Interplay

Ronald B. Adler is Professor Emeritus of Communication at Santa Barbara City College. He is coauthor of Understanding Human Communication, Eleventh Edition (OUP, 2012), Looking Out, Looking In (2011), and Communicating at Work: Principles and Practices for Business and the Professions (2010). In addition to his academic pursuits, Ron works with businesses and nonprofit agencies to improve communication among coworkers,with clients, and with the public. Lawrence B. Rosenfeld is Professor of Communication Studies and Co- Chair of the Social- Behavioral Institutional Review Board, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He is the author of articles that appear in journals in communication, education, social work, sport psychology, and psychology. His most recent book is When Their World Falls Apart: Helping Families and Children Manage the Effects of Disasters (2010). In 2000, Lawrence received the Donald H. Eckroyd Award for Outstanding Teaching in Higher Education from the National Communication Association, and in 2006 he received the Gerald M. Phillips Award for Applied Communication Research from the same organization. Russell F. Proctor II is Professor of Communication Studies at Northern Kentucky University. He primarily teaches courses in interpersonal communication and interviewing, and he won NKU's Outstanding Professor Award in 1997. In addition to his work on Interplay, he is also coauthor of Looking Out, Looking In (2011). Russ has written and presented extensively on the use of feature films as instructional tools in communication courses (including Now Playing for OUP).

PrefacePART ONE: FOUNDATIONS OF INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION 1. INTERPERSONAL PROCESS2. CULTURE AND INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION3. INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION AND THE SELF4. PERCEIVING OTHERSPART TWO: CREATING AND RESPONDING TO MESSAGES5. LANGUAGE6. NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION7. LISTENING: RECEIVING AND RESPONDING8. EMOTIONSPART THREE: DIMENSIONS OF INTERPERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS9. DYNAMICS OF INTERPERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS10. COMMUNICATION IN CLOSE RELATIONSHIPS: FRIENDS, FAMILY, AND ROMANTIC11. MANAGING CONFLICT12. COMMUNICATION CLIMATEGlossary References Credits Author Index Subject Index