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Book SynopsisDo you find Twitter or Instagram more interesting than textbooks? From an interpersonal communications viewpoint, that makes perfect sense because social media connect you with your friends. Now there's a text you can easily connect with. With its intriguing anecdotes, current research and student-friendly storytelling style, INTERCONNECTIONS equips you with a solid foundation in interpersonal communication. You'll read about conflicts and communications between people that will help you apply key ideas from the latest research. Surveys help you analyze your own communication style and the text provides the tools to change it--if you want. Links to clips from current TV shows bring chapter concepts to life. To help you maximize your study time, the award-winning app MindTap offers video activities, auto-graded chapter quizzes, interactive flash cards and ReadSpeaker, which will read the textbook to you.
Table of ContentsPart I: INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION FOUNDATIONS. 1. Interpersonal Communication Overview. Interpersonal Communication Defined. Models of Communication. Foundational Principles of Interpersonal Communication. Interpersonal Communication Channels. 2. Identity and the Self. Identity. Cognition and Schemata. Identity Management. Self-Monitoring. Self-Portrayal and Social Media. 3. Individual and Intercultural Motivations. Interpersonal Motivations. Beyond Initial Attraction. Group Membership and Attraction. Communication Cultures and Attraction. Intercultural Competence. Part II: INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION IN ACTION. 4. Verbal Messages. Rhetorical Foundations. Characteristics of Language. Message Construction and Management. Verbal Theories. 5. Listening. Comparing Hearing and Listening. Listening to Verbal Messages and Message Processing. Elements of Effective Listening. Hindrances to Effective Listening. 6. Nonverbal Messages and Perception. Nonverbal Communication Basics. Nonverbal Communication Characteristics. Nonverbal Codes. Intercultural Challenges and Nonverbal Communication. 7. Maintaining Our Changing Relationships. Relational Maintenance. Charting a Relationship. Relationship-Focused Behaviors. 8. Relational Difficulties. Relational Transgressions. Aggression. Unhealthy Conflict. Deception. Infidelity. Jealousy and Envy. Part III: UNIQUE INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION CONTEXTS. 9. Romantic Relationships. Romantic Relationships. Love and Other Matters. Attachment. 10. Families. Our First Relationships. Defining the Family. Types of Family Structures. Family Systems Theory. Types of Family Functions. Types of Family Challenges. 11. Workplace Interactions. The Culture of Work. Tensions in Workplace Relationships. Popular Team-Based Work Contexts.
