Nonverbal Communication in Everyday Life

by Remland, Martin S.

• ISBN13: 9780618260201
• ISBN10: 061826020X
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-08-01
• Publisher: PEARSON

Summary

This text offers a comprehensive and critical approach to nonverbal communication, but keeps the material accessible by offering personal narratives. The text is divided into three sections--Part One offers an introduction of key concepts and principles; Part Two presents the channels and functions of nonverbal systems; and Part Three covers skills that teach students to recognize nonverbal communication in daily, intimate, workplace, and mediated or electronic encounters.

Table of Contents

PEFRCE	xiii
PART ONE foundations	1	(102)
CHAPTER 1 THE NATURE OF NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION: A COMMUNICATION CODE PERSPECTIVE	3	(30)
INTRODUCTION	4	(1)
WHEN DOES HUMAN COMMUNICATION OCCUR?	5	(14)
The Communication Behavior Perspective	6	(3)
The Communication Process Perspective	9	(2)
The Communication Code Perspective	11	(8)
Signs And Referents	12	(1)
Types Of Communication Codes	13	(2)
Defining Communication	15	(4)
WHEN IS COMMUMICATION NONVERBAL?	19	(10)
Communicating with Words	19	(4)
Words Are Discrete, Meaningful Units	20	(1)
Language Must Adhere to Grammatical Rules	20	(1)
Language Can Refer to Things Removed in Space and Time	21	(1)
Language Contains Propositions That Can Be Proven True or False	22	(1)
Communicating Without Words	23	(3)
Many Nonverbal Signals Are Universal	23	(1)
Some Nonverbal Signals Are Sent and Received Spontaneously	24	(1)
Nonverbal Signals Can Resemble Their Referents	24	(1)
Nonverbal Signals Can Occur Simultaneously	25	(1)
Downplaying the Difference: Alternative Viewpoints	26	(3)
The Channels and Functions of Nonverbal Communication	27	(1)
Replacing the Verbal-Nonverbal Dichotomy	27	(2)
THE BASIC NONVERBAL SIGNALING SYSTEMS	29	(2)
The Human Body: Signaling Multiple Identities	29	(1)
Space, Gaze, and Touch: An Approach- Avoidance Signaling System	29	(1)
Facial Expression and the Communication of Emotion	30	(1)
Voice and Gesture: Speaking and Replacing Speech	30	(1)
Summary	31	(1)
Key Terms	32	(1)
CHAPTER 2 THE FUNCTIONS OF NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION: HUMAN-ANIMAL CONNECTIONS	33	(32)
INTRODUCTION	34	(1)
THE IDENTIFICATION FUNCTION	35	(7)
Animal Signals	35	(3)
Interspecies Identification	35	(1)
Intraspecies Identification	36	(2)
Human Signals	38	(4)
Innate Signal Systems	38	(1)
Learned Signal Systems	39	(3)
THE RELATIONSHIP FUNCTION	42	(10)
Animal Signals	42	(6)
Intimacy	42	(4)
Control	46	(2)
Human Signals	48	(4)
Innate Signal Systems	48	(2)
Learned Signal Systems	50	(2)
THE EMOTION FUNCTION	52	(6)
Animal Signals	52	(4)
Anger and Fear	53	(1)
Joy and Grief	54	(1)
Other Emotions	55	(1)
Human Signals	56	(2)
Innate Signal Systems	56	(1)
Learned Signal Systems	57	(1)
THE DELIVERY FUNCTION	58	(5)
Animal Signals	59	(2)
Alarm Calls	59	(1)
Food Signals	60	(1)
Human Signals	61	(5)
Innate Signal Systems	61	(1)
Learned Signal Systems	62	(1)
Summary	63	(1)
Key Terms	64	(1)
CHAPTER 3 THE DEVELOPMENT OF NONVERBAL COMMUNICTION: ACQUIRING EVERYDAY SKILLS	65	(38)
INTRODUCTION	66	(1)
NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION SKILLS	66	(9)
Sending Skills	67	(5)
Simple Encoding Skills	67	(1)
Complex Encoding Skills	67	(5)
Receiving Skills	72	(3)
Simple Decoding Skills	72	(1)
Complex Decoding Skills	72	(3)
THE DEVELOPMENT OF NONVERBAL COMMUNICTION SKILLS	75	(16)
The Development of Simple Encoding and Decoding Skills	75	(11)
Simple Encoding Skills	76	(5)
Simple Decoding Skills	81	(5)
The Development of Complex Encoding and Decoding Skills	86	(5)
Complex Encoding Skills	86	(3)
Complex Decoding Skills	89	(2)
INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES IN NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION SKILLS	91	(6)
General Competence	91	(4)
The Female Advantage	93	(1)
Age Makes a Difference	94	(1)
A Personality Profile	95	(11)
Interpersonal Successes and Failures	96	(1)
From Different Environments	96	(1)
EDUCATION AND TRAINING	97	(3)
Summary	100	(1)
Key Terms	101	(2)
PART TWO Codes and Functions	103
CHAPTER 4 THE HUMAN BODY: SIGNALING MULTIPLE IDENTITIES	105	(33)
INTRODUCTION	106	(1)
COMMUNICATION CODES	106	(10)
Intrinsic Codes	108	(1)
Iconic Codes	109	(2)
Arbitrary Codes	111	(5)
COMMUNICATION FUNCTIONS	116	(20)
Identification: The Primary Function	116	(18)
Beauty	116	(4)
Individuality	120	(1)
Gender	121	(2)
Age and Fitness	123	(1)
Race and Ethnicity	124	(2)
Occupation and Social Class	126	(3)
Character and Personality	129	(5)
Secondary Functions	134	(6)
Establishing Relationships	134	(1)
Delivering Verbal or Symbolic Messages	135	(1)
Communicating Emotion	135	(1)
Summary	136	(1)
Key Terms	137	(1)
CHAPTER 5 SPACE, GAZE, AND TOUCH: AN APPROACH-AVOIDANCE SIGNALING SYSTEM	138
INTRODUCTION	139	(1)
COMMUNICATION CODES	140
Intrinsic Codes	144	(1)
Iconic Codes	145	(2)
Arbitrary Codes	147