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Human Communication in Everyday Life: Explanations and Applications
Jason S. Wrench, Ohio University, Eastern
James C. McCroskey, University of Alabama - Birmingham
Virginia Peck Richmond, University of Alabama - Birmingham

ISBN-10: 0205435017
ISBN-13: 9780205435012

Publisher: Allyn & Bacon
Copyright: 2008
Format: Paper; 448 pp
Published: 06/06/2007

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Human Communication in Everyday Life introduces students to the basic concepts in human communication and demonstrates how they can be used in a variety of communicative contexts. Built on a social-scientific approach, Human Communication in Everyday Life focuses on research that has come to light within the field in the last 30 years. The first part of this book is dedicated to introducing the basic concepts involved in the study of human communication while the second half explores the application of these concepts. Each chapter is filled with current research and pop-culture examples designed to help make the textbook reader-friendly and informative. Many of the chapters also include Research Measures that students can fill out to help gauge their own communicative behaviors on a personal level.

 

  • The first half of the book is designed to help students learn the basic terminology used in the communication field. These opening chapters will teach students the vocabulary and factual background that will prepare them to competently discuss communication while also preparing them for study in advanced communication courses.
  • The second half of the textbook allows students to see how the understanding of communication they gained in the first chapters can be seen in the real world in a variety of communicative contexts. This part of the book is vital to students, allowing them to make connections between the world they live in and the study of communication.
  • The book contains 43 Research Measures that have been utilized in communication research. Students can fill out the Research Measures to learn more about their personal communicative behaviors, thus enabling them to apply the content to their own lives.
  • Each chapter ends with a series of discussion questions that will help students think about the content and actively apply the information in ways not directly discussed within the chapters.
  • Objectives at the beginning of each chapter allow students to focus on the content that is most important within each section.
  • A focus on the social scientific perspective of human communication allows students to see communication through one complete worldview.

  • MyCommunicationKit is an electronic supplement that offers book-specific learning objectives, chapter summaries, flashcards and practice tests as well as video clips and activities to aid student learning and comprehension. Also included in MyCommunicationKit are Research Navigator and live weblinks, both of which provide assistance with and access to powerful and reliable research material. 

Unit One: Communication Principles

 

1.    The Process Of Human Communication

2.    Interpersonal Perceptions And Realities

3.    Communication Approach And Avoidance Traits

4.    Messages And Meanings

5.    Messages And Relationships

6.    Selectivity And Attribution

7.    Understanding And Influencing Attitudes And Behaviors

8.    Power And Influence

 

Unit Two: Communication in Applied Contexts

 

9.    Public Speaking

10.  Developing And Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships

11.  Intercultural Communication

12.  Biological Sex And Gender In Communication

13.  Health Communication

14.  Mediated Communication

15.  Organizational Communication

16.  Instructional Communication

 

Appendix A

Scales for the Measurement of Communication Phenomena

Human Communication in Everyday Life: Explanations and Applications

Jason S. Wrench, SUNY New Paltz
James C. McCroskey, West Virginia University
Virginia P. Richmond, West Virginia University

 

Human Communication in Everyday Life: Explanations and Applications introduces students to the basic concepts of human communication and demonstrates how they can be used in a variety of communicative contexts.

 

Built on a social-scientific approach, Human Communication in Everyday Life: Explanations and Applications focuses on research that has come to light in the field over the last 30 years. The first part of this book is dedicated to introducing the basic concepts involved in the study of human communication while the second half explores the application of these concepts. Each chapter is filled with current research and pop-culture examples designed to help make the textbook reader-friendly and informative. Many of the chapters also include Research Measures that students can fill out to help gauge their own communicative behaviors.

 

Features:

  • Contains 43 Research Measures that have been utilized in communication research, useful for exploring communicative behaviors on a personal level.
  • Teaches students the vocabulary and factual background that will prepare them to competently discuss communication while also preparing them for study in advanced communication courses.
  • Allows students to see how the understanding of communication they gained in the first chapters can be used in a variety of communicative contexts in the real world. Focuses on the social scientific perspective of human communication so that students see communication through one complete worldview.
  • Available with MyCommunicationKit, an electronic supplement that offers book-specific learning objectives, chapter summaries, flashcards, and practice tests, as well as video clips and activities to aid student learning and comprehension. MyCommunicationKit also includes Research Navigator and live weblinks, both of which provide assistance with and access to powerful and reliable research material.  Go to www.mycommunicationkit.com for more information.

 

Quotations from Reviewers:

 

“The text is just plain better than others of its type currently on the market.” - Jason J. Teven, California State University, Fullerton

 

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