Communication, Film & Theatre

Provides a highly interactive presentation of the theory, research, and skills of interpersonal communication with strong, integrated discussions of diversity, ethics, workplace issues, and technology.

Recognized for its ability to help students understand the crucial connection between theory and practice, the Tenth Edition presents a comprehensive view of the theory and research in interpersonal communication and, at the same time, guides students to improve a wide range of interpersonal skills and to apply these to personal, social, and workplace relationships. Superior coverage of cultural diversity, ethics, interpersonal communication in the workplace, and the workings and effects of technology make The Interpersonal Communication Book the best choice for preparing students to communicate successfully in today's world.

• Unique “Ask the Researcher” boxes feature renowned theorists and researchers providing practical, and sometimes provocative, answers to questions typically asked by students in interpersonal communication courses.

• “Ethics in Interpersonal Communication” boxes expose students to the ethical issues they will face in their day-to-day lives. Each box ends with “What Would You Do?” questions that ask students to think about how they would respond to a given situation.

• Strong coverage of interpersonal communication in the workplace responds to the growing concern students have for insights into interpersonal communication in the business world, giving students practical, valuable information that will prepare them to be successful in their careers.

• Discussions of the effects of technology help students to understand the substantial effects new technologies have on how we communicate interpersonally.

• Superior, thoroughly integrated cultural diversity coverage gives students critical information they need to communicate successfully in today's global society.

• “Self-Tests,” interspersed throughout each chapter, are short quizzes that ask students to analyze themselves—their beliefs or thoughts on—a variety of interpersonal issues. These interactive quizzes personalize the material for students, making it relevant to their lives and further engaging them in the text.

• TECHNOLOGY ADVANTAGE—

  • “Handbook of Experiential Exercises” on the book's Companion Website provide students with the opportunity to work actively with the concepts presented in the text.

  • “Try It!” and “Web Exploration” icons in the text's margins direct students to the book's Companion Website where they can engage in interactive simulations and activities and link to other websites.

  • NEW VideoWorkshop for Interpersonal Communication (ask your Allyn & Bacon representative for more details or go to www.ablongman.com/videoworkshop).

• By popular demand, this new edition now follows a 14-chapter format, rather than the unit format of previous editions. This new format enables instructors to more easily assign chapters in conjunction with weeks in the term, all while maintaining the topic coverage and depth for which DeVito is known.

• “InterMedia” boxes (one per chapter) discuss the connections between media and interpersonal communication to make students aware of the ways in which media influence interpersonal interactions.

• End-of-chapter “Research Navigator” feature provides suggested ways to use Allyn & Bacon's research database, which includes popular periodicals and journals from communication and related fields as well as access to archives of the New York Times. Ask your Allyn & Bacon representative for details on ordering access to Research Navigator with your text.

• “Increasing Effectiveness” boxes present the major skills throughout the text (in contrast to all in one unit, as in the Ninth Edition), making these skills easier to assimilate and integrate into one's own communication behavior.

• “ViewPoint” photo captions make every interior photo a truly integrated and pedagogically sound part of the text by presenting a substantive issue to stimulate class discussion and to provide insight into the ways in which interpersonal communication works.

• “I SEE” interactive feature (2-3 in each chapter) encourages students to examine the concepts of interpersonal communication in terms of his or her own experiences.

Each chapter includes “Reviewing,” “Applying,” “Researching with Research Navigator,” and “Experiencing.”

1. Universals of Interpersonal Communication.

Interpersonal Communication  (Speech Communication)

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  Interpersonal Communication Book, The, 11/E
  DeVito
  ©2007 | Allyn & Bacon | Paper; 432 pp | Instock
  ISBN-10: 0205472885 | ISBN-13: 9780205472888
  Brief Description

  

  This text provides a highly interactive presentation of the theory, research, and skills of interpersonal communication, with strong, integrated discussions of diversity, ethics, workplace issues, and technology. 

   

  Recognized for its ability to help students understand the crucial connection between theory and practice, this eleventh edition presents a comprehensive view of the theory and research in interpersonal communication and, at the same time, guides students to improve a wide range of interpersonal skills and to apply these to personal, social, and workplace relationships.  Contextually-placed web icons in the text's margins direct students to the book's Companion Website where they engage in interactive exercises or simulations that help them gain a better understanding of concepts presented in the text. Superior coverage of cultural diversity, ethics, interpersonal communication in the workplace, and the workings and effects of technology make The Interpersonal Communication Book the best choice for preparing students to communicate successfully in today's world.

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  Interpersonal Communication Book, The, 12/E
  DeVito
  ©2009 | Allyn & Bacon | Paper; 416 pp | Instock
  ISBN-10: 0205625703 | ISBN-13: 9780205625703
  Brief Description | Buy from myPearsonStore

  

  The Interpersonal Communication Book provides a highly interactive presentation of the theory, research, and skills of interpersonal communication with integrated discussions of diversity, ethics, workplace issues, face-to-face and computer-mediated communication and the “dark side” of interpersonal communication. 

   

  Recognized for its ability to help students understand the crucial connection between theory and practice, this twelfth edition presents a comprehensive view of the theory and research in interpersonal communication and, at the same time, guides students to improve a wide range of interpersonal skills.  The text emphasizes how to choose among those skills and make effective communication choices in a variety of personal, social, and workplace relationships.  Superior coverage of cultural diversity, ethics, interpersonal communication in the workplace, and the integration of face-to-face and computer-mediated communication make The Interpersonal Communication Book the best choice for preparing students to communicate successfully in today's world.

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Print Supplements

• Instructor's Manual/Test Bank: Includes sample syllabi, chapter outlines, classroom activities, discussion questions, and video suggestions. The Test Bank contains over one thousand items including challenging multiple-choice, true-false, and short-answer essay questions along with an answer key that ranks the difficulty level of each item.
• The Blockbuster Approach: Teaching Interpersonal Communication with Video 2/e: Provides lists and descriptions of commercial videos that can be used in the classroom to illustrate interpersonal concepts and complex interpersonal relationships. Sample activities are also included.
• VideoWorkshop for Interpersonal Communication Instructor's Teaching Guide: This guide provides teaching suggestions, quiz questions and answers, and discussion starters that will help instructors use the VideoWorkshop for Interpersonal Communication CD-ROM in class. A correlation guide helps you relate the materials to your text. The complete CD-ROM is included in the guide.