"Human Communication in Society, Sixth Edition, like previous editions, covers the full range of topics addressed in existing textbooks but also introduces some useful innovations. We begin by describing the theoretical foundations of the study of communication, including models of communication and the role of identity and perception in communication. We present the factors of verbal and nonverbal communication, a new chapter on in-person conversation, and a chapter on listening and responding. We then explore communication in various contexts such as culture, close relationships, small groups, and organizations. Ours is the first book to provide comprehensive coverage of rhetoric (Chapter 12), and we devote full chapters to communication and mass media (Chapter 13) and to the continuing important topic of interactive (social) media (Chapter 14). Overall, we discuss the full range of paradigmatic approaches in the field, offering a balance between theory and practice"-- Provided by publisher

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Longman Publishing

Cengage Gale

United States, United States of America

6th edition, Hoboken, NJ, 2022

Apr 01, 2021

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Cover
Title
Copyright
Brief Contents
Contents
Preface
About the Authors
PART I Understanding Human Communication Processes
1 Introduction to Human Communication
The Importance of Studying Human Communication
Critical Thinking: A Key to Successful Communication
Advantages of Studying Human Communication
What Is Human Communication?
Components of Human Communication
A Model of Human Communication: The Synergetic Model
Communication Is Transactional
Communication Is Influenced by Individual Forces
Communication Is Influenced by Societal Forces
Communication Is Influenced by Culture
Communication Is Influenced by Context
Communication Ethics
Defining Your Communication Ethic
Communication Ethics in Practice
Putting It All Together: Communicating Competently
Summary
Key Terms
Apply What You Know
Alternative View
Co-rumination: When Too Much Talk Is as Bad as Not Enough
2 Communicating Identities
The Importance of Identity
What Is Identity?
The Individual and Identity
Identity Development through Communication
Performance of Individual Identity
The Individual, Identity, and Society
Racial Identity
National Identity
Ethnic Identity
Gender Identity
Sexual Identity
Age Identity
Social Class Identity
Disability Identity
Religious Identity
Intersectionality
Ethics and Identity
Skills for Communicating about Identities
Summary
Key Terms
Apply What You Know
Did You Know?
Identities in Conflict
Alternative View
Are Middle Eastern/North African People Also White People?
Emerging Identity Terms
Gender Fluidity
Islamophobia
Catfishing
3 Communicating, Perceiving, and Understanding
The Importance of Perception
What Is Perception?
Selection
Organization
Interpretation
Perception and the Individual
Physical Differences
Personality and Individual Characteristics
Cognitive Complexity
The Individual, Perception, and Society
The Role of Power
The Role of Culture
The Role of Social Comparison
The Role of Historical Period
Social Roles
Ethics and Perception
Improving Your Perception Skills
Summary
Key Terms
Apply What You Know
Communication in Society
The Grass Is Almost Always Greener to Women Than to Men
Did You Know?
The Ringtone Adults Cannot Hear
PART II Developing Effective Human Communication Skills
4 Verbal Communication
The Importance of Verbal Communication
What Is Verbal Communication? Functions and Components of Language
Functions of Language
Components of Language
The Individual and Verbal Communication: Influences
Gender
Age
Regionality
Ethnicity and Race
Education and Occupation
The Individual, Verbal Communication, and Society: Language, Perception, and Power
Language and Perception
Language and Power
Power and Words
Power and Accent
Power and Identity Labels
Ethics and Verbal Communication
Hate Speech
Confirming and Disconfirming Communication
Improving Your Verbal Communication Skills
“I” Statements
Become Aware of the Power of Language
Summary
Key Terms
Apply What You Know
Did You Know?
Prescriptive versus Descriptive Approaches to Language
Contemporary Slang
Argot
Language Discrimination
Facebook and Hate Speech
Alternative View
Do English Speakers Need to Learn Other Languages?
5 Nonverbal Communication
