Arguments, Aggression, and Conflict: New Directions in Theory and Research

by Avtgis; Theodore

• ISBN13: 9780415996419
• ISBN10: 0415996414
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Nonspecific Binding
• Copyright: 2010-03-25
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

Arguments, Aggression, and Conflict provides a thorough examination of argumentative and aggressive communication. Editors Theodore A. Avtgis and Andrew S. Rancer bring together a score of prolific and informed authors to discuss aspects of the conceptualization and measurement of aggressive communication. The book features an exclusive focus on two "aggressive communication" traits: Argumentativeness and Verbal Aggressiveness, one of the most dominant areas of communication research over the last twenty five years both nationally and internationally. The chapters include cutting-edge issues in the field and present new ideas for future research.This book is a valuable resource for instructors, researchers, scholars, theorists, and graduate students in communication studies and social psychology. Covering a variety of topics, from the broad-based (e.g., new directions in aggressive communication in the organizational context) to the more specific (e.g., verbal aggression in sports), this text presents a comprehensive compilation of essays on aggressive communication and conflict.

Author Biography

Theodore A. Avtgis (Ph.D., Kent State University) is Associate Professor of Communication at Virginia University. He has co-authored four books, including Argumentative and Aggressive Communication with Andrew S. Rancer. Among Several awards, he was recognized as one of the Top Twelve Most productive Researchers in the field of Communication Studies (between 1996 and 2001) between and as a member of the World council on Hellenes Abroad, USA Region of American Academics. Andrew S. Rancer (Ph.D., Kent State University) is Professor of Communication at the University of Akron. He is co-author of four books, and he has served as editor of Communication Research Reports and the Massachusetts Communication Journal. Among several honors, he is the recipient of the Eastern Communication Association's Past Presidents/Officers Award (1989) and Distinguished Research Fellow Award (1997).

Table of Contents

Preface	p. x
List of Contributors	p. xiii
Conceptualization and Operationalization of Argumentative and Aggressive Communication	p. 1
Verbal Aggressiveness as an Expression of Selected Biological Influences	p. 3
Verbal Aggression and Prefrontal Cortex Asymmetry	p. 26
Aggressive Communication: A Life Span Perspective	p. 44
Measuring Argumentativeness and Verbal Aggressiveness: Psychometric Concerns and Advances	p. 67
Exploring Constructive Aggressive Communication in China: Its Cultural Roots, Strategies, and New Developments	p. 82
Culture and Aggressive Communication	p. 100
Global Communicator: Understanding the Role of Verbal Aggressiveness and Argumentativeness in International Negotiations	p. 124
Contextual Research on Argumentative, Aggressive, and Conflict Communication	p. 137
Student Aggressive Communication in the K-12 Classroom: Bullying and Conflict	p. 139
Reconsidering the Role of Aggressive Communication in Higher Education	p. 159
Media Entertainment and Verbal Aggression: Content, Effects, and Correlates	p. 177
Cyberbullying: Aggressive Communication in the Digital Age	p. 198
Aggressive Communication in Political Contexts	p. 217
Aggressive Communication within Medical Care: Mapping the Domain	p. 241
Trash Talk and Beyond: Aggressive Communication in the Context of Sports	p. 253
Nonverbal "Verbal" Aggression: Its Forms and Its Relation to Trait Verbal Aggressiveness	p. 267
The Dark Side of Organizational Life: Aggressive Expression in the Workplace	p. 285
Aggressive Communication and Conflict in Small Groups	p. 305
Aggressive Expression within the Family: Effects on Processes and Outcomes	p. 318
The Interactionist Model of Teasing Communication	p. 340
Factors Influencing Arguments, Aggression, and Conflict Communication	p. 357
Tolerance for Disagreement	p. 359
Taking Conflict Personally and its Connections with Aggressiveness	p. 372
Verbal Trigger EventsùOther Catalysts and Precursors of Aggression	p. 388
The Instrumental Use of Verbally Aggressive Messages	p. 400
Index	p. 417
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