Face-to-Face Interaction: Research, Methods, and Theory (Routledge Library Editions: Communication Studies) (Volume 3) - Hardcover

Duncan, Starkey; Fiske, Donald W.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1138958859 ISBN 13: 9781138958852

Publisher: Routledge, 2015

Synopsis

Originally published in 1977. This book focuses on how to do research in the area of face-to-face interaction when studying human social conduct. It covers the methods of data collection and analysis and looks at the efficiency of these. It secondarily considers a model for conceptualising such interactions, drawing together several social science components, especially linguistics, based on the idea that there is an organisational structure at work just as with grammar for language. Overall the book proposes a general conceptual framework for guiding empirical investigation, with emphasis on simultaneous study of a number of acts viewed within each other’s contexts. This is an excellent resource for study on non-verbal communications, describing specific studies as well as offering the clear overview and model for research.

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About the Author

"Donald W. Fiske" was professor emeritus of psychology at the University of Chicago. He was also a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and president of the Midwestern Psychological Association. He is the author or editor of numerous books including "Face-to-Face Interactions: Research, Methods, and Theory, Interaction Structure and Strategy, Measuring the Concepts of Personality", and "Metatheory in Social Science".

Edition details

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2015
• ISBN 10: 1138958859
• ISBN 13: 9781138958852
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 380