Perfecting Social Skills: A Guide to Interpersonal Behavior Development (Nato ASI Subseries B:, 56)

Eisler, Richard M., Frederiksen, Lee W.

ISBN 10: 1461331889 / ISBN 13: 9781461331889

Published by Springer, 2011

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Perfecting Social Skills: A Guide to Interpersonal Behavior Development (Nato ASI Subseries B:, 56)
• Publisher: Springer
• Publication Date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1461331889
• ISBN 13: 9781461331889
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Like New
• Book Type: book

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That man is a social being is almost axiomatic. Our interpersonal relation­ ships can be sources of the most rewarding or the most painful of human experiences. To a large measure our accomplishments in life depend on the facility with which we interact with others-our social skill. The acquisition of social skills is, of course, a natural part of the overall socialization process. However, in many instances it becomes necessary or desirable to develop further an individual's social facilities. Such skill development is the topic of this book. Two major goals were kept in mind in the writing of this book. The first was to provide a conceptual framework within which to view social skills. Such a framework allows one to understand why it is important to develop social skills, and the effects that such skill development should have. If the reader has a thorough understanding of the concept of social skills and their development, it becomes possible to make appropriate innovations and adaptions to his or her own circumstances. Without such a framework, social-skills training becomes little more than a collection of disjointed techniques. Also, without a conceptual understanding, pro­ cedural innovations are difficult to incorporate into training.