The New Handbook of Language and Social Psychology

by Robinson, W. Peter; Giles, Howard

• ISBN13: 9780471490968
• ISBN10: 0471490962
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2001-06-08
• Publisher: WILEY

Summary

When originally published in 1993 the first edition of this book was widely acknowledged as a definitive text in the field.The New Handbook builds on this success to provide updated reviews of many of the important theoretical and practical areas in which progress has been achieved in the last decade. It has also been expanded to contain additional material on the integra ion of verbal and non-verbal features in communication,and how such systems work,especially in applied settings and social relationships. With its strong reviews,the new Handbook of Language and Social Psychology provides rapid access to a social psychological perspective for linguists, anthropologists,sociologists, and other academics concerned with language. KEY FEATURES: - Completely updated edition of the definitive handbook on language and social psychology. - Expanded range of topics covered. - Provides state-of-the-art reviews of many of the important theoretical and practical areas in which progress has recently been achieved.

Author Biography

Peter Robinson, University of Bristol, UK and Howard Giles, University of California, Santa Barbara, USA.

Table of Contents

About the Editors	ix
List of Contributors	xi
Prologue	xv
W. Peter Robinson
PART 1 THEORETICAL PERSPECTIVES
Language in Communication: Frames of Reference	3	(30)
W. Peter Robinson
Communication Accommodation Theory	33	(24)
Carolyn A. Shepard
Howard Giles
Beth A. Le Poire
Discrepancy Arousal Theory and Cognitive Valence Theory	57	(22)
Laura K. Guerrero
Jess K. Alberts
Brian Heisterkamp
Expectancy Theories	79	(24)
Judee K. Burgoon
Michael Burgoon
Discursive Social Psychology	103	(16)
Jonathan Potter
Derek Edwards
Storytelling: The Power of Narrative Communication and Interpretation	119	(18)
Sunwolf
Lawrence R. Frey
Language Attitudes: Retrospect, Conspect, and Prospect	137	(22)
James J. Bradac
Aaron Castelan Cargile
Jennifer S. Hallett
PART 2 FACE TO FACE: STRUCTURES AND GENERAL FUNCTIONS
Toward a Comprehensive Model of Non-Verbal Communication	159	(18)
Miles L. Patterson
Miscommunication and Communication Failure	177	(16)
Charles R. Berger
Conversation	193	(28)
Ben R. Slugoski
Denis J. Hilton
Facework	221	(20)
Clare MacMartin
Linda A. Wood
Rolf O. Kroger
PART 3 FACE TO FACE: SPECIAL FUNCTIONS
Arguing	241	(12)
Michael Billig
Patronizing	253	(18)
Mary Lee Hummert
Ellen Bouchard Ryan
Deceiving	271	(14)
Jenny S. Tornqvist
D. Eric Anderson
Bella M. DePaulo
Accounting	285	(18)
Richard Buttny
G. H. Morris
Negotiating	303	(14)
Steven R. Wilson
Gaylen D. Paulson
Linda L. Putnam
Gossiping	317	(24)
Nicholas Emler
PART 4 SOCIAL RELATIONS
Politeness	341	(16)
Thomas Holtgraves
Power	357	(14)
Sik Hung Ng
Scott A. Reid
Interpersonal Relations	371	(12)
Erin Sahlstein
Steve Duck
The Observation of Marital Interaction	383	(24)
Nigel Roberts
Patricia Noller
PART 5 SOCIAL CATEGORIES
Multilingual Communication	407	(22)
Itesh Sachdev
Richard Y. Bourhis
A Layered Approach to Ethnicity, Language and Communication	429	(22)
Michael hecht
Ronald L. Jackson II
Sheryl Lindsley
Susan Strauss
Karen E. Johnson
Towards a Social Theory of Gender	451	(14)
Linda Coates
Trudy Johnson
Language, Ageing and Ageism	465	(24)
Nikolas Coupland
Justine Coupland
PART 6 APPLIED SETTINGS
Second Language Mastery	489	(16)
Richard Clement
Robert C. Gardner
Communication, Relationships and Health	505	(26)
Mary Anne Fitzpatrick
Anita Vangelisti
Language, Law and Power	531	(10)
William M. O'Barr
Active Patients as Powerful Communicators	541	(20)
Richard L. Street
Communication in Organizations: An Intergroup Perspective	561	(24)
John Gardner
Neil Paulsen
Cynthia Gallois
Victor Callan
Peter Monaghan
Language and the Media: An Emerging Field for Social Psychology	585	(16)
Peter Lunt
Sonia Livingstone
Social Psychological Theories of Computer-Mediated Communication: Social Pain or Social Gain	601	(24)
Russell Spears
Martin Lea
Tom Postmes
Epilogue: Jennifer Fortman and Howard Giles	625	(8)
Author Index	633	(22)
Subject Index	655