Communicating Affection Paperback: Interpersonal Behavior and Social Context (Advances in Personal Relationships) - Softcover

Floyd, Kory

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0521731747 ISBN 13: 9780521731744

Verlag: Cambridge University Press, 2008

Inhaltsangabe

The communication of affection is not without its potential pitfalls, many of which are not well understood. Floyd explores how and why people express affection to each other, the many positive effects it can have, and the risks it often carries.

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"This book will be a valuable resource for those in communication, psychology, sociology, and family studies, and a useful reference for practitioners in counseling and family therapy...Essential."
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Biografía del autor

Kory Floyd is associate professor and director of graduate MA studies in the Hugh Downs School of Human Communication at Arizona State University. He holds a Ph.D. in Communication from the University of Arizona (1998), an M.A. in Speech Communication from the University of Washington (1994), and a B.A. in English Literature from Western Washington University (1991). He has authored or co-authored four other books and more than 60 journal articles and book chapters on topics related to affectionate communication, nonverbal behavior, and family relationships. In addition, he is currently editor of Journal of Family Communication and has been an associate editor of Journal of Social and Personal Relationships. He has earned a number of awards for his research, including the New Scholar of the Year award from the International Network on Personal Relationships.

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• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0521731747
• ISBN 13: 9780521731744
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Auflage: 1
• Anzahl der Seiten: 238