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Interpersonal Communication helps students see how communication not only affects their relationships but also influences their health, happiness, and quality of life. Author Kory Floyd encourages students to go beyond commonsense notions about communication and helps them see the value of investigating interpersonal processes - both face-to-face and online - in a systematic manner.
Interpersonal Communication meets students where they are, speaking to them in a way that engages them and helping them to use both the content and the cognitive tools to relate theories and concepts to their own experiences, and features:
.Seamless integration of scholarship, theory, and skills
.Emphasis on critical thinking and self-reflection
.Examples with real-world relevance relate content to real life
.Online and electronically mediated communication integrated in every chapter
.Culture, gender and diversity integrated throughout the text
.Enhanced coverage of deceptive communication
List of contents
Part 1 - Fundamentals of Interpersonal Communication1 About Communication
2 Culture and Gender
3 Communication and the Self
4 Interpersonal Perception
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Part 2 - Interpersonal Communication Skills in Action5 Language
6 Nonverbal Communication
7 Listening
8 Emotion
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Part 3 - Dynamics of Interpersonal Relationships9 Forming and Maintaining Personal Relationships
10 Interpersonal Communication in Close Relationships
11 Interpersonal Conflict
12 Deceptive Communication
About the author
Kory Floyd is a professor of communication and professor of psychology at the University of Arizona. His research focuses on interpersonal communication in a variety of contexts, with particular focus on how positive communication contributes to well-being. He has written 16 books and more than 100 scientific papers and book chapters on the topics of interpersonal behavior, emotion, nonverbal behavior, and health. He is a former editor of Communication Monographs and Journal of Family Communication, and he is an elected fellow of the International Communication Association. His work has been recognized with the Charles H. Woolbert Award, the Bernard J. Brommel Award, and the Mark L. Knapp Award from the National Communication Association, as well as the Distinguished Scholar Award from the Western States Communication Association and the Early Career Achievement Award from the International Association for Relationship Research. As an educator, he teaches courses on interpersonal communication, communication theory, nonverbal communication, and quantitative research methods. Professor Floyd received his undergraduate degree from Western Washington University, his master’s degree from the University of Washington, and his PhD from the University of Arizona.
