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Print Price: $179.99

Format:
Paperback
464 pp.
7 1/2" x 9 1/4"

ISBN-13:
9780199733811

Copyright Year:
2011

Imprint: OUP US


Making Connections

Readings in Relational Communication, Fifth Edition

Kathleen Galvin

Making Connections is an edited collection that surveys relational communication, a subset of interpersonal communication. This new edition will include essays from some of interpersonal communication's top scholars, exposing students to the latest developments without overwhelming them. The use of "lenses" for viewing interpersonal interactions frames each essay, allowing students to understand multiple perspectives and to apply cutting-edge research to their own lives. The fifth edition has been updated and reorganized to reflect the ever-changing field of interpersonal communication. The new edition has updated the technology section with new essays about presenting the self online, and the impact of the internet on social tolerance. A new section on the "Dark Side" of interpersonal communication has also been added, reflecting the latest interpersonal communication research.

Readership : Relational Communication (Jr.-Sr.; Advanced Interpersonal Communication (Jr.-Sr.).

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Kathleen Galvin is a professor in the Department of Communication Studies at Northwestern University.

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Special Features

  • Offers a well-rounded discussion of the links between basic communication competency and relationships.
  • Frames research in a way that is easily understood by students, taking a developmental approach in terms of initiating, sustaining, and ending relationships.
  • Allows students to understand research in context of their own lives and relationships through direct applications of relational issues within the contexts of family, friendship, and technology.
  • Explores the impact of the technology and social media on personal relationships and everyday life.