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Print Price: $239.99

Format:
Paperback
464 pp.
14 Figures, 14 Tables, 63 Photos, 8" x 10"

ISBN-13:
9780195430288

Copyright Year:
2010

Imprint: OUP Canada


Interpersonal Communication

A Guided Tour for Canadians, First Canadian Edition

Sarah Trenholm, Arthur Jensen and Helen Hambly

Interpersonal Communication: A Guided Tour for Canadians helps students learn the skills needed to observe communication and make effective communication choices. Structured around the respected 'communication competence' model, this interdisciplinary text provides a theoretical basis for communication, encouraging students to consider the abilities they must master in order to foster successful social interactions. This first Canadian edition is filled with Canadian references, Canada-specific discussions, and thorough coverage of communication issues important to Canadians, while taking a rigorous social scientific approach that will engage and challenge students.

Readership : The first Canadian edition of Interpersonal Communication: A Guided Tour for Canadians is a core text for university-level undergraduate interpersonal communication courses.

Part 1: Introductory Perspectives
1. Introduction: Communication and Competence
2. Interpersonal Communication: Building Relationships
Part 2: Sending and Receiving Messages
3. Nonverbal Competence
4. Verbal Competence
5. Relational Competence
Part 3: Interpersonal Processes
6. Interpretive Competence: Perceiving Social Worlds and Listening to Others
7. Role Competence: Adapting to Social Expectations
8. Self Competence: Establishing Individual Identities
9. Goal Competence: Interpersonal Influence
Part 4: Relational Contexts
10. Family Interaction Patterns
11. Intimate Relationships: Creating Dyadic Identities
12. Professional Relationships: Communicating with Colleagues and Other Strangers
13. Cultural and Historical Influences: Communication Competence in Context

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Sarah Trenholm is Professor of Speech Communication at Ithaca College. Arthur Jensen is Professor of Communication and Associate Dean of the College of Visual and Performing Arts at Syracuse University. Helen Hambly is Associate Professor in the School of Environmental Design & Rural Development (SEDRD) at the University of Guelph.

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Special Features

  • 'Communication competence' model. Providing students with a theoretical basis for communication, the text is built upon the 'communication competence' model which promotes skill building. Students are encouraged to draw their own conclusions about different communication theories, helping them develop critical judgment skills.
  • Canadian. Canadian examples are seamlessly woven into the text, helping students relate to the material. Includes Canadian references, Canada-specific discussions, and expanded coverage of communication issues that are important to Canadians.
  • Current. Coverage of Computer-Mediated Communication-such as text messaging and social networking websites- is woven throughout the text rather than being confined to one chapter, reflecting the prominence of technology in interpersonal communication today.
  • Interdisciplinary. Drawing from a wide range of disciplines-such as anthropology, neuroscience, history, and psychology-the text enables students to develop an understanding of interpersonal communication in many different situations.
  • Accessible. Engaging writing style with valuable Canadian content make this sophisticated text accessible to students.