Full Description
"Interpersonal Communication: Everyday Encounters, Cengage International Edition" 10th Edition, delivers a comprehensive introduction to interpersonal communication by directly relating theory and skills to your everyday interactions and effectively equipping you to communicate with people of differing backgrounds and views. The 10th edition works to represent you, your peers and your lived experiences in its pages by featuring more varied and inclusive images and scenarios as well as incorporating diverse romantic relationships and family configurations. The 10th edition continues to feature coverage of social media and now includes additional content on communication in the workplace and AI and explores terms like echo-chambers, ghosting, breadcrumbing, love-bombing, catfishing, deep fakes and cyber monitoring.
Contents
Part I: BUILDING BLOCKS OF INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION.
1. An Introduction to Interpersonal Communication.
2. Communication and Personal Identity.
3. Perception and Communication.
4. The World of Words.
5. The World Beyond Words.
6. Mindful Listening.
Part II: INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION AT WORK AND AT PLAY IN RELATIONSHIPS.
7. Emotions and Communication.
8. Communication Climate: The Foundation of Personal Relationships.
9. Managing Conflict in Relationships.
10. Friendships in Our Lives.
11. Committed Romantic Relationships.
12. Communication in Families.
Epilogue: Continuing the Conversation.
Glossary.
References.
Index.
