Interpersonal Communication and Human Relationships - Softcover

Knapp, Mark L.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0205176720 ISBN 13: 9780205176724

Publisher: Allyn & Bacon, 1995

Synopsis

Written by two well-respected researchers and authors in the field, this book offers the most comprehensive and widely-used developmental and analytical approach to communication in close relationships. It focuses on the role of communication in the coming together and the coming apart of relationships. This accessible book introduces readers to relational communication theories by using common examples relationships with roommates, friends, and parents to help readers better understand concepts. Furthermore, the book's core model, introduced in Chapter 2, can be applied to the diverse range of relationships that readers have experienced or will experience throughout their lives. A classic for more than twenty years, Interpersonal Communication and Human Relationships retains all of its highly-praised features in the fourth edition, including the latest research from communication and social psychology; thorough coverage of dialogue, speech, and interaction patterns; interesting boxed inserts, cartoons, and diagnostic tests; and an effective writing style that engages readers and holds interest.

About this title

From the Back Cover

The new third edition of INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION AND HUMAN RELATIONSHIPS is a thorough revision of the most comprehensive -and most widely used- developmental and analytical approach to communication in close relationships. Each chapter has been closely scrutinized to sharpen, update, and reinterpret information in relational communication and relational development to help readers gain a better understanding of the dynamics of relationships.

Edition details

• Publisher: Allyn & Bacon
• Publication date: 1995
• ISBN 10: 0205176720
• ISBN 13: 9780205176724
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 400