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Index
INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION Putting Theory into Practice
Copyright
Brief Table of Contents
Contents
Preface
Icons Used in this Text
Acknowledgments
Chapter 1 What is Interpersonal Communication?
What is Interpersonal Communication?
Practicing Interpersonal Communication
Studying Interpersonal Communication
Interpersonal Communication Ethics
Summary
Activities For Exploring Communication Ethics
Key Words
Part 1 Foundations
Chapter 2 Culture and Interpersonal Communication
What Is Culture?
Culture and Communication
Intercultural Communication
Summary
Activities for Exploring Communication Ethics
Key Words
Chapter 3 Identity and Interpersonal Communication
Self-Concept: How you see Yourself
Identity: The Communicated Self
Identities in Transition
Summary
Activities for Exploring Communication Ethics
Key Words
Chapter 4 Perception and Interpersonal Communication
Stages of Perception
Attribution: Perceiving and Misperceiving Causes
Factors That Affect Perception
Summary
Activities for Exploring Communication Ethics
Key Words
Part 2 Interpersonal Interaction
Chapter 5 Language and Interpersonal Communication
The Nature of Verbal Communication
The Rules of Language
Factors That Affect Language use
Biased Language
Summary
Activities for Exploring Communication Ethics
Key Words
Chapter 6 Nonverbal Communication
What Is Nonverbal Communication?
The Functions of Nonverbal Messages
Individual Differences
Combining Verbal and Nonverbal Cues
Summary
Activities For Exploring Communication Ethics
Key Words
Chapter 7 Emotions and Communication
What are Emotions?
Feelings and Communication
Factors That Affect Emotions and Communication
The Dark Side of Emotions in Close Relationships
Summary
Activities for Exploring Communication Ethics
Key Words
Chapter 8 Listening
What Is Listening?
Active Listening
Listening for Relational Meanings
Summary
Activities for Exploring Communication Ethics
Key Words
Part 3 Interpersonal Relating
Chapter 9 Developing and Ending Relationships
Forming Relationships
Escalating Relationships
Ending Relationships
When Things go Wrong
Summary
Activities for Exploring Communication Ethics
Key Words
Chapter 10 Intimacy and Interpersonal Communication
The Nature of Intimacy
Communication in Intimate Relationships
Individual Differences in Intimacy
Extremes of Intimacy
Summary
Activities for Exploring Communication Ethics
Key Words
Chapter 11 Communication in Families
What is a Family?
Communication in Family Systems
The Family Lifespan
Summary
Activities for Exploring Communication Ethics
Key Words
Part 4 Strategic Interpersonal Communication
Chapter 12 Interpersonal Influence
Goals
Influence Messages
Interpersonal Influence in Action
Summary
Activities for Exploring Communication Ethics
Key Words
Chapter 13 Interpersonal Conflict
What Is Conflict?
Managing Conflict
Conflict Dynamics
Summary
Activities for Exploring Communication Ethics
Key Words
Chapter 14 Communicating Comfort and Support
Providing Comfort
Individual Differences in Comforting Behavior
Comfort When it Counts
Summary
Activities for Exploring Communication Ethics
Key Words
Bibliography
Index
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