Nonverbal Behavior: A Functional Perspective (Springer Series in Social Psychology)

Patterson, Miles

ISBN 10: 0387908463 / ISBN 13: 9780387908465

Published by Springer, 1983

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A former library book with all the expected stamps, stickers and markings. Some shelf, storage or usage wear present. The binding is tight and all pages are present. Does not appear to have come with a dustjacket originally. The pages have some light notes, underlining and or highlighting present. Pictures available upon request. Individually inspected by Shadow. Thanks for supporting an independent bookseller!

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Nonverbal Behavior: A Functional Perspective (Springer Series in Social Psychology)
• Publisher: Springer
• Publication Date: 1983
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0387908463
• ISBN 13: 9780387908465
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: good

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Synopsis

My interest in nonverbal behavior has remained constant for over 15 years. I think this has been the case because nonverbal behavior has proved a very fascinating and challenging topic. Others might suggest that I am just a slow learner. With enough time in any area, however, one begins to feel that he or she has some special insights to offer to others. About the time that I was struck with that thought, approximately two and a half years ago, I was developing the first version of my sequential functional model of nonverbal exchange. It seemed to me that the func­ tional model might provide a very useful framework for a book discussing and analyzing nonverbal behavior. I did not want (nor do I think I had the patience) to write a comprehensive review of research on nonverbal behavior. Other works, such as Siegman and Feldstein's (1978) edited Nonverbal Behavior and Commu­ nication, and Harper, Wiens, and Matarazzo's (1978) Nonverbal Communication: The State of the Art, have provided excellent reviews of the research on nonverbal behavior. Instead, what I have tried to do in this book is to use nonverbal behavior as a vehicle for discussing social behavior. In a very real sense, this analysis of nonverbal behavior is a means to an end, not an end in itself. A consequence of this approach is that this review is a selective one, unlike the comprehensive works mentioned earlier.