Human Communication

by TUBBS STEWART L.

• ISBN13: 9780072292671
• ISBN10: 0072292679
• Edition: 8th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1999-06-01
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Higher Education

Summary

Intended for a survey of communication course (versus the hybrid or skills course), this text's strength is its ability to link theory and research with interesting examples.Human Communication, 8/e fuses current and classical communication theory, fundamental concepts, and basic skills. Written by an academic author and a professional author, this text provides students with an understanding of modern communication, by presenting the immediate and long term applications to their lives.

Table of Contents

Preface	ix
PART ONE PRINCIPLES	1	(246)
The Process of Human Communication	3	(28)
The Importance of Human Communication	5	(2)
Techno-Etiquette	7	(1)
What is Human Communication?	7	(1)
A Model of Human Communication	8	(8)
Communication Contexts	16	(3)
Communication Technologies	19	(1)
What is Effective Communication?	20	(11)
Person Perception	31	(32)
Perceiving People and Objects: A Comparison	33	(5)
Forming Impressions	38	(16)
Our Faces and Psychological Traits	51	(3)
Some Variables Involved in Accurate Perception	54	(2)
Improving Perception and Communication	56	(7)
The Verbal Message	63	(36)
Words and Meanings	64	(8)
A Word about Semantics	72	(1)
Message Encoding: A Child's Use of Language	72	(5)
Language and Thought	77	(9)
Words in Action	86	(13)
The Nonverbal Message	99	(38)
Interpreting Nonverbal Messages	100	(4)
Spatial and Temporal Cues	104	(8)
Visual Cues	112	(14)
The Spontaneity of Nonverbal Cues	116	(10)
Vocal Cues	126	(3)
Deception	129	(8)
Listening	137	(24)
Why Listen?	138	(2)
Importance of Listening	140	(2)
Listening: The Forgotten Skill	141	(1)
What is Meant by Listening?	142	(4)
Types of Listening	146	(6)
How to Improve Listening	152	(9)
Relationships in Process	161	(36)
Bases of Human Attraction	162	(5)
Defining Characteristics of Relationships	167	(10)
Theories of Relationship Development	177	(5)
The Dialectics of Relationships	182	(3)
Of Love, Its Prototypes and Scripts	183	(2)
Maintaining Relationships	185	(2)
Family Communication	187	(10)
Conflict and Negotiation	197	(28)
Conflict	198	(11)
Conflict and Negotiation	206	(3)
Negotiation	209	(16)
Ethics and Communication	225	(22)
Principles	227	(3)
Issues	230	(17)
Revealing Group Secrets	237	(10)
PART TWO CONTEXTS	247	(234)
Interpersonal Communication	249	(30)
The Social Setting	252	(4)
Loyalty and Betrayal in Friendships and Romantic Relationships	253	(3)
Assessing the Quality of an Interpersonal Relationship	256	(15)
Assertiveness Training	271	(8)
Intercultural Communication	279	(32)
A Definition of Culture	280	(8)
Obstacles to Intercultural Communication	288	(9)
Barriers to Intercultural Understanding	297	(5)
Issues in Communication	300	(2)
Effects of Intercultural Communication	302	(9)
Interviewing	311	(22)
Standardized and Unstandardized Interviews	314	(2)
Interviewing: Conversation with a Purpose	315	(1)
Types of Interview Questions	316	(3)
Suspect Questions and How to Handle Them	319	(2)
Types of Inadequate Responses	321	(1)
Interview Structure	322	(3)
Nondirective Interview Technique	325	(2)
Helpful Hints	327	(6)
Small-Group Communication	333	(34)
Types of Small Groups	335	(1)
Group Dynamics	336	(14)
Group Structure	350	(6)
Correlates of Effective Groups	356	(11)
The Value of Work Teams	360	(7)
Public Communication	367	(48)
A Definition	368	(2)
The Speaker	370	(11)
The Audience	381	(5)
The Message	386	(29)
Sample Speech	408	(7)
Organizational Communication	415	(30)
Organizations: A Definition	416	(2)
Organizational Culture	418	(1)
Importance of Communication	419	(26)
Power in Organizations	425	(20)
Mass Communication	445	(36)
A First Definition	446	(3)
The Process of Mass Communication	449	(11)
The Journalism of Attachment	454	(6)
Some Effects and Outcomes	460	(9)
Advertising and Public Relations	464	(5)
Implications of the New Communication Technologies	469	(12)
Glossary	481	(6)
References	487	(33)
Credits	520	(1)
Indexes
Name Index	521	(4)
Subject Index	525