The Language of Conflict and Resolution

Comprised of a series of lectures sponsored by the National Communication Association and the Smithsonian Associates in Washington DC, this book contains the research of leading communication scholars working on conflict theory and practice.

Table of Contents:
Communication and Conflict - William F Eadie and Paul E Nelson A Review and an Agenda for Research The Language of Opposition - Linda L Putnam Challenges in Organizational Dispute Resolution Resolving Relational Paradox - William A Donohue The Language of Conflict in Relationships Conflict in Our Intimate Relationships - Judy C Pearson Conflict Negotiation under Crisis Conditions - Mitchell R Hammer Emotional Communication in Conflict - Tricia S Jones Essence and Impact Language and Civility - Donald G Ellis The Semantics of Anger

About the Author :
William F. Eadie (Ph.D., Purdue) is Director of the School of Communication at San Diego State University, where he is responsible for leadership of a large program of 2,300 student majors and 125 faculty encompassing all aspects of communication, media, and journalism.  Prior to joining SDSU in 2001, he was Associate Director of the National Communication Association (NCA) in Washington, DC, where he worked with researchers and promoted communication research to a variety of audiences.  His other faculty appointments have been at Ohio University and California State University, Northridge, and he has served as an adjunct of visiting faculty at the University of Minnesota, University of Maryland, UCLA, and California State University, Los Angeles.  He served as the first editor of the Journal of Applied Communication Research after it became an NCA publication and also has served as President of the Western States Communication Association.  His scholarship focuses on how interpersonal rhetoric impacts on the development of relationships, and he has been an advocate for the application of communication research in ways that affect the lives of ordinary people.  He has received the NCA Golden Aniversary Award for outstanding journal article and has been elected a member of the national honorary societies Phi Kappa Phi, Golden Key, and Phi Beta Delta.  With Paul Nelson, he co-edited two books for SAGE:  The Language of Conflict and Resolution (2000) and The Changing Conversation in America: Lectures from the Smithsonian (2001). Hired by NDSU in the year 2000 to chair the Department of Communication and to launch a new doctoral program with my spouse, Dr. Judy C. Pearson, I am now head of the department. I teach undergraduate courses because that is my preference. I have professed and administered at the University of Missouri, Iowa State University, Ohio University, and Virginia Tech, before coming to NDSU. I was Dean of the College of Communication at Ohio University for fifteen years. I have four degrees from the University of Minnesota with post-doc work both at Harvard and at Columbia University. I have written many college textbooks with my spouse, so many that I honestly don't know the count. All I know is that we have been writing textbooks for three decades.

Review :
"I found the final two chapters asked excellent questions that, although intended to provide the impetus for further research, encouraged me to evaluate how I view conflict vis-a-vis my cultural background, my perception of intensely emotional situations and how my identity (self-esteem and values) impacts conflict situations. I would recommend this book for those who would like to take up the challenge of furthering the research of the language of conflict and resolution." -- mary Lou Schwartzentruber Interaction