The Essential Guide to Interpersonal Communication
Third Edition ©2018 Steven McCornack; Kelly Morrison Formats: E-book, Print
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Authors
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Steven McCornack
Dr. Steven McCornack grew up in Seattle, Washington, where his love for mountains, the ocean, and grunge/emo music was forged. For as long as he can remember, he has been fascinated with how people create, maintain, and disband close relationships, especially the challenges confronting romantic couples. Steve is currently a Professor at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, where he coordinates the public speaking program, and team-teaches the introductory interpersonal communication course with Kelly. Other than his love of teaching, Steve’s principal passions are his family, music (especially spinning vinyl records), meditation, movies, mechanical watches, yoga, karate, Kona coffee, and his 1985 Carrera Targa.
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Kelly Morrison
Dr. Kelly Morrison is a Professor of Communication Studies at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. Her scholarly interests include health communication and deceptive message production. She teaches undergraduate and graduate courses on gender, health, persuasion, instructional, and interpersonal communication. She has earned several teaching awards, including the Lilly Endowment Teaching Fellowship, served as an Honors Faculty Fellow, and Engaged Scholarship Faculty Fellow.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Interpersonal Basics
What is Communication?
Process
Method
Context
Culture
Channel
Media
What is Interpersonal Communication?
Dynamic
Dyadic
Impactful
Transactional
Irreversible
Interpersonal Communication Competence
Appropriateness
Effectiveness
Ethics
Chapter 2: Interpersonal Foundations
Self
Self-Fulfilling Prophecies
Self-Disclosure
Perception
Attributions
Impressions
Constructing Gestalts
Calculating Algebraic Impressions
Emotion
Feelings and Moods
Emotional Intelligence
Chapter 3: Interpersonal Skills
Verbal Communication
Cooperative Language
Inclusive I and We Language
Nonverbal Communication
Communicating through Body Movements
Communicating through Voice
Communicating through Touch
Communicating through Personal Space
Listening
Receiving
Attending
Understanding
Responding
Recalling
Chapter 4: Interpersonal Relationships
Relationship Foundations
Liking and Loving
Exchange of Resources
Relationship Types
Romantic Relationships
Family Relationships
Friendships
Relationship Maintenance
Positivity
Assurances
Self-Disclosure
Sharing Tasks
Chapter 5: Interpersonal Challenges
Managing Relationship Tensions
Handling Conflict
What is Conflict?
Conflict Approaches
Empathy and Support
Product Updates
- All content is new with updated coverage throughout.
- New examples that students can relate to and learn from.
- Self-quiz for student reflection.
- New section about emotional intelligence
Authors
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Steven McCornack
Dr. Steven McCornack grew up in Seattle, Washington, where his love for mountains, the ocean, and grunge/emo music was forged. For as long as he can remember, he has been fascinated with how people create, maintain, and disband close relationships, especially the challenges confronting romantic couples. Steve is currently a Professor at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, where he coordinates the public speaking program, and team-teaches the introductory interpersonal communication course with Kelly. Other than his love of teaching, Steve’s principal passions are his family, music (especially spinning vinyl records), meditation, movies, mechanical watches, yoga, karate, Kona coffee, and his 1985 Carrera Targa.
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Kelly Morrison
Dr. Kelly Morrison is a Professor of Communication Studies at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. Her scholarly interests include health communication and deceptive message production. She teaches undergraduate and graduate courses on gender, health, persuasion, instructional, and interpersonal communication. She has earned several teaching awards, including the Lilly Endowment Teaching Fellowship, served as an Honors Faculty Fellow, and Engaged Scholarship Faculty Fellow.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Interpersonal Basics
What is Communication?
Process
Method
Context
Culture
Channel
Media
What is Interpersonal Communication?
Dynamic
Dyadic
Impactful
Transactional
Irreversible
Interpersonal Communication Competence
Appropriateness
Effectiveness
Ethics
Chapter 2: Interpersonal Foundations
Self
Self-Fulfilling Prophecies
Self-Disclosure
Perception
Attributions
Impressions
Constructing Gestalts
Calculating Algebraic Impressions
Emotion
Feelings and Moods
Emotional Intelligence
Chapter 3: Interpersonal Skills
Verbal Communication
Cooperative Language
Inclusive I and We Language
Nonverbal Communication
Communicating through Body Movements
Communicating through Voice
Communicating through Touch
Communicating through Personal Space
Listening
Receiving
Attending
Understanding
Responding
Recalling
Chapter 4: Interpersonal Relationships
Relationship Foundations
Liking and Loving
Exchange of Resources
Relationship Types
Romantic Relationships
Family Relationships
Friendships
Relationship Maintenance
Positivity
Assurances
Self-Disclosure
Sharing Tasks
Chapter 5: Interpersonal Challenges
Managing Relationship Tensions
Handling Conflict
What is Conflict?
Conflict Approaches
Empathy and Support
Product Updates
- All content is new with updated coverage throughout.
- New examples that students can relate to and learn from.
- Self-quiz for student reflection.
- New section about emotional intelligence
A concise guide to navigate interpersonal communication in your personal and professional life.
Newly authored by Steven McCornack and Kelly Morrison from scratch, this new The Essential Guide to Interpersonal Communication is a brief and inexpensive, supplemental text that can be packaged with any of our texts or purchased on its own. It is a good alternative for OER situations either for the interpersonal course or combined with other guides (like The Essential Guides for Group or Intercultural Communication) for larger survey courses. This edition is fully up--to-date with today’s interpersonal scholarship, includes examples that connect with students’ experience, and includes new self quizzes to engage students in self-reflection.Looking for instructor resources like Test Banks, Lecture Slides, and Clicker Questions? Request access to Achieve to explore the full suite of instructor resources.
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The Essential Guide to Interpersonal Communication
Newly authored by Steven McCornack and Kelly Morrison from scratch, this new The Essential Guide to Interpersonal Communication is a brief and inexpensive, supplemental text that can be packaged with any of our texts or purchased on its own. It is a good alternative for OER situations either for the interpersonal course or combined with other guides (like The Essential Guides for Group or Intercultural Communication) for larger survey courses. This edition is fully up--to-date with today’s interpersonal scholarship, includes examples that connect with students’ experience, and includes new self quizzes to engage students in self-reflection.
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