Handbook of Communication and Social Interaction Skills

by Greene, John O.; Burleson, Brant R.

• ISBN13: 9780805834185
• ISBN10: 0805834184
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-01-01
• Publisher: Lawrence Erlbau

Summary

A comprehensive handbook covering social interaction skills & skill acquisition, in the context of personal, professional, and public stages. For scholars & students in interpersonal, group, family & health communication.

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. ix
Preface	p. xiii
General Theortical and Methodological Issues
Explicating Communicative Competence As a Theoretical Term	p. 03
Models of Adult Communication Skill Acquisition: Practice and the Course of Performance Improvement	p. 51
Methods of Interpersonal Skill Assessment	p. 93
Methods of Social Skills Training and Development	p. 135
Fundamental Interaction Skills
Nonverbal Communication Skills	p. 179
Applying the Skills Concept to Discourse and Conversation: The Remediation of Performance Defects in Talk-in-Interaction	p. 221
Message Production Skill in Social Interaction	p. 257
Message Reception Skills in Social Communication	p. 291
Impression Management: Goals, Strategies, and Skills	p. 357
Function-Focused Communication Skills
Informing and Explaining Skills: Theory and Research on Informative Communication	p. 403
Arguing Skill	p. 439
Persuasion As a Social Skill	p. 479
Managing Interpersonal Conflict: A Model of Events Related to Strategic Choices	p. 515
Emotional Support Skills	p. 551
How to "Do Things" With Narrative: A Communication Perspective on Narrative Skill	p. 595
Skills in Close Personal Relationships
Friendship Interaction Skills Across the Life-Span	p. 637
Accomplishing Romantic Relationships	p. 685
Communication Skills in Couples: A Review and Discussion of Emerging Perspectives	p. 723
Parenting Skills and Social-Communicative Competence in Childhood	p. 753
Skills in Public and Professional Contexts
Negotiation Skills	p. 801
Communication Skills for Group Decision Making	p. 835
Skillfully Instructing Learners: How Communicators Effectively Convey Messages	p. 871
Interpersonal Communication Skills in Health Care Contexts	p. 909
New Directions in Intercultural Communication Competence: the Process Model	p. 935
Author Index	p. 959
Subject Index	p. 1005
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