Nonverbal Communication: Forms and Functions - Softcover

Andersen, Peter A.

 
9781577665434: Nonverbal Communication: Forms and Functions
Softcover
ISBN 10: 1577665430 ISBN 13: 9781577665434
Verlag: Waveland Pr Inc, 2007

Inhaltsangabe

The second edition of this meticulously researched volume continues to be based on the best and most current theory and research in the field of nonverbal communication. The author skillfully organizes his work conceptually around the major functions, purposes, and uses of nonverbal communication a most effective, relevant, and intellectually rich approach. A comprehensive introduction to the field familiarizes the reader with the definition of and neurophysiological explanations for nonverbal communication and the structure of nonverbal message codes, after which biological and cultural differences are explored. In the chapters that follow, the author examines the impact of emotion, anxiety and arousal, communication avoidance, immediacy, and intimacy, as well as the functions of nonverbal communication, including power, intimacy, and deception. The discussion of important communication theories as well as ethical issues completes this thorough treatment of one of the fastest-growing communication research areas. Not-for-sale instructor resource material available to college and university faculty only; contact publisher directly.

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Verlag
Waveland Pr Inc
Erscheinungsdatum
2007
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
1577665430
ISBN 13 
9781577665434
Einband
Taschenbuch
Auflage
2
Anzahl der Seiten
428
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