Bridges Not Walls: A Book About Interpersonal Communication - Couverture souple

9780070615496: Bridges Not Walls: A Book About Interpersonal Communication

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ISBN 10 : 0070615497 ISBN 13 : 9780070615496

Editeur : McGraw-Hill Inc.,US, 1995

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This text is a reader that is aimed at accompanying primary interpersonal texts as the chapters address all the main topics usually covered by interpersonal communication courses. Topics include verbal and non-verbal communication, gender differences in language use, and cultural communication.

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Since the first edition in 1973, Bridges Not Walls has examined the power and promise of interpersonal communication in intimate relationships, families, communities, and cultures. The text presents a broad range of scholarly and popular articles drawn from several disciplines, including communication, psychology, and philosophy, all chosen for their understandability and practical applicability. Within these readings are thought-provoking discussions of interpersonal contact, identity-management, verbal and nonverbal cues, perception, listening, assertiveness and self-disclosure, family communication, intimacy and social support, defensiveness and hurtful communication, conflict management, culture, and dialogue. Together, the readings emphasize the social and relational elements of human communication, the overlapping influence of verbal and nonverbal cues, the prominence of culture, and the close connection between quality of communication and quality of life.

Pr�sentation de l'�diteur

This anthology offers fifty-one scholarly and popular readings, that examine a broad range of topics about interpersonal relationships, drawing from such disciplines as communication, philosophy, social science, and psychology. The thought-provoking articles discuss the nature of interpersonal contact, connections between verbal and nonverbal cues, person perception, listening, identity management, gender and ethnic similarities and differences, communication about sex, defensiveness, power, bullying, transformational conflict management, cross-cultural communication, and dialogue. This tenth edition features 23 new readings.

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