In this collection of essays by scholars of interpersonal communication, the focus is on relational communication that facilitates positive goals such as virtue, health, and happiness. In some of the
Building on past research that includes prosocial-antisocial communication, positive psychology, as well as complementing the dark side of interpersonal communication, this groundbreaking volume bring
With more than 40% of people eventually facing a cancer diagnosis, Conversing with Cancer is a much-needed addition to understanding and improving cancer care through strong communication among provid
Sutton (psychology, U. of Kent, UK), Hornsey (social psychology, U. of Queensland, AU) and Douglas' (psychology, U. of Kent, UK) book is a valuable resource for practitioners, scholars, and college st
This is the first book devoted to the multidisciplinary study of feedback. It presents a comprehensive, evidence-based review of the make-or-break factors that determine the efficacy of criticism, pra
Psychologists and linguists explore how people place other people socially by their accents and dialects in different parts of the world. After establishing a foundational framework, they look at lang
This volume represents a unique contribution to the area of language attitudes research with its focus on how languages, dialects and accents induce us to form social judgments about people who use th
While many women receive equal education, such equality is nowhere in sight when it comes to women’s and men’s career success: men still earn significantly more than women and are more likely to be pr
Waltman (communication studies, U. of North Carolina) and Haas (speech communication, U. of Tennessee) explore the deployment and function of hate--understood as extreme negative feelings and beliefs
Communication, linguistics, psychology, and other scholars from North America, Europe, and Australia offer 19 chapters on intergroup communication, including established settings, little-studied ones,
Advances in Intergroup Communication is a timely contribution to the field. It reflects developments in older, more established intergroup settings (e.g., gender, sexual orientation, organizations) wh
Steffens and Viladot study the role of gender in the workplace and seek to answer the question of why there are still so many gender inequities, considering the amount of progress that has been made o
Ellis presents students, academics, and researchers with an examination of multicultural groups divided in significant ways by either religion or politics, arguing that inequity in the distribution of
To explore the relationship between rhetoric and the ethnography of communication, communication scholars Wilkins and Wolf present a series of case studies showing how the context, form, and meaning o
Richard Wilkins and Karen Wolf present an innovative look at the relationship between rhetoric and the ethnography of communication. They argue that a situated rhetoric extends beyond the study of pub
Bevan (communication studies, Chapman U.) presents a comprehensive overview of jealousy, understood largely in interpersonal terms. She spends time defining jealousy and different models of understand
Examining the close relationship between principles of deliberative democracy, communication, and conflict resolution, this book argues that the nature of deliberative processes is underappreciated fo
With a brief history of the field and its major concepts, Giles (U. of California, Santa Barbara) and other communication scholars introduce 22 chapters that present current theoretical perspectives a
With more than 40% of people eventually facing a cancer diagnosis, Conversing with Cancer is a much-needed addition to understanding and improving cancer care through strong communication among provid
