Casing Interpersonal Communication: Case Studies in Personal and Social Relationships

Casing Interpersonal Communication puts the proven concept of active learning to work for interpersonal communication students by immersing students in real life situations.

Easily adaptable to any existing interpersonal communication textbook, Casing Interpersonal Communication:

• is available in affordable print and an electronic format that is easily accessible on a multitude of devices (desktop, online, or mobile). Readers can create study notes, collaborate with teachers and classmates, and search the text or notes to increase study time efficiency!
• integrates 29 easy-to-read case studies written by experts that encourage students to use abstract and conceptual knowledge drawn from theory and research to analyze and address concrete circumstances that will help them to then apply this knowledge to their own lives and relationships.
• features cases written from the viewpoint of different people, teaching students to appreciate multiple perspectives on communication and the situations in which it occurs.  Case subjects include disclosing social identity in personal relationships, managing identity and privacy with social media, negotiating marital naming practices, and more.
• helps students expand their personal repertoire of communication choices so they can adapt effectively to diverse contexts, individuals, and relationships.
• embeds an introductory section on how to use case studies in the classroom.