The interpersonal communication book. ([2019])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Joseph A. DeVito.
• Authors: DeVito, Joseph A
• Contents: Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Brief Contents; Contents; Specialized Contents; Welcome to The Interpersonal Communication Book; PART One Preliminaries To Interpersonal Communication; 1 Foundations of Interpersonal Communication; The Benefits of Studying Interpersonal Communication; Personal Benefits; Professional Benefits; The Elements of Interpersonal Communication; Source-Receiver; Messages; Channel; Noise; Context; Effects; Ethics; The Principles of Interpersonal Communication; Interpersonal Communication Exists on a Continuum. Interpersonal Communication Involves Interdependent IndividualsInterpersonal Communication Is Inherently Relational; Interpersonal Communication Is a Transactional Process; Interpersonal Communication Serves a Variety of Purposes; Interpersonal Communication Is Ambiguous; Interpersonal Relationships May Be Symmetrical or Complementary; Interpersonal Communication Refers to Content and Relationship; Interpersonal Communication Is a Series of Punctuated Events; Interpersonal Communication Is Inevitable, Irreversible, and Unrepeatable; Summary; Key Terms. 2 Culture and Interpersonal CommunicationCulture; The Importance of Cultural Awareness; The Transmission of Culture; The Aim of a Cultural Perspective; Cultural Differences; Individual and Collective Orientation; High- and Low-Context Cultures; Power Distance; Masculine and Feminine Cultures; High-Ambiguity-Tolerant and Low-Ambiguity-Tolerant Cultures; Long- and Short-Term Orientation; Indulgence and Restraint; Principles for Effective Intercultural Communication; Educate Yourself; Recognize Differences; Confront Your Stereotypes; Reduce Your Ethnocentrism; Recognize Culture Shock. Adjust Your CommunicationSummary; Key Terms; 3 Perception of the Self and Others; The Self in Interpersonal Communication; Self-Concept; Self-Awareness; Self-Esteem; Perception in Interpersonal Communication; Stage One: Stimulation; Stage Two: Organization; Stage Three: Interpretation-Evaluation; Stage Four: Memory; Stage Five: Recall; Impression Formation; Impression Formation Processes; Increasing Accuracy in Impression Formation; Impression Management: Goals and Strategies; To Be Liked: Affinity-Seeking and Politeness Strategies; To Be Believed: Credibility Strategies. To Excuse Failure: Self-Handicapping StrategiesTo Secure Help: Self-Deprecating Strategies; To Hide Faults: Self-Monitoring Strategies; To Be Followed: Influencing Strategies; To Confirm Self-Image: Image-Confirming Strategies; Summary; Key Terms; PART Two Interpersonal Messages; 4 Verbal Messages; Principles of Verbal Messages; Messages Are Packaged; Message Meanings Are in People; Meanings Are Denotative and Connotative; Messages Vary in Abstraction; Messages Vary in Politeness; Messages Can Be Onymous or Anonymous; Messages Can Deceive; Messages Vary in Assertiveness.
• Edition: Fifteenth edition, global edition
• Publisher Details: Harlow, United Kingdom : Pearson Education Limited
• Publication Date: 2019
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 302.2; Interpersonal communication; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781292261874; 1292261870
• Related ISBNs: 1292261846; 9781292261843
• Notes: Note: Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on January 24, 2019).
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