The Importance of Nonverbal Communication
What Is Nonverbal Communication?
Nonverbal Communication and the Individual
Influences on Nonverbal Communication
Nonverbal Codes
The Functions of Nonverbal Messages
The Individual, Nonverbal Communication, and Society
Nonverbal Communication and Power
Nonverbal Communication, Prejudice, and Discrimination
Ethics and Nonverbal Communication
Improving Your Nonverbal Communication Skills
Summary
Key Terms
Apply What You Know
Did You Know?
When the “OK” Sign Is Not OK
How Much Does Nonverbal Communication Contribute to Meaning?
Expectancy Violations
Space Invaders
Communication in Society
When You Smile on the Job
Alternative View
Nonverbal Reciprocity or Nonverbal Complementarity?
6 Conversational Interaction
The Importance of Conversational Interaction
What Is Conversational Interaction?
The Individual and Conversational Interaction
Fundamentals of Conversational Interaction
Conversational Routines
The Individual, Conversational Interaction, and Society
Influence of Sex and Gender
Influence of Socioeconomic Class
Influence of Race and Ethnicity
“Show Me How You Speak, and I’ll Tell You Who You Are”
Conversational Ethics
Improving Your Conversational Interaction Skills
Summary
Key Terms
Apply What You Know
Communication in Society
Sex Differences in Sense of Smell
Vocabulary, Social Class, and Educational Opportunity
Did You Know?
Becoming a More Effective Conversationalist
Initiating Conversations
Delivering Potentially Hurtful Messages
Alternative View
Men Are Sexually Coerced As Well
7 Listening and Responding
The Importance of Listening
What Is Listening? Four Stages
Listening and the Individual: Influences and Barriers
Influences on Listening
Barriers to Listening
The Individual, Listening, and Society: Hierarchy, Contexts, and Community
Social Hierarchy
Listening in Context
Listening and Community
Ethics and Listening
Improving Your Listening Skills
Identify Poor Habits
Strive for Mindful Listening
Summary
Key Terms
Apply What You Know
Alternative View
Lurkers as Listeners
Communication in Society
The “Big Five” of Listening Competency
Listening and Civil Dialogue
Did You Know?
Statistically, How Many People Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing?
PART III Communicating in Context
8 Communication across Cultures
The Importance of Intercultural Communication
Increased Opportunities for Intercultural Contact
Enhanced Business Effectiveness
Improved Intergroup Relations
Enhanced Self-Awareness
What Is Intercultural Communication?
Border Dwellers through Travel
Border Dwellers through Socialization
Border Dwellers through Relationships
Intercultural Communication and the Individual: Cultural Values
The Influence of Cultural Values on Communication
The Individual, Intercultural Communication, and Society: Politics, History, and Power
Political and Historical Forces
Intercultural Communication and Power
Ethics and Intercultural Communication
Improving Your Intercultural Communication Skills
Increase Motivation
Increase Your Knowledge of Self and Others
Avoid Stereotypes
Strive for Empathy
Navigating the Borderlands
Summary
Key Terms
Apply What You Know
Did You Know?
Meeting Other Travelers Adds Depth to Argentina Visit
Alternative View
Immigrants
Communication in Society
African American TV Families: Diverse Enough?
9 Communicating in Close Relationships
The Importance of Communication in Close Relationships
Close Relationships and the Individual
Theories of Relationship Development
Models of Relationship Development
Communicating in Friendships and Romantic Relationships
Initiating Relationships
Maintaining Relationships
Ending Relationships
Destructive Behaviors in Close Relationships
The Individual, Relationship Communication, and Society
Ethics and Close Relationships
Improving Your Close Relationship Communication Skills
Summary
Key Terms
Apply What You Know
Communication in Society
Why Can’t Couples Talk about Their Friends with Benefits Relationships?
The Truth about Hookup Culture on Campus
10 Small Group Communication
The Importance of Small Group Communication
Reasons to Study Small Group Communication
Advantages and Disadvantages of Group Work
What Is Small Group Communication?
A Small Number of People
A Common Purpose
A Connection with Each Other
An Influence on Each Other
Virtual Small Groups
Small Group Communication and the Individual: Roles
