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The Essential Guide to Interpersonal Communication

Third  Edition©2018  Steven McCornack; Kelly Morrison

ISBN:9781319196165

ISBN:9781319068479

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With The Essential Guide to Interpersonal Communication, you’ll see how developing interpersonal communication skills is vital for your future career and your relationships with romantic partners, friends, family and colleagues.

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Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Interpersonal Basics
What is Communication?
           Process
           Method 
           Context 
           Culture
           Channel
           Media
What is Interpersonal Communication?
           Dynamic
           Dyadic            
           Impactful
           Transactional
           Irreversible
           Interpersonal Communication Competence
           Appropriateness
           Effectiveness
           Ethics
Chapter 2: Interpersonal Foundations
Self
           Self-Fulfilling Prophecies
           Self-Disclosure
Perception
           Attributions
           Impressions
           Constructing Gestalts
           Calculating Algebraic Impressions
Emotion
           Feelings and Moods
           Emotional Intelligence
Chapter 3: Interpersonal Skills
Verbal Communication
           Cooperative Language
           Inclusive I and We Language
Nonverbal Communication
           Communicating through Body Movements
           Communicating through Voice
           Communicating through Touch
           Communicating through Personal Space
Listening
           Receiving
           Attending
           Understanding
           Responding
           Recalling
Chapter 4: Interpersonal Relationships
Relationship Foundations
           Liking and Loving
           Exchange of Resources
Relationship Types
           Romantic Relationships
           Family Relationships
           Friendships
Relationship Maintenance
           Positivity
           Assurances
           Self-Disclosure
           Sharing Tasks
Chapter 5: Interpersonal Challenges
Managing Relationship Tensions
Handling Conflict
           What is Conflict?
           Conflict Approaches
           Empathy and Support

Steven McCornack

Dr. Steven McCornack is Professor and Basic Course Director in the Department of Communication Studies at the University of Alabama Birmingham. His scholarly interests include deceptive discourse production and deception detection. Steven teaches undergraduate and graduate courses on public speaking, interpersonal communication, relational communication, and language/discourse. He has received several awards for undergraduate teaching excellence, including the Amoco Foundation Excellence in Teaching Award, the Lilly Endowment Teaching Fellowship, and the National Communication Association Donald H. Ecroyd Award for Outstanding Teaching in Higher Education.​

Kelly Morrison

Dr. Kelly Morrison is a Professor of Communication Studies at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. She teaches classes on gender, health, and instructional communication, and team-teaches CMST 110, an introduction to interpersonal communication. She has earned several teaching awards, and while at Michigan State University enjoyed mentoring her McNair Dreams scholars in their summer research opportunities, serving as an Honors College Advisor, and as a Faculty Advisor for the St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital Up ‘Til Dawn student organization.