Key themes in interpersonal communication : culture, identities and performance / Anne Hill ... [et al.].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Hill, Anne, 1952-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Interpersonal communication.

Interpersonal communication--Social aspects.

Identity (Psychology).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (230 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Maidenhead, England ; New York : McGraw Hill/Open University Press, c2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

What are the main influences on the formation of self-identity? What role do language and non-verbal communication play in the construction and display of identity? This work explores the socio-cultural surrounding in which interpersonal communication takes place, and considers the interface between interpersonal and mass communication.

Contents:

Front cover; Half title; Title page; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; List of figures and tables; Introduction; Chapter 1 Communication by Design: How Models Contribute to our Understanding of Interpersonal Communication; Chapter 2 Exploration of the Nature of Identity; Chapter 3 Groups, Roles and Identities; Chapter 4 Social Identities; Chapter 5 Non-verbal Communication, Culture and Consumption; Chapter 6 Cross-cultural Communication; Chapter 7 Identity, Culture and Outsiders; References; Index; Back cover

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [190]-199) and index.

ISBN:

1-281-33113-9

0-335-23517-4

OCLC:

476134428