Handbook of communication and social interaction skills / edited by John O. Greene and Brant R. Burleson.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Greene, John O., 1954-

Burleson, Brant Raney, 1952-

Series:

LEA's communication series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Social interaction.

Interpersonal communication.

Interpersonal relations.

Physical Description:

xvi, 1032 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm.

Other Title:

Communication and social interaction skills

Place of Publication:

Mahwah, N.J. : L. Erlbaum Associates, 2003.

Summary:

A comprehensive handbook covering social interaction skills & skill acquisition, in the context of personal, professional, and public stages. For scholars & students in interpersonal, group, family & health communication.

Contents:

Foreword / John M. Wiemann

Preface / John O. Greene, Brant R. Burleson

PART I. GENERAL THEORETICAL AND METHODOLOGICAL ISSUES:

Explicating communicative competence as a theoretical term / Steven R. Wilson, Christina M. Sabee

Models of adult communication skill acquisition: practice and the course of performance improvement / John O. Greene

Methods of interpersonal skill assessment / Brian H. Spitzberg

Methods of social skills training and development / Chris Segrin, Michelle Givertz

PART II. FUNDAMENTAL INTERACTION SKILLS:

Nonverbal communication skills / Judee K. Burgoon, Aaron E. Bacue

Applying the skills concept to discourse and conversation: the remediation of performance defects in talk-in-interaction / Robert E. Sanders

Message production skill in social interaction / Charles R. Berger

Message reception skills in social communication / Robert S. Wyer, Jr., Rashmi Adaval

Impression management: goals, strategies, and skills / Sandra Metts, Erica Grohskopf

PART III. FUNCTION-FOCUSED COMMUNICATION SKILLS:

Informing and explaining skills: theory and research on informative communication / Katherine E. Rowan

Arguing skill / Dale Hample

Persuasion as a social skill / James Price Dillard, Linda J. Marshall

Managing interpersonal conflict: a model of events related to strategic choices / Daniel J. Canary

Emotional support skills / Brant R. Burleson

How to "do things" with narrative: a communication perspective on narrative skill / Jenny Mandelbaum

PART IV. SKILLS IN CLOSE PERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS:

Friendship interaction skills across the life-span / Wendy Samter

Accomplishing romantic relationships / Kathryn Dindia, Lindsay Timmerman

Communication skills in couples: a review and discussion of emerging perspectives / Adrian B. Kelly ... [et al.]

Parenting skills and social-communicative competence in childhood / Craig H. Hart ... [et al.]

PART V. SKILLS IN PUBLIC AND PROFESSIONAL CONTEXTS:

Negotiation skills / Michael E. Roloff ... [et al.]

Communication skills for group decision making / Dennis S. Gouran

Skillfully instructing learners: how communicators effectively convey messages / John A. Daly, Anita L. Vangelisti

Interpersonal communication skills in health care contexts / Richard L. Street, Jr.

New directions in intercultural communication competence: the process model / Christopher Hajek, Howard Giles.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

0805834176

0805834184

OCLC:

50844134