Interpersonal Communication

Chapter 1. Introduction WHAT IS INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION? INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION IS AN ART INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION IS A SCIENCE SUMMARY PART 1: FOUNDATIONS Chapter 2. Culture WHAT IS CULTURE? CULTURE AND COMMUNICATION INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION SUMMARY Chapter 3. Self and Identity WHAT IS THE SELF? IDENTITY: HOW YOU COMMUNICATE YOUR SELF HOW IDENTITIES CHANGE SUMMARY Chapter 4. Perception and Attribution WHAT IS PERCEPTION? WHAT IS ATTRIBUTION? FACTORS THAT AFFECT PERCEPTION AND ATTRIBUTION PART 2: INTERPERSONAL INTERACTION Chapter 5. Verbal Messages WHAT IS VERBAL COMMUNICATION? THE RULES OF LANGUAGE FACTORS THAT AFFECT LANGUAGE USE BIASED LANGUAGE SUMMARY Chapter 6. Nonverbal Messages WHAT IS NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION? THE FUNCTIONS OF NONVERBAL MESSAGES INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES COMBINING VERBAL AND NONVERBAL CUES SUMMARY Chapter 7. Emotions WHAT ARE EMOTIONS? FEELINGS AND COMMUNICATION INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES THE DARK SIDE OF EMOTIONS IN CLOSE RELATIONSHIPS SUMMARY Chapter 8. Dynamic Listening WHAT IS LISTENING? ACTIVE LISTENING LISTENING FOR RELATIONSHIP INFORMATION SUMMARY PART 3: INTERPERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS Chapter 9. Developing Relationships FORMING RELATIONSHPS ESCALATING RELATIONSHIPS ENDING RELATIONSHIPS WHEN THINGS GO WRONG SUMMARY Chapter 10. Intimate Relationships WHAT IS INTIMACY? MAINTAINING INTIMATE RELATIONSHIPS INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES IN INTIMACY EXTREMES OF INTIMACY SUMMARY Chapter 11. Families WHAT IS A FAMILY? COMMUNICATION IN FAMILY SYSTEMS THE FAMILY LIFESPAN SUMMARY PART 4: STRATEGIC INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION Chapter 12. Influence GOALS INFLUENCE MESSAGES INTERPERSONAL INFLUENCE IN ACTION SUMMARY Chapter 13. Managing Conflict WHAT IS CONFLICT? MANAGING CONFLICT CONFLICT DYNAMICS SUMMARY Chapter 14. Comfort and Support PROVIDING COMFORT INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES COMFORT WHEN IT COUNTS SUMMARY

If you're looking for an interpersonal textbook that will have students devouring scholarly research and applying it to their everyday lives, look no further. Solomon and Theiss present all the latest research in a conversational and approachable way, with clear examples, thought-provoking questions, and fun exercises for practice. --Rachel McLaren, University of Iowa Interpersonal Communication: Putting Theory into Practice is a timely and much needed book on fundamental interpersonal communication processes that carefully applies communication theories to describe both the ups and downs of interactions with strangers, acquaintances, close friends, romantic partners, and family members, with a careful treatment of the ethical implications of interacting in a variety of contexts. Using current, real world exemplars, with an intuitive organization, this book will be of interest to students seeking to be introduced to the role of communication in their everyday lives, as well as advanced communication students ready to further contemplate and apply communication theory to a heightened understanding of human interaction. -- Jennifer Samp, University of Georgia Interpersonal Communication: Putting Theory Into Practice is a clear, comprehensive blend of recently published research and practical advice. Interpersonal Communication: Putting Theory Into Practice combines straightforward writing and the most recently published research into a comprehensive interpersonal communication text. Interpersonal Communication: Putting Theory Into Practice would be an ideal text for an introductory course on interpersonal communication. It is clearly written, comprehensive, and features a straightforward blend of social scientific research and practical advice. -- Kyle Tusing, University of Arizona Solomon and Theiss do a masterful job of translating cutting-edge scholarship into an accessible format. Their work offers a delicate blend of scholarship coupled with practical