Interpersonal Communication for Contemporary Living

Josè Rodrìguez (Autor)

Loseblattwerk

277 Seiten

2019 | Second Edition
Kendall/Hunt Publishing Co ,U.S. (Verlag)
978-1-5249-9321-4 (ISBN)

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Provide your students with powerful tools to communicate effectively in interpersonal relationships.

With innovative content on empathy, mindfulness, the neuroscience of emotions, implicit bias, and more, the Second Edition of Interpersonal Communication for Contemporary Living is an outstanding companion for communication courses.

Interpersonal Communication for Contemporary Living helps students learn how to communicate and interact with other people in a variety of interpersonal settings. This text offers students the tools for success in building relationships with other people, developing fluency in empathic communication, and enhancing awareness of the dynamics of relationships in daily living.

Interpersonal Communication for Contemporary Living gives students a better understanding of how to use the different modes of communication - verbal, nonverbal, and mediated - to become better communicators in relationships.

Interpersonal Communication for Contemporary Living uses three elements to teach students how to communicate in relationships with others:


Printed information describing different aspects of interpersonal communication to encourage active reading, with a conversational tone that students appreciate.
Engaging classroom activities that facilitate and demonstrate real-world communication interactions among people, so that students can learn by doing in a structured setting
Photographs of individuals characterising multicultural, multilingual, and multimodal traditions from around the world to help students relate to the visual content and see themselves, their friends, and their family members represented in the diverse images.



This inclusive learning package actively involves students in practicing their new communication skills in ways that work. In addition to the innovative text and classroom activities, there are presentations in PowerPoint® format, exams, and instructor resources.

