Shared Experiences in Human Communication

Introduction; I. A Psychological View of Human Communication Stewart L. Tubbs; II. A Transactional Analysis View of Human Communication Robert M. Carter; 1. Fundamental Concepts of Human Communication; The Importance of Interpersonal Skills David W. Johnson; Toward a Meaning-Centered Philosophy of Communication Dean C. Barnlund; A Conceptual Model for Communications Research Bruce H. Westley and Malcolm S. MacLean, Jr.; Defensive Communication Jack R. Gibb; 2. Verbal Communication; Bypassing William V. Haney; Five Ways to Short-Circuit Your Communication Karl G. Albrecht; A Multivariate Investigation of Profane Language Edward A. Mabry; Bridging the Communication Gap: How Applied Semantics Can Help Students of Business and Technical Writing Gretchen N. Vik; 3. Nonverbal Messages; Nonverbal Communication: Basic Perspectives Mark L. Knapp; The Silent Language of Love Julius Fast; Bralessness and Nonverbal Communication Kathy J. Wahlers and Larry L. Barker; How to Tell a Type A from a Type B Meyer Friedman and Ray Rosenman; 4. Two-Person Communication; Free Meat Talks Back Marie Shear; Natural One-Downness of Patient Stephen Potter; Brief Summary of the Johari Awareness Model Joseph Luft; An Introduction to Interviewing Robert Goyer, Charles Redding, and John Rickey; 5. Small Group Communication; Conceptual and Methodological Approaches to the Study of Leadership Dennis S. Gouran; Functional Roles of Group Members Kenneth D. Benne and Paul Sheats; High Finance or the Point of Vanishing Interest Cyril N. Parkinson; Group Decision Kurt Lewin; Groupthink Irving L. Janis; 6. Public Communication; Putting a Speech Together Glen E. Mills and Otto F. Bauer; Supporting Materials for Public Communication Robert M. Carter and Stewart L. Tubbs; The Effects of the Message on Persuasive Communication Ronald L. Applbaum and Karl W. E. Anatol; Improving Your Listening Behavior Larry L. Barker; 7. Communication in Organizations; Organizational Communication Gerald M. Goldhaber; Organization Communications Charles Blagdon and Lucian Spataro; Leadership Issues in Organizational Communication Stewart L. Tubbs; Strategies to Overcome Phony Feedback Betsy D. Gelb and Gabriel M. Gelb; Tearing Down the Barriers Barry Sullivan; 8. Mass Communication; Mass Communication and Social Behavior Bradley S. Greenberg; Clues for Advertising Strategists Donald F. Cox; Male and Female Interest in Sexually Oriented Magazines John Stauffer and Richard Frost; The Rise of Uni-Comm Gary Gumpert; Plaza Sesamo: "Neutral" Language or "Cultural Assault?" Rose K. Goldsen and Azriel Bibliowicz; Appendices; Index.