Types of Communication Roles
Small Group Communication and the Individual: Leadership
Definition of Leadership
Trait Theory
Functional Theory
Style Theory
Transformational Leadership Theory
Servant Leadership Theory
Leadership in Virtual Groups
Effective Small Group Communication
Effective Small Group Communication Practices
Preventing Groupthink
The Individual, Small Group Communication, and Society: Power and Diversity
Power and Group Communication
Cultural Diversity and Small Group Communication
Ethics and Small Group Communication
Improving Your Small Group Communication Skills
Summary
Key Terms
Apply What You Know
Did You Know?
Virtual Team Technology Tools
Introverts Can Be Leaders Too
Handling Conflicts in Virtual Groups
Five Tips for Running Inclusive Virtual Meetings
Alternative View
A Reason to Notice Conflict in Small Group Work
Communication in Society
COINs: Virtual Innovation
11 Communicating in Organizations
The Importance of Organizational Communication
Defining Organizational Communication
Organizations from a Communication Perspective
Communication Function and Structure
Organizational Culture
Organizational Communication and the Individual
Assimilation
Supervisor–Subordinate Communication
Communicating with Coworkers
Organizational Dilemmas
The Individual, Organizational Communication, and Society
Societal Influences on Organizations
Influence of Organizations on Individuals and Society
Organizations, Communication, and Power
Ethics and Organizational Communication
Improving Your Organizational Communication Skills
Summary
Key Terms
Apply What You Know
Did You Know?
Comparing Corporate Cultures
Alternative View
What Is a “Real Job”?
Communication in Society
Case Study: Antiglobalization Protests
Employer Responses to Workplace Bullying
12 Rhetorical Communication
The Importance of Rhetoric
Rhetoric’s Functions in Society
The Advantages of Studying Rhetoric
Truth and Rhetoric
What Is Rhetoric? A Broader View
The Rhetor: Rhetoric’s Point of Origin
Ethos, Pathos, and Logos
Social Position and Relationship to Audiences
The Individual, Rhetoric, and Society
Reaffirming Cultural Values
Increasing Democratic Participation
Bringing about Justice
Prompting Social Change
Ethics and Rhetoric
Using Your Rhetorical Skills: Speaking in Public
Understanding the Communication Event: The Synergetic Model
Researching and Organizing Your Presentation
Rehearsing and Delivering Your Speech
Summary
Key Terms
Apply What You Know
Did You Know?
Frederick Douglass
Visual Rhetoric
Alternative View
Twitter Activism
PowerPoint Is Evil: Power Corrupts. PowerPoint Corrupts Absolutely
Communication in Society
Communication Event Checklist
13 Mass Media and Communication
The Importance of Mass Media
What Are Mass Media?
The Individual and Mass Media
How Media Messages Affect the Individual
How Individuals Choose Media Messages
How Individuals Resist Media Messages
The Individual, Mass Media, and Society
Confirming Social Identities
Understanding the World
Agenda-Setting Capacity
Interpreting Media Events
Monitoring Media Violence
Analyzing Media Economics
Ethics and Mass Media
Becoming a More Effective Media Consumer
Be an Active Agent
Broaden Your Media Horizons
Talk Back
Summary
Key Terms
Apply What You Know
Communication in Society
Watching or Not Watching 12 Years a Slave
Alternative View
Hostile Media Effect
The Fantastic Four and the Disney/Fox Merger
14 Communicating through Social and Other Interactive Media
The Importance of Interactive and Social Media
What Are Interactive Media?
How Does Interactive Media Use Affect Our Communication Choices?
Media Characteristics
Interactive Media and the Individual
Managing Identity
Relationship Development
The Individual, Interactive Media, and Society
Gender, Age, Ethnicity, and Technology Use
Power, Access, and Digital Inequalities
Ethics and Interactive Media
Ethics and Online Identity
Privacy Issues
Posting Ethical Messages
Building Ethical Mediated Relationships
Improving Your Mediated Communication Skills
Educational Contexts
Interpersonal Contexts
Professional Contexts
Summary
Key Terms
Apply What You Know
Communication in Society
The Role of Social Media in a National Health Crisis
Alternative View
Reclaiming Conversation
Did You Know?
Online Dating in a Pandemic
Glossary
References
Credits
Index
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