Inhalt

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Preface
Section 1 Understanding Interpersonal Communication
Chapter 1 Jumping into the Mix: Let's Talk about Basics
Introduction
Communication: A Working Definition
Communication: An Area of Study
Interpersonal and Impersonal Communication: The Differences
Characteristics of Interpersonal Relationships
Interdependence
Maintenance
Rules
Interpersonal Communication Principles
Inescapable
Irreversible
Unrepeatable
Learning About Interpersonal Communication
Helping Us Meet Primary Human Needs
Improving Physical and Emotional Health
Helping Us Understand and Improve Family Dynamics
Improving Romantic Relationships
Improving Relationships at Work
Cultivating Rewarding Friendships
Interpersonal Communication as a Process
Interpersonal Communication Models
Methods for Studying Communication
Arriving at Conclusions: Using Communication Research
Improving Interpersonal Communication
Control: What Can You Expect?
Communication Competence
Communication Competence: A Model
Realistic Expectations About Competence
Chapter Summary
Chapter 2 What's Up with Other People? A Matter of Perspective
Introduction
Communicating as Human Beings in Relationships
Ontology
The Positivist Tradition
Positivist Language and Determinism
The Humanistic Tradition
The Teleological Position
Constructivism
Social Constructions
Creating Social Reality
Knowing in Relational Communication
Epistemology
The Objective Stance
Modernism
The Subjective Stance
Postmodernism
Postmodern Stories in Popular Culture
Multiple Realities in The Matrix
Two Worlds in Stranger Than Fiction
Liminality in The Twilight Saga
The Postmodern Idea of Multiple Realities in Superhero Films
Postmodern Dilemma
The Postmodern Condition: Crisis of Meaning and Creative Potential
Valuing in Relational Communication
Axiology
The Absence of Value: Objectivity
The Presence of Value: Emancipation
Perception Detection
Communicating About Perspectives
Chapter Summary
Chapter 3 Your Personal Brand: The Self in Action
Introduction
Defining Self-concept
Defining Self-awareness
The Saintly Side of Self
Interpersonal Interaction: Six Identities to Explore
Developing Self-concept
Identity: Being Versus Seeming
Hybrid Identity: A Variety of Selves
Selfhood and Solidarity in the Moments of Life
Examining the Looking Glass Self
Social Comparison: Assessing Yourself by Contrast
Reference Groups
Upward and Downward Comparisons
Self Awareness
Self-esteem: Your Personal Value
Selective Exposure
Getting a Grip
Narcissism
Cultivating a Culture of Compassion on Campus: A Different Perspective on Mass Violence
The Self: Three Major Components
Attitudes, Values, and Beliefs
Personality and Communication Style
Personality Types
Introverts and Extroverts
Intuitives and Sensors
Thinkers and Feelers
Judgers and Perceivers
Sensory-Processing Sensitivity: The Highly Sensitive Person
Self-concept and Communication
The Popeye Fallacy
The Zoom Theory of Experiential Awareness
The Dilemma of Cancel Culture
Communication Missteps with Cancel Culture
Impression Management: Influencing How People Perceive You
Self-monitoring
Facework
Chapter Summary
Chapter 4 Your Crew, Your Tribe: Group Affiliation and Culture
Introduction
Exploring Your Worldview
The Nature of Paradigms
Social Identity: Group Affiliation in Context
Salience: What Is Important and Relevant?
Cultural Groups in Everyday Life
The Power of Cultural Values
High and Low Uncertainty Avoidance
High and Low Power Distance
Individualism and Collectivism
Long-term and Short-term Time Inclination
Masculine and Feminine Inclination
The Phases of Culture Shock
Group Affiliation and Interpersonal Communication
The Significance of Ingroups and Outgroups
Effects of Ingroup and Outgroup Knowledge
Awareness of Inequality
Combating Discrimination with Communication
Communicating Social Identity in Everyday Living
The Dynamics of Ingroup and Outgroup Communication
Minimizing Intergroup Biases Effectively
Chapter Summary
Section 2 Interpreting Messages and Cultivating Relationship Skills
Chapter 5 Seeing it Like it Isn't, and Feelin' Like it Is: Perceiving Messages
Introduction
Perception: A Basic Definition
The Selecting Stage
Perceiving Passively and Actively
Common Perceptual Biases
Selective Perception
Confirmation Bias
Salience
The G.I. Joe Fallacy: Knowing and Doing Are Not the Same Thing
The Organizing Stage
Perceptual Organization
Punctuation
Superimposing
Clustering
Cognitive Complexity
The Interpreting Stage
Attributions
Locus of Control
Stability
Controllability
The Remembering Stage
Selective Recall
Perceptual Barriers in Relationships
Barriers Related to Limited Mental Resources
Overgeneralizing
Oversimplification
Imposing Consistency
Barriers Related to Upholding Self-image
Fundamental Attribution Error
Self-serving Bias
Enhancing Perceptual Skills
The Selecting Stage: Paying Attention
The Organizing Stage: Cultivating Cognitive Complexity
The Interpreting Stage: Verifying Perceptions
Practicing Mindfulness
Perception in our Electronic World
More ways to Harness Perceptual Knowledge
Chapter Summary
Chapter 6 What You Say and How You Say it: The Power of Spoken Word
Introduction
The Subjective and Symbolic Nature of Words
Understanding the Triangle of Meaning
The Power of Words
The Sapir–Whorf Hypothesis
The Content and Relational Meaning of Words
Rule-governed Properties of Words
Beginning and Ending Conversations: Some Common Rules
Maintaining Conversations
The Principle of Turn-taking
The Principle of Dialogue
The Principle of Cooperation
Communication Superpowers
Superpower One: Emotional and Physical Health
Superpower Two: Political and Social power
Restoring the Cooperative Principle
The Clarity of Words
Using Vague Language
Using Language Incorrectly
Creating Meaning in Numerous Ways
