Interpersonal Communication

by Trenholm, Sarah; Jensen, Arthur

• ISBN13: 9780195155174
• ISBN10: 0195155173
• Edition: 4th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1999-07-07
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

"Now in its sixth edition, Interpersonal Communication continues to help students learn the skills needed to communicate effectively in an increasingly complex environment, while interweaving the most current research and important theories in interpersonal communication."--BOOK JACKET.

Author Biography

Arthur Jensen is Professor of Communication and Associate Dean of the College of Visual and Performing Arts at Syracuse University. Sarah Trenholm is Professor of Speech Communication at Ithaca College.

Table of Contents

Each chapter ends with Skill Building and Process to Performance

Preface

Introductory Perspectives

Introduction: Communication and Competence

What is Communication?

Definitions of Human Communication

Characteristics of Communication

A Model of Communicative Competence

Individual Knowledge and Communicative Competence

Social Context and Communicative Competence

The Link Between Process and Performance

Bonzo Goes to College: Attempts to Teach Language to Primates

Insulting the Meat: An Interpersonal Communication Ritual

Research in Review: Communication Competence in the Classroom

Screening Room: Meet the Parents

Interpersonal Communication: Building Relationships

What is Interpersonal Communication: The Nature of Dyads

The Situational Approach to Interpersonal Communication

The Developmental Approach to Interpersonal Communication

The Role of Interpersonal Communication in Relationships

What Is a Relationship?

The Characteristics of Relationships

Relational Paths: Intimacy and Distance

Interpersonal Profiles: Private and Public Paths

Independence vs. Conformity: A Basic Interpersonal Dilemma

Building Relationships: What Does it Take to be Relationally Competent?

Communication Competence and Relationships

Some Characteristics of Healthy Relationships

The Neuroscience of Love: Why We Need Relationships

Mind Your Manners: Some Social Functions of Etiquette

Research in Review: How Childhood Relationships Can Make Us Sick

Screening Room: Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

Part 2

Nonverbal Competence

What is Nonverbal Communication?

Spontaneous Communication

Symbolic Communication

The Power of Nonverbal Codes

The Functions of Nonverbal Codes

Expressing Meaning

Modifying Verbal Messages

Regulating the Flow of Interaction

The Structure of Nonverbal Codes: Visual, Auditory, and Invisible Communication

Visual Communication: Proxemics, Kinesics, and Artifacts

Auditory Communication

Invisible Communication

Balancing Nonverbal Codes: Compensating and Reciprocating

Expectancy Violations Theory

Cognitive Valence Theory

Compensating and Reciprocating in Everyday Life

The Interplay of Verbal and Nonverbal Communication

A Nonlinear History of Handshaking

The "Guarded Self": How to Avoid Being Seen in Public

Research in Review: Detecting Deception from Nonverbal Behavior

Screening Room: Freaky Friday

Verbal Competence

What is Language?

Differences Between the Verbal and Nonverbal Codes

Characteristics of the Verbal Code

The Functions of Language

The Structure of Language: Three Levels of Meaning

Semantic meaning: Language at the Level of the Word

Syntactic Meaning: Language at the Level of the Utterance

Pragmatic Meaning: Language at the Level of the Speech Act

Language, Power, and Politics

Linguistic Determinism: The Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis

Language, Thought, and Action: Language and Naming

Group Membership and Language Use: Discourse and Identity

Speaking with Names: An Apache Language Ritual

Talking Tough in Teamsterville: Male Role Enactment in an Urban Community

Research in Review: Polite

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