Interpersonal Communication: Everyday Encounters - Softcover

Wood, Dr Julia T

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1111346402 ISBN 13: 9781111346409

Publisher: CENGAGE Learning Custom Publishing, 2012

Synopsis

You'll find your voice and experience communication success with INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION: EVERYDAY ENCOUNTERS, 7E. Award-winning author Julia T. Wood presents a pragmatic introduction to the concepts, principles, and skills of interpersonal communication--helping you build the skills you need to become a better communicator. You'll also read about such timely issues as the ethical challenges and choices that affect interpersonal communication, emotional intelligence and forgiveness, interracial relationships, safe sex, ways to deal with abuse from intimates, race-related differences between conflict styles, and the power of language.

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About the Author

Julia Wood joined the faculty at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill when she was 24. During her 37 years on the faculty, she taught classes and conducted research on personal relationships as well as gender, communication, and culture. She was named the Lineberger Distinguished Professor of Humanities and the Caroline H. and Thomas S. Royster Distinguished Professor of Graduate Education. In addition to publishing 25 books and 100 articles and book chapters, she has presented more than 100 papers at professional conferences and campuses around the country. Her accolades include 14 awards honoring her teaching and 16 awards recognizing her scholarship. She received her B.A. from North Carolina State University, her M.A. from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and her Ph.D. from The Pennsylvania State University.

Edition details

• Publisher: CENGAGE Learning Custom Publishing
• Publication date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1111346402
• ISBN 13: 9781111346409
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 384