Handbook Of Interpersonal Communication

by Knapp, Mark L.; Miller, Gerald R.

• ISBN13: 9780803921207
• ISBN10: 0803921209
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1985-11-01
• Publisher: Sage Pubns

Summary

Knapp and Miller present the first comprehensive review of the state-of-the-art in interpersonal communication research. The Handbook of Interpersonal Communication is a definitive reference source, authored by an outstanding international group of communication researchers. While the contributors take diverse conceptual, theoretical, and epistemological approaches to the study of human communication, several common themes run throughout the book: a focus on behaviour, a focus on time, a focus on social cognition, a concern with control, and a concern with individual differences.

Table of Contents

Introduction

Background and Current Trends in the Study of Interpersonal Communication

Basic Positions and Issues

Perspectives on Inquiry

Representation, Conversation, and Reflection

Temporal Qualities of Interpersonal Relationships

Methodology in Interpersonal Communication Research

Interpersonal Communication and the Quest for Personal Competence

Fundamental Units

Communicator Characteristics and Behavior

The Situation as a Construct in Interpersonal Communication Research

Language

Nonverbal Signals

Basic Processes

The Managment of Conversations

Social Power and Interpersonal Communication

Emotion and Interpersonal Communication

Communication and Interpersonal Influence

Contexts

Task/Work Relationships

A Life-Span Perspective

Social and Personal Relationships

All in the Family

Interpersonal Communication in Kin Relationships

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