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Messages : building interpersonal communication skills / Joseph A. DeVito.

By: Material type: TextPublication details: New York : Longman, c1999.Edition: 4th edDescription: xxviii, 388 p. : col. ill. ; 26 cmISBN:
  • 0321055624 (casebound)
  • 0321025091 (paperbound)
ISSN:
  • 9780321055620
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • BF637.C45 D5
Contents:
I. Messages About the Self and Others -- 1. Interpersonal Communication -- What Is Interpersonal Communication? -- Principles of Interpersonal Communication -- Culture and Interpersonal Communication -- 2. The Self in Interpersonal Communication -- Self-Concept and Self-Awareness -- Self-Disclosure -- Interpersonal Apprehension -- 3. Perception in Interpersonal Communication -- The Stages of Perception -- The Process of Perception -- Increasing Accuracy in Interpersonal Perception -- 4. Listening in Interpersonal Communication -- The Stages of Listening -- Styles of Listening Effectively -- Listening, Culture, and Gender -- II. Messages: Spoken and Unspoken -- 5. Verbal Messages -- Principles of Verbal Messages -- Confirmation and Disconfirmation -- Using Verbal Messages Effectively and Critically -- 6. Nonverbal Messages -- The Functions of Nonverbal Messages -- The Channels of Nonverbal Messages -- Culture and Nonverbal Messages -- 7. Emotional Messages -- Principles of Emotions and Emotional Messages -- Obstacles in Communicating Emotions -- Guidelines for Communicating Emotions -- 8. Conversation Messages -- The Process of Conversation -- Managing Conversation -- Effective Conversation -- III. Messages in Context -- 9. Culture and Interpersonal Communication -- Cultural and Intercultural Communication -- Cultural Differences -- Improving Intercultural Communication -- 10. Relationships and Interpersonal Communication -- Interpersonal Relationships -- Relationship Stages -- Relationship Types -- 11. Conflict and Interpersonal Communication -- Principles ofInterpersonal Conflict -- Conflict Resolution Stages -- Conflict Management Strategies -- 12. Power and Interpersonal Communication -- Principles of Power -- Intrapersonal Power: Self-Esteem -- Interpersonal Power: Assertiveness -- Glossary of Interpersonal Communication Concepts -- Glossary of Interpersonal Communication Skills.
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Includes bibliographical references and index

I. Messages About the Self and Others --
1. Interpersonal Communication --
What Is Interpersonal Communication? --
Principles of Interpersonal Communication --
Culture and Interpersonal Communication --
2. The Self in Interpersonal Communication --
Self-Concept and Self-Awareness --
Self-Disclosure --
Interpersonal Apprehension --
3. Perception in Interpersonal Communication --
The Stages of Perception --
The Process of Perception --
Increasing Accuracy in Interpersonal Perception --
4. Listening in Interpersonal Communication --
The Stages of Listening --
Styles of Listening Effectively --
Listening, Culture, and Gender --
II. Messages: Spoken and Unspoken --
5. Verbal Messages --
Principles of Verbal Messages --
Confirmation and Disconfirmation --
Using Verbal Messages Effectively and Critically --
6. Nonverbal Messages --
The Functions of Nonverbal Messages --
The Channels of Nonverbal Messages --
Culture and Nonverbal Messages --
7. Emotional Messages --
Principles of Emotions and Emotional Messages --
Obstacles in Communicating Emotions --
Guidelines for Communicating Emotions --
8. Conversation Messages --
The Process of Conversation --
Managing Conversation --
Effective Conversation --
III. Messages in Context --
9. Culture and Interpersonal Communication --
Cultural and Intercultural Communication --
Cultural Differences --
Improving Intercultural Communication --
10. Relationships and Interpersonal Communication --
Interpersonal Relationships --
Relationship Stages --
Relationship Types --
11. Conflict and Interpersonal Communication --
Principles ofInterpersonal Conflict --
Conflict Resolution Stages --
Conflict Management Strategies --
12. Power and Interpersonal Communication --
Principles of Power --
Intrapersonal Power: Self-Esteem --
Interpersonal Power: Assertiveness --
Glossary of Interpersonal Communication Concepts --
Glossary of Interpersonal Communication Skills.

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