Using Language Cautiously
Communicating Identity by Using Words
The Use of Jargon
The Use of Slang
The Contextual Features of Words
The Context of History
Understanding Language and Gender
Features of Masculine Speech
Features of Feminine Speech
Understanding Language and Culture
Chapter Summary
Chapter 7 Nonverbal Moves that Matter: The Body and Technology in Context
Introduction
Defining Nonverbal Communication
Nonverbal Communication Characteristics
We Believe Nonverbal Messages
We Cannot Not Communicate
Nonverbal Communication Conveys Emotion and Status
Immediacy
Arousal
Dominance
Nonverbal Communication Categories
Body Movement
Emblems
Illustrators
Adaptors
Regulators
Affect Displays
Face and Eyes
Distance and Space
Touch
Appearance
Voice
Computer-Mediated Communication
Limitations of CMC
Deceptive Communication Online
Using CMC Effectively
Computer-Mediated Soulmates?
Chapter Summary
Chapter 8 Fighting, Fleeing and Freezing: Managing Interpersonal Conflict
Introduction
Conflict Defined
Misconceptions About Conflict
First Misconception: Conflict Is Preventable
Second Misconception: Misunderstandings Cause Conflict
Third Misconception: Conflict Always Has a Solution
Fourth Misconception: Signs of Conflict Signal Relationship Disaster
Pseudo, Simple, and Ego Conflict
Recognizing the Different Stages of Conflict
Constructive and Destructive Conflict
Conflict Styles
Avoidance
Accommodation
Competition
Compromise
Collaboration
Assertiveness
Looking at Conflict and Emotions
The Neurophysiology of Emotions
The Impact of Emotions
The Dark Side
Coping With Emotions and Conflict Effectively
Taking a "Cooling Off" Period
Assessing Your Expectations and Needs
Deciding on a Neutral Time and Place for Discussion
Staying Positive
Explaining the Source of Conflict
The Conflict Whisperer
Chapter Summary
Section 3 Developing, Managing and Dissolving Relationships
Chapter 9 Getting this Party Started: Initiating and Developing Relationships
Introduction
Relational Stages
The Process of Interpersonal Attraction
Physical Attraction
Propinquity
Exposure
Reinforcement
Approachability
Communication Accommodation Theory
Relational Escalation: The Five Stages
The Initiating Stage
Uncertainty Reduction Theory
The Experimenting Stage
Social Penetration Theory
Challenges in Relationship Initiation
The Intensifying Stage
The Love Styles
Secret-keepers
The Integrating Stage
Relational Dialectics Theory: Background and Features
The Bonding Stage
For Real?
Integrating and Romancing
The Assumptions of the Relational Models
Assuming Responsibility for Loving: The Ethics of Romancing
The Long Haul
Chapter Summary
Chapter 10 Downhill Drama: Deteriorating and Dissolving Relationships
Introduction
Relational Misbehaviors
Communicating in a Hurtful Manner
Deceptive Communication
Deception by Omission
Deception by Commission
Relational De-Escalation and Termination
Should I Stay or Should I Go? Social Exchange Theory
Limitations of Social Exchange Theory
"Costs" That Lead to Breakup
Relational Investments
De-Escalating and Terminating Relationships
A Unilateral Breakup Strategy: Truc Tells Reiko, "I Think We Should Move On …"
Knapp's Model
Differentiating
Circumscribing
Stagnating
Avoiding
Terminating
Duck's Relational Dissolution
Intrapsychic Phase
Dyadic Phase
Social Phase
Grave-dressing Phase
A Perceptual Bias Perspective
Attachment: A Key Variable in Our Relational Patterns
Attachment Theory
Attachment Styles and Expectations
Code-Breaking
The Bright Sides of Anger and Sarcasm
Alternative Relationships
Chapter Summary
Chapter 11 How Can I Support You? Communicating Ethically in Relationships
Introduction
Defining Ethics
Are We Relating or Objectifying?
Two Major Attitudes: I–It and I–You
Objectivity: A Catalyst for Cruelty
Buber's Event of Relation
The Fundamental Ethical Relationship: The Self in Question
Moral Responsibility and Dignity: The Ethical Self
How Objectification Weakens Ethical Communication
The Phenomenology of Empathy
Empathy in Action: Performing Ethically
Empathy and Comforting Communication: A Social Scientific Perspective
Altruistic and Egoistic Models
The Agency of Empathy in Popular Culture
Rape on Native Reservations: Survival and Self-Determination
Comforting Communication: What to Say When Someone Is Suffering
The Empathic Brain: Mirror Neurons and Relating to Others Effectively
The Absence of Empathy: A Model of Mental Madness
Ethical Threshold in Compliance-Seeking Situations
How Rude!
Dealing with Incivility
Chapter Summary
Chapter 12 Cultivating Cool Vibes: Sentiment, Listening and Responding
Introduction
Communication Sentiment
Creating Negative Sentiment
The Four Horsemen
Criticism
Stonewalling
Defensiveness
Contempt
The Power of Negative Sentiment Override
Projection
Creating Positive Sentiment
The Five-to-One Ratio: Creating Positive Interactions
Cultivating Positive Communication Sentiment: Listening
Effective Listening: Some Common Difficulties
Active Listening Versus Pseudolistening
Why is Listening so Important? Why is Stonewalling so Toxic?
The Phases of Listening: A Process to Consider
The Investment Perspective
Listening Boot Camp
The Big Payoff
Cultivating Positive Communication Sentiment: Responding
Challenges to Effective Responding
Responding in Extremes
Disconfirming Responses
Positive Responding Styles
Confirming Responses
Reflective Versus Directive Responses
Paraphrasing
"I" Language
Metacommunication
Chapter Summary
Glossary
Index

Produkt-Details

• Erscheinungsdatum: 21.05.2025
• Verlagsort: Iowa
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Kommunikation / Medien ► Kommunikationswissenschaft
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie
• ISBN-10: 1-5249-9321-2 / 1524993212
• ISBN-13: 978-1-5249-9321-4 / 9781524993214
• Zustand: Neuware