Problematic Communication - The Construction of Invisible Walls

What makes human communication problematic? Why can a face-to-face encounter be simple, automatic, and even mindless in one situation and still become complicated, difficult, and even vexing in the next? These are the central questions in this probing analysis of the potential and limits of communication in human relations. Working through the seemingly intractable complexities and complications that emerge from such conflicts as multiple viewpoints and divergent vantage points, this study advances the prospects of working toward optimum conditions for human interaction.

Sommario

Preface
Problematic Aspects of Face-To-Face Interaction
The Risk of Noncommunication
The Study of Critical Communication
The Construction of Interpersonal Boundaries
Silence, Discourse, and Dialogue
Miscommunication
Symbolic Violence
The Pursuit of Optimum Conditions
References
Index

Info autore

DAVID MORTENSEN is Professor of Communication Arts at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He is the author of many books on communication and social conflict, including Communication: The Study of Human Interaction and Violence and Communication: Public Reactions to an Attempted Presidential Assassination.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: C David Mortensen, C. David Mortensen, David C. Mortensen
• Editore: Bloomsbury
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 20.06.1994
• EAN: 9780275946326
• ISBN: 978-0-275-94632-6
• Categorie: Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Media, comunicazione > Tematiche generali, enciclopedie; LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Communication Studies, Communication Studies, Business: Business Communications