MyLab Communication without Pearson eText -- Standalone Access Card -- for Your Interpersonal Communication

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Table of Contents:
Chapter 1: Interpersonal Communication and Personality Understanding Your Interpersonal Communication             Defining Interpersonal Communication             Identifying Nature/Nurture Intersections             Valuing Interpersonal Communication Characteristics of Interpersonal Communication             Interpersonal Communication Creates Meaning on Content and Relational Levels             Interpersonal Communication Occurs on an Impersonal–Intimate Continuum             Interpersonal Communication is Irreversible and Unrepeatable Personality and Interpersonal Communication             Understanding Your Personality             Connecting Personality, Communication, and Biology             Assessing Your Interpersonal Communication Motives Gender, Culture, Technology and Interpersonal Communication             Gender and Interpersonal Communication             Culture and Interpersonal Communication             Technology and Interpersonal Communication   Chapter 2: Understanding Self, Personality, and Communication               Rick’s Story Understanding the Self             Self-Concept             Self-Esteem             Self-Concept and Self-Esteem Impact Your Communication             Enhancing Your Self-Concept and Self-Esteem Understanding Communication Traits             Communication Apprehension             Socio-Communicative Orientation Managing Your Identity             Identity Management Characteristics             Identity Management Influences             Identity Management Strategies   Chapter 3: Understanding Your Perceptions of Others               Shuntaro’s Story Understanding The Perception Process             Defining Perception             Identifying Perception Stages             Explaining Perceptual Attributions Influences on Your Perception of Others             Personality and Self             Social Influences             Cultural Influences Problems in Perceiving Others             Stereotyping and Prejudice Effects             Primacy and Recency Effects             Perceptual Filters and Biases Enhancing Your Perceptual Accuracy             Attribution Errors             Perception Checking   Chapter 4: Assessing and Developing Verbal Message Skills                           Maurice’s Story Verbal Messages             Characteristics of Language             Power of Language                   Personality and Language             Technology and Language Gender and Verbal Messages              Powerful/Powerless Language             Conversational Rituals             Adapting Verbal Messages to Sex Differences Culture and Verbal Messages             Culture and Verbal Message Styles             Adapting Verbal Messages to Cultural Differences Enhancing Your Verbal Effectiveness              Assessing and Developing Assertiveness Skills             Assessing and Developing Argumentativeness Skills   Chapter 5: Understanding, Assessing and Developing Nonverbal Messages                           William’s Story Understanding Nonverbal Messages             Characteristics of Nonverbal Messages             Types of Nonverbal Messages             Functions of Nonverbal Messages Examining Factors Impacting Nonverbal Messages             The Impact of Culture             The Impact of Sex Differences             The Impact of Technology Assessing Personality and Affects on Nonverbal Messages             Perceived Nonverbal Immediacy and Personality             Touch Avoidance and Personality             Deception and Personality Enhancing Nonverbal Message Interpretation             Interpreting Pleasure, Arousal, and Dominance Cues             Interpreting Nonverbal Violations   Chapter 6: Assessing and Developing Listening and Responding Skills           Helen’s Story Understanding Listening             Hearing: A Physiological Process             Listening: A Psychological Process             Listening and Responding: A Communication Process             Technological Impacts on Listening Assessing Personality and Listening Preferences             Assessing Listening Styles             Enhancing Your Listening Goals             Exploring Sex Differences and Listening Identifying Listening Barriers             Listening Barriers Associated with Information-Processing             Assessing Receiver Apprehension             Listening Barriers Associated with Context Issues   Improving Listening and Responding Skills             Identifying Types of Listening Responses             Strategies When Listening and Responding to Others             Strategies When Helping Others Listen and Respond to You   Chapter 7: Emotions and Communication                           Dr. Dasari’s Story Nature of Emotions             Understanding Emotions             Types of Social Emotions             Functions of Emotions Personality and Communicating Emotions             Emotional Expressiveness             Affective Orientation             Emotional Contagion Developing Emotional Communication Skills             Identify Your Emotions             Understand Your Emotions             Express Your Emotions Factors that Influence Emotional Communication             Sex Differences and Emotional Communication             Culture and Emotional Communication             Emotional Intelligence and Emotional Communication             Technology and Emotional Communication   Chapter 8: Conflict in Relationships: Awareness to Resolution                           June’s Story Characteristics of Conflict             Natural and Inevitable             Constructive or Destructive             Conflict Types  How Messages Influence Conflict             Confirming Messages             Disconfirming Messages             Communication Climate             Assessing Your Conflict Orientation Factors That Influence Conflict Interactions             Personality and Conflict             Need for Power and Conflict             Technology and Conflict Assessing Your Conflict Management             Sex Differences and Conflict Management Style             Cultural Differences and Conflict Management             Conflict in Contexts   Chapter 9: Understanding Relationships           Jenny’s Story Why Social Relationships Matter             Loneliness and the Need to Belong             Cultural Influences             Personal Goals and Sex Differences Why Relationships Form             Relationships of Choice and Circumstance             Theories Related to Relationship Formation             Factors Influencing Relationship Formation Assessing Communication When Developing Relationships             Coming Together-Coming Apart Stages: One Heck of a Ride             Relational Maintenance: Stay the Course             Relational Power and Influence: Getting What Your Want and Need             Personality Patterns: Your Missing Piece   Chapter 10: Self-Disclosure and Intimacy in Relationships                  Darrell’s Story Exploring Self-Disclosure             Assessing Your Self-Disclosure Skills             Social Penetration Theory: Time to Slice Some Onions             Relational Dialectics Theory: A Tug of War             Factors Associated with Self-Disclosure Enhancing Your Self-Disclosure             Guidelines for Self-Disclosure             Improving Self-Disclosure and Intimacy in Your Relationships The Nature of Intimacy in Relationships             Factors Associated with Communicating Intimacy             Love Styles, Personality and Communicating Intimacy             Prior Relational Histories Influences on Interpersonal Intimacy             Sex Differences and Communicating Intimacy             Cultural Influences on Intimacy             Technological Influences on Intimacy             Challenges, Problems and Dysfunctional Communication    Chapter 11: Family and Friend Relationships                     Emily’s Story Understanding Communication in Family Relationships             Defining Families             Personality, Sex Differences and Family Members' Perspectives             Family Roles, Norms, and Expecations             Factors Influencing Family Communication             Assessing Communication in Family Relationships Understanding Communication in Friend Friendships             Unique Features of Friendships             Personality, Sex Differences and Friendships             Lifespan Considerations             Technology Influences             Assess Communication in Friend Relationships   Chapter 12: Personal and Professional Relationships            Jacque’s Story Understanding Communication in Workplace Relationships             Elements of Workplace Communication             Personality, Sex Differences, and Workplace Communication             Cultural Factors Influencing Workplace Communication             Assessing Communication in Workplace Relationships Using Effective Communication Skills to Enhance Relationships             Enhancing Family Relationships             Enhancing Friend Relationships             Enhancing Workplace Relationships