Communication in Intercultural and Intracultural Contexts | |
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Co-Cultural Differences in Argumentative and Verbal Aggressiveness | |
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Regional Differences in Argumentativeness and Verbal Aggressiveness | |
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West Meets West | |
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East Meets West | |
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Conclusion | |
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Discussion Questions for Chapter 7 | |
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Argumentative and Aggressive Communication in Mass and Mediated Communication | |
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Social Learning, the Media and Aggression | |
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Television Situation Comedies | |
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Comparing Sitcoms to Other Television Genres | |
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Televised Wrestling | |
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Music | |
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Other Mediated Communication Research | |
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Conclusion | |
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Discussion Questions for Chapter 8 | |
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Argumentative and Aggressive Communication in Persuasion and Social Influence Situations | |
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An Orientation to Persuasion | |
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An Orientation to Compliance-Gaining | |
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Persuasion and Compliance-Gaining Research: A focus on Traits | |
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A Transactional Approach to Argumentativeness and Persuasion | |
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Processing Persuasive Messages: The Influence of Argumentative and Aggressive Communication | |
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Argumentativeness, Verbal Aggressiveness and Compliance-Gaining Behavior | |
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Determining Intentions to Argue: Testing Two Frameworks | |
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Argumentative and Aggressive Communication and Resistance to Persuasion | |
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Conclusion | |
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Discussion Questions for Chapter 9 | |
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Enhancing Communicative Outcomes Through Improved Understanding of Argumentative and Aggressive Communication Processes | |
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Modifying Argumentative and Aggressive Communication | |
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The Call for Training | |
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The Inventional System | |
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Training Adults to Argue Constructively | |
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Training in Argument | |
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Training Adolescents to Argue Constructively | |
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Conclusion | |
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Discussion Questions for Chapter 10 | |
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Relating Argumentative and Aggressive Communication with Apprehension, Adaptation and Personality Traits | |
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The Relationship of Argumentativeness, Verbal Aggressiveness and Apprehension Traits | |
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The Relationship of Argumentativeness, Verbal Aggressiveness and Personality Traits | |
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Conclusion | |
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Discussion Questions for Chapter 11 | |
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Advancing Research and Theory-Building Efforts on Argumentative and Aggressive Communication | |
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A Problem-Centered Approach to Communication Inquiry | |
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The Research Contributions | |
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A Focus on the Message/Individual | |
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Cultural Influence Focus | |
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Theoretical Foundation/Meta-Theory Focus | |
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Measurement/Theoretical Refinement Focus | |
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Conclusion | |
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Discussion Questions for Chapter 12 | |
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The Argumentativeness - Verbal Aggressiveness Scales | |
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The Adolescent Argumentativeness - Verbal Aggressiveness Scales | |
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Short-Form Versions of the Argumentativeness and Verbal Aggressiveness Scales | |
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The Affective-Behavioral-Cognitive Scale (ABCAS) | |
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The Indirect Interpersonal Aggressiveness Scale | |
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The Beliefs About Arguing Measure | |
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Additional Resources on Argumentative and Aggressive Communication | |
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References | |
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Index | |