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Overview
Our ability to interact skillfully with others will influence the development of our professional and personal lives. Also, the way in which we communicate with others is affected by today's media and technological innovations. Interpersonal interactions are also influenced by culture and gender. Written by world-famous speakers, Contacts is based on these three premises and offers practical techniques readers can use to be successful communicators in today's ever-changing society. This book gives readers the tools they need to communicate effectively both when they interact with individuals from their own culture and those from diverse cultures. It also explores ways technology and the media affect our interpersonal communications. Topics include: understanding interpersonal communications, self-concept, gender, the media and technology, nonverbal communication, relationship basics, intimacy and distance, and more. This book is ideal for those who wish to sharpen their communication skills in their personal and professional lives.Editorials
Booknews
The authors' premises are that textbooks on interpersonal communication should cover the influence of technology, the media, gender, and culture on person-to-person communication, and should widen traditional content to include contacts that occur in the family, on the job, and in the health care arena. This text is intended to expand students' communication knowledge base, enable them to apply interpersonal communication theory to their lives, and practice skills that will facilitate their becoming interpersonally competent. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.Book Details
Published
August 25, 1997
Publisher
Boston : Allyn and Bacon, c1998.
Pages
440
Format
Paperback
ISBN
9780205166343