Reflections on Interpersonal Communication Research by Steven R Wilson

Reflections on Interpersonal Communication Research by Steven R Wilson

In Reflections on Interpersonal Communication Research, interpersonal scholars share the stories of their research programs, providing readers with a captivating exploration of the latest developments in the field. Through this unique lens, readers learn how scholars are addressing real-world issues, as well as the complex role interpersonal communication plays in our world today.

This innovative collection brings together cutting-edge research from a variety of scholars in the discipline, illustrating the expansive reach and infinite applications of this exciting field of study. Readers discover groundbreaking applications of interpersonal communication theories and concepts to family, health, intercultural, organizational, political, and mediated communication. Specific studies explore the effects of language brokering with immigrant children, the impact of verbal and nonverbal behavior on family identity, how cultural ideologies can shape reactions to long-distance relationships, how interpersonal theories are helping prepare Doctor of Pharmacy students for the communication work of patient care, and much more.

Reflections on Interpersonal Communication Research is an intriguing and highly practical examination of the theory and research being developed in the discipline today. The book is ideal for graduate and upper-level undergraduate courses in interpersonal communication, relational communication, communication theory, and for scholars in the field.

Chapters and contributors include:

Part I: Overview

Foreword - Michael E. Roloff
Preface - Steven R. Wilson and Sandi W. Smith

Part II: Stress, Coping, and Resilience

Chapter 1: Stress, Communication, and Thriving: The Role of Interpersonal Communication - Tamara D. Afifi, Nicole N. Zamanzadeh, and Kathryn E. Harrison
Chapter 2: The Stress, Resilience, and Thriving of Immigrant and Non-Immigrant Latina/o Youth in the United States - Jennifer A. Kam
Chapter 3: Communication Theory of Resilience in Everyday Talk, Interactions, and Network Structures - Patrice M. Buzzanell


Part III: Nonverbal Communication, Interaction, and Adaptation

Chapter 4: Intergroup Processes and Communication in Personal Relationships - Jordan Soliz
Chapter 5: As Good as It Gets: Theorizing Exceptional Experiences of Interpersonal Connection, Mutuality, Understanding, Insight, and Fun - John O. Greene
Chapter 6: Congruence of Verbal and Nonverbal Behavior During Parent-Child Interactions - Tsfira Grebelsky-Lichtman
Chapter 7: New Tools--New Insights: Using Emergent Technologies in Nonverbal Communication Research - Gary Bente
Chapter 8: Political Communication Online: Intersections Between Interpersonal Communication and Technology - Myiah J. Hutchens

Part IV: Social Support, Influence, Identities, and Health

Chapter 9: Normative Rhetorical Theory - Daena J. Goldsmith
Chapter 10: The Communication Work of Conversations About Health and Illness - Erin E. Donovan
Chapter 11: How Interpersonal Communication Improves the Lives of Women on Probation and Parole - Sandi W. Smith, Merry Morash, Amanda J. Holmstrom, Brandon M. Walling, and Elizabeth A. Adams
Chapter 12: Reflections on Interpersonal Communication Research and Military Families - Steven R. Wilson and Leanne K. Knobloch
Chapter 13: Interpersonal Media Effects and Adolescents'' Body Image - Ann Rousseau and Steven Eggermont

Part V: Relationship Processes and Transitions

Chapter 14: Reflections on the Development of Relational Turbulence Theory - Denise Haunani Solomon, Jennifer A. Theiss, Leanne K. Knobloch, and Rachel M. McLaren
Chapter 15: Distance, Dialectics, and Discourses in Personal Relationships - Erin Sahlstein Parcell
Chapter 16: Interpersonal Communication and Relational Maintenance - Marianne Dainton
Chapter 17: Interpersonal Versus Personal Uncertainty and Communication in Traditional and Mediated Encounters: A Theoretical Reformulation - Joseph B. Walther

Wilson, Steven: - Steven R. Wilson (Ph.D., Purdue University) is Professor in the Department of Communication at Purdue University. He also has been a faculty member at Michigan State, Northern Illinois, and Northwestern Universities. His research and teaching focus on interpersonal communication, social influence, and aggression/conflict. He is the author of Seeking and Resisting Compliance: Why Individuals Say What They Do When Trying to Influence Others (Sage, 2002), for which he received the Gerald R. Miller book award from the National Communication Association s interpersonal communication division in 2005. He also has published more than 50 articles and chapters in communication journals such as Communication Monographs, Communication Research, and Human Communication Research, interdisciplinary journals such as Child Abuse & Neglect, Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, and Journal of Language and Social Psychology, and edited volumes such as the Handbook of Communication and Social Interaction Skills and the Handbook of Communication Science (2^nd ed.). His recent research explores patterns of parent-child interaction in families at risk for child maltreatment as well as patterns associated with children s school readiness (funded by the Lilly Endowment). He is active in both the National Communication Association and the International Communication Association, and has served as chair of the interpersonal communication division for both associations. From 2001-2003, he served as one of five associate editors of the interdisciplinary journal Personal Relationships. In 2008, he was honored with the Bernard Brommel Award for Outstanding Scholarship or Distinguished Service in Family Communication from NCA.

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ISBN 13	9781516574377
ISBN 10	1516574370
Title	Reflections on Interpersonal Communication Research
Author	Steven R Wilson
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Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Cognella Academic Publishing
Year published	2019-01-11
Number of pages	430
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