Messages: Building Interpersonal Communication Skills

by Joseph A. DeVito

• ISBN13: 9780321025098
• ISBN10: 0321025091
• Additional ISBN(s): 9780205337293
• Edition: 4th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1999-01-01
• Publisher: Pearson College Div
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Summary

"Messages" is a brief, highly interactive text that emphasizes interpersonal communication skills in the real world, ethics, critical thinking, listening, and power in a multicultural world. While intentionally brief, Messages provides a comprehensive introduction to interpersonal communication that creates a foundation for students to first understand the concepts as well as to develop the necessary skills to apply what they have learned through real-life examples and exercises. With a renewed focus on skill-building, this text helps today's students understand how to master their interpersonal communication skills in every area of their lives.

Table of Contents

Detailed Contents	vii
Specialized Contents	xii
Preface	xix
PART I. MESSAGES ABOUT THE SELF AND OTHERS	1	(109)
Interpersonal Communication	1	(36)
The Self	37	(28)
Perception	65	(22)
Listening	87	(23)
PART II. MESSAGES SPOKEN AND UNSPOKEN	110	(119)
Verbal Messages	110	(28)
Nonverbal Messages	138	(31)
Emotional Messages	169	(23)
Conversation Messages	192	(37)
PART III. MESSAGES IN CONTEXT	229	(114)
Interpersonal Communication and Culture	229	(27)
Interpersonal Communication and Relationships	256	(34)
Interpersonal Communication and Conflict	290	(26)
Interpersonal Communication and Power	316	(27)
Appendix. Writing about Interpersonal Communication	343	(5)
Glossary of Interpersonal Communication Concepts and Skills	348	(15)
Bibliography	363	(14)
Photo Credits	377	(1)
Index	378