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Interpersonal Communication and You

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First  Edition©2015  Steven McCornack

ISBN:9781457692215

ISBN:9781457662539

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Concentrating on student self-reflection, application, and adaptive learning, Interpersonal Communication and You asks you to measure concepts against your own personal experiences while building essential skills to further enhance your interpersonal life.

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Table of Contents

1. Introducing Interpersonal Communication

What Is Communication?

What Is Interpersonal Communication?

What Is Interpersonal Communication Competence?

Issues in Interpersonal Communication

LearningCurve

Key Term Videos


Part One. Interpersonal Essentials

2. Considering Self

The Components of Self

The Sources of Self

Presenting Your Self

The Relational Self

LearningCurve

Key Term Videos


3. Perceiving Others

Perception as a Process

Influences on Perception

Forming Impressions of Others

Improving Your Perception of Others

LearningCurve

Key Term Videos


4. Experiencing and Expressing Emotions

The Nature of Emotion

Forces Shaping Emotion

Managing Your Emotional Experience and Expression

Emotional Challenges

LearningCurve

Key Term Videos


Part Two. Interpersonal Skills

5. Understanding Culture

What is Culture?

Cultural Influences on Communication

Creating Intercultural Competence

LearningCurve

Key Term Videos

6. Listening Actively

Listening. A Five-Step Process

The Five Functions of Listening

Understanding Listening Styles

Preventing Incompetent Listening

LearningCurve

Key Term Videos


7. Communicating Verbally

Characteristics of Verbal Communication

Functions of Verbal Communication

Cooperative Verbal Communication

Barriers to Cooperative Verbal Communication

LearningCurve

Key Term Videos


8. Communicating Nonverbally

Principles of Nonverbal Communication

Nonverbal Communication Codes

Functions of Nonverbal Communication

LearningCurve

Key Term Videos


9. Managing Conflict and Power

Conflict and Interpersonal Communication

Power and Conflict

Handling Conflict

Conflict Endings

Challenges to Handling Conflict

LearningCurve

Key Term Videos

Part Three. Interpersonal Relationships

10. Relationships with Romantic Partners

Defining Romantic Relationships

Romantic Attraction

Relationship Development and Deterioration

Maintaining Romantic Relationships

Romantic Relationship Challenges

LearningCurve

Key Term Videos


11. Relationships with Family Members

Defining Family

Communicating in Families

Maintaining Family Relationships

Family Relationship Challenges

LearningCurve

Key Term Videos


12. Relationships with Friends

The Nature of Friendship

Types of Friendship

Maintaining Friendship

Friendship Challenges

LearningCurve

Key Term Videos

Steven McCornack

Dr. Steven McCornack grew up in Seattle, Washington, where his love for mountains, the ocean, and grunge/emo music was forged. For as long as he can remember, he has been fascinated with how people create, maintain, and disband close relationships, especially the challenges confronting romantic couples. Steve is currently a Professor at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, where he coordinates the public speaking program, and team-teaches the introductory interpersonal communication course with Kelly. Other than his love of teaching, Steve’s principal passions are his family, music (especially spinning vinyl records), meditation, movies, mechanical watches, yoga, karate, Kona coffee, and his 1985 Carrera Targa.