Handbook of Interpersonal Communication

Knapp and Miller present the first comprehensive review of the state-of-the-art in interpersonal communication research. The Handbook of Interpersonal Communication is a definitive reference source, authored by an outstanding international group of communication researchers. While the contributors take diverse conceptual, theoretical, and epistemological approaches to the study of human communication, several common themes run throughout the book: a focus on behaviour, a focus on time, a focus on social cognition, a concern with control, and a concern with individual differences.

Table of Contents:
Introduction - Gerald R Miller and Mark L Knapp Background and Current Trends in the Study of Interpersonal Communication PART ONE: BASIC POSITIONS AND ISSUES Perspectives on Inquiry - Arthur P Bochner Representation, Conversation, and Reflection Temporal Qualities of Interpersonal Relationships - Carol M Werner and Lois M Haggard Methodology in Interpersonal Communication Research - Marshall Scott Poole and Robert D McPhee Interpersonal Communication and the Quest for Personal Competence - Malcolm R Parks PART TWO: FUNDAMENTAL UNITS Communicator Characteristics and Behavior - Howard Giles and Richard L Street Jr The Situation as a Construct in Interpersonal Communication Research - Michael J Cody and Margaret L McLaughlin Language - Scott Jacobs Nonverbal Signals - Judee K Burgoon PART THREE: BASIC PROCESSES The Managment of Conversations - Joseph N Cappella Social Power and Interpersonal Communication - Charles R Berger Emotion and Interpersonal Communication - John Waite Bowers, Sandra M Metts, and W Thomas Duncanson Communication and Interpersonal Influence - David R Seibold, James G Cantrill, and Renee A Meyers PART FOUR: CONTEXTS Task/Work Relationships - Fredric M Jablin A Life-Span Perspective Social and Personal Relationships - Steve Duck All in the Family - Mary Anne Fitzpatrick and Diane Badzinski Interpersonal Communication in Kin Relationships

About the Author :
Mark L. Knapp (Ph.D., Penn State University, 1966) is the Jesse H. Jones Centennial Professor Emeritus in Communication and Distinguished Teaching Professor Emeritus at the University of Texas at Austin. Three of his books are: Nonverbal Communication in Human Interaction (with J. A. Hall); Interpersonal Communication and Human Relationships (with A. L. Vangelisti); and Lying and Deception in Human Interaction. He is past president of the International Communication Association and the National Communication Association, a Fellow of the International Communication Association, and a Distinguished Scholar in the National Communication Association. He served as editor of Human Communication Research, and developed and edited the Sage Series in Interpersonal Communication.