Person to Person: Positive Relationships Don't Just Happen - Softcover

Hanna, Sharon; Suggett, Rose; Radtke, Doug

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0132288141 ISBN 13: 9780132288149

Publisher: Pearson, 2007

Synopsis

For one-term freshman/sophomore-level courses in Human Relations, Interpersonal Relations, or Relationships.

 

This text helps students learn to take responsibility for themselves, make wiser choices, improve their relationships, appreciate all kinds of diversity, and live happier, fulfilling, and productive lives.

 

In writing Person to Person 5.e, Sharon Hanna, Doug Radtke, and Rose Suggett sought to delve into a skill too often glossed over or taken for granted in all our lives: building positive relationships is not an accident; each one requires understanding and effort. Because the self is the foundation of all relationships, one of the goals of this text is self-discovery and self-satisfaction, with an emphasis on heightened self-esteem, and the ability to make wise choices regarding emotional and physical health. Because through interpersonal communication human beings interact and relate to one another, it is essential to learn how to communicate in a positive way; the overriding goal of the second section of this text. Learning about oneself and developing effective communication skills will help build positive relationships. The last section of this book teaches about various interactions and all kinds of relationships. Career, love, couple relationships, marriage, and family are given special emphasis. Today the workplace demands interpersonal and communication skills. This book can assist its readers in all walks of life and can help them live positively in a world of diversity.

About this title

About the Author:

Sharon L. Hanna was a life long educator having taught in Nebraska, New Jersey, and Illinois over a period of several years, she received both faculty achievement and outstanding teacher awards during her career. Her research on the strengths of stepfamilies was published in academic journals, and she served as national president of the Stepfamily Association of America. She authored Career by Design 1st and 2nd edition published by Prentice Hall.

 

Dr. Doug Radtke has been an educator for the past 37 years.  Currently he is a high school administrator. He has taught secondary students, undergraduate students, and graduate level students.  He has published several articles in professional journals over a variety of topics and has been a speaker at several regional and national conventions.  He is co-author of Career by Design, 3rd edition.

 

Dr. Rose Suggett is chair of Social Sciences, Academic Education, at Southeast Community College.  She has received awards for teaching and research.  Her research on the impact of divorce in children has been presented nationally and internationally.  She is co-author of Career by Design, 3rd edition.

From the Back Cover:

Thoroughly grounded in recent psychological and sociological research―and celebrating diversity throughout―Person to Person goes beyond the typical self-exploration text to provide a complete array of interpersonal skills and tips for building fulfilling relationships. The book focuses on self-awareness and self-esteem as a prelude to the development of positive and effective interpersonal communication skills and healthy professional and personal relationships. It helps students learn to take responsibility for themselves, make wiser choices, improve their relationships, appreciate diversity, and live happier, more productive lives. Features such as "Reflections and Applications" provide easily accessible, hands-on, user-friendly assignments and activities.

About this edition

• Publisher: Pearson
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0132288141
• ISBN 13: 9780132288149
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 5
• Number of pages: 464