Synopsis
Since the first edition in 1973, Bridges Not Walls has examined the power and promise of interpersonal communication in intimate relationships, families, communities, and cultures. The text presents a broad range of scholarly and popular articles drawn from several disciplines, including communication, psychology, and philosophy, all chosen for their understandability and practical applicability. Within these readings are thought-provoking discussions of interpersonal contact, identity-management, verbal and nonverbal cues, perception, listening, assertiveness and self-disclosure, family communication, intimacy and social support, defensiveness and hurtful communication, conflict management, culture, and dialogue. Together, the readings emphasize the social and relational elements of human communication, the overlapping influence of verbal and nonverbal cues, the prominence of culture, and the close connection between quality of communication and quality of life.
From the Publisher
The text is composed of 57 readings 27 of which are new to this edition.
Thich Nhat Hanh, "Interbeing" - Neil Postman, "The Communication Panacea" -
John Stewart & Carole Logan, "Constructing Selves" - Daniel Goleman, "The Rudiments of Social Intelligence" - Gerald Corey and Marianne Schneider-Corey, "Meaning and Values" -
Harold Barrett, "Maintaining the Self in Communicating" - Navita Cummings James, "When Miss America Was Always White" - Virginia Richmond and James C. McCroskey, "Communication and Nonverbal Behavior" - Daniel J. Canary, Michael J. Cody, & Valerie L. Manusov, "Functions of Nonverbal Behavior" - Carol A. Roach and Nancy J. Wyatt, "Misconceptions about Listening" -
David Johnson, "Being Open With and To Other People" - Robert Alberti and Michael Emmons, "What It Means to Be Assertive" -Virginia Richmond and James McCroskey, "Immediacy" - Lawrence B. Rosenfeld and Jack B. Richman, "What to Tell"-
Kathleen M. Galvin and Bernard J. Brommel, "Intimacy and Closeness Within Families"-
Thich Nath Hanh, "Eating Mindfully" -
Mitch Albom, "The Fifth Tuesday: We Talk About Family" - Julia T. Wood, "Gendered Standpoints on Personal Relationships" - John Gottman, "Making Marriage Work" - Steve Duck, "Handling the Break-up of Relationships" - Flavio F. Marsiglia and Michael L. Hecht, "The Story of Sara: Raising a Jewish Child Around the Christmas Tree" - Marsha Houston, "When Black Women Talk with White Women: Why Dialogues Are Difficult" - Deborah Tannen, "The Roots of Debate and the Hope of Dialogue" - William Issacs, "A Conversation with a Center, not Sides" - John Stewart and Karen Zediker, "Dialogue's Basic Tension" - Bruce Hyde and Jeffrey L. Bineham, "Can Dialogue Be Taught?" - Parker J. Palmer, "Leading From Within" -
COMPING GUIDELINES: Sample to both the introductory and upper level interpersonal courses. For professors who want reading with their course.
A new chapter, Chapter 12: Promoting Dialogue, discusses topics such as, "Can Dialogue be Taught?" and "The Roots of Debate and the Hope of Dialogue".
A new chapter, Chapter 15 "A Spiritual Approach", contains Parker J. Palmer's "Leading from Within."
Bridges Not Walls is divided into 5 sections: I. Entering the Interpersonal Arena, II. Making Meaning Together, III. Changing Relationships, IV. Bridges not Walls, and V. Approaches to Interpersonal Communication.
Readings in the text come from a range of disciplines, including organizational development, education, clinical and social psychology, and philosophy.
"About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.
