Communication in Everyday Life: A Survey of Communication

PrefaceA Personal Note to ReadersAcknowledgmentsAbout the Authors1. An Overview of Communication2. Histories of Communication3. Identities, Perceptions, and Communication4. Verbal Communication5. Non-Verbal Communication6. Listening7. Personal Relationships8. Family Communication9. Groups and Leaders10. Communication in the Workplace11. Health Communication12. Culture and Communication13. Technology and Media in Everyday Life14. Public Communication and Personal Influence15. InterviewingGlossaryChapter References

Steve Duck taught at two universities in the United Kingdom before taking up the Daniel and Amy Starch Distinguished Research Chair in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at the University of Iowa, where he is a professor of communication studies and adjunct professor of psychology. He is also a Dean's Administrative Fellow and Chair of the Rhetoric Department. Duck has taught several interpersonal communication courses, mostly on relationships, but also on nonverbal communication, communication in everyday life, construction of identity, communication theory, organizational leadership, and procedures and practices for leaders. Duck has written or edited 60 books on relationships and founded the<em> Journal of Social and Personal Relationships</em>, which he served as Editor for 15 year, and co-founded a series of international conferences on personal relations. His book, <em>Meaningful Relationships: Talking, Sense, and Relating, won the G. R. Miller Book Award</em> from the Interpersonal Communication Division of the National Communication Association. Duck has also won several personal awards such as the University of Iowa's first <em>Outstanding Faculty Mentor Award</em> in 2001, the 2004 National Communication Association's <em>Robert J. Kibler Memorial Award</em>, the 2010 <em>Helen Kechriotis Nelson Teaching Award</em> from UI College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, and elected 2010 <em>Distinguished Scholar</em> from the National Communication Association. He hopes to someday appear on a viral YouTube clip and be famous.