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New Directions in Interpersonal Communication Research
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New Directions in Interpersonal Communication Research

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February 2009 | 360 pages | SAGE Publications, Inc
Following in the same tradition as two other edited collections that revolutionized interpersonal communication research (G.R. Miller's Explorations in Interpersonal Communication and M.E. Roloff & G.R. Miller's Interpersonal Processes) New Directions in Interpersonal Communication presents the latest research being done today and reflects the changes that have occurred in interpersonal communication research during the past 18 years.

A combination of established and newer scholars, as well as 'boundary spanners' (those who are applying interpersonal theories and concepts to areas such as family, health, intercultural, organizational, and mediated communication) illustrate the wealth and breadth of this area of study and research.

Michael E. Roloff
Foreword: Commentary on New Directions in Interpersonal Communication
Sandi W. Smith and Steven R. Wilson
1. Evolving Trends in Interpersonal Communication Research
 
PART I. METATHEORETICAL APPROACHES TO INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION RESEARCH
Ascan F. Koerner and Kory Floyd
2. Evolutionary Perspectives on Interpersonal Relationships
Leslie A. Baxter and Dawn O. Braithwaite
3. Relational Dialectics Theory, Applied
 
PART II. BASIC INTERPERSONAL PROCESSES
Leanne K. Knobloch
4. Relational Uncertainty and Interpersonal Communication
Walid A. Afifi
5. Uncertainty and Information Management in Interpersonal Contexts
Denise Haunani Solomon, Kirsten M. Weber, and Keli Ryan Steuber
6. Turbulence in Relational Transitions
Karen K. Myers
7. Workplace Relationships and Membership Negotiation
 
PART III. THE LIGHT AND DARK SIDES OF INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION
Brant R. Burleson
8. Explaining Recipient Responses to Supportive Messages: Development and Tests of a Dual-Process Theory
John P. Caughlin and Allison M. Scott
9. Toward a Communication Theory of the Demand/Withdraw Pattern of Interaction in Interpersonal Relationships
Judee K. Burgoon and Timothy R. Levine
10. Advances in Deception Detection
Anita L. Vangelisti and Alexa D. Hampel
11. Hurtful Communication: Current Research and Future Directions
 
PART IV. RELATIONSHIPS, MEDIA, AND CULTURE
Kristine L. Fitch
12. Culture and Interpersonal Relationships
Joseph B. Walther and Artemio Ramirez, Jr.
13. New Technologies and New Directions in Online Relating
Stacy L. Smith and Amy Granados
14. Interpersonal Relationships on Television: A Look at Three Key Attributes

Much of the success of New Directions stems from the editors’ selection of strong contributors. These are definitely the people to be reading. Perhaps more important, the editors asked contributors to tell the story of their research by addressing basic questions on the origins of their work, the methods they used, their most important findings and challenges, and the directions they and other might take the work in the future. The result is a book that is at once more engaging than recent encyclopedias and handbooks and more substantive than recent textbooks surveying theories of interpersonal communication. In my view New Directions offers the best graduate/professional level introduction to the field of interpersonal communication currently available. It is compact, accessible, and authoritative.

Journal of Communication

"Books, particularly edited volumes, rarely succeed in expressing either a sense of history or a clear vision of the discipline’s leading edge. New Directions in Interpersonal Communication Research, succeeds at both."

Malcolm Parks
University of Washington

Good supplemental text for upper-division interpersonal course.

Dr Erina MacGeorge
Communication Arts Sci Dept, Pennsylvania State University
August 22, 2014

I found the book very useful to recommend to my students because it gives an overview and analysis of the past and current research in interpersonal communication. Students who are taking Interpersonal Communication courses may not be aware of the rich background in research as well of the on-going interdisciplinary studies in this field. The chapters discuss relevant topics to undergraduate students, such as relational, media and cultural aspects in interpersonal communication. The authors also suggest ideas for further research and apply theory to more specific interpersonal situations. This book is an in-depth, yet at the same very practical and applicable text to be used in the classroom.

Mrs Jurgita Babarskiene
Social Sciences, LCC International University
January 14, 2012

Sections of this book will be very useful for my students in the module Communication and Social Interaction. Will highly likely remain as recommended reading for the revalidated module from 2012 onwards

Dr Paul Hutchings
Centre for Psychology and Counselling, Swansea Metropolitan University
June 20, 2011

A useful source of information on aspects of interpersonal communication that my students would benefit from considering

Mr Darren Prince
Nursing , Glamorgan University
May 13, 2010

Although I found one or two chapters to be interesting, the book was too specific for a general course of social psychology.

Mrs Karla Felix
Psychology Dept, Brooklyn College
March 1, 2010

Research reviewed was most current and is thoughtfully synthesized. Text is accessible to upper-level undergrads as well as grad students.

Dr Jayson Dibble
Speech Dept, University of Hawaii - Manoa
February 8, 2010

Sandi W. Smith

Sandi W. Smith (Ph.D., University of Southern California) is Professor in the Department of Communication at Michigan State University, where she teaches courses in persuasion, communication theory, and interpersonal communication, and Director of the Health and Risk Communication Center. Her research interests parallel these course topics, and her research has been funded by foundations and government agencies such as the Kaiser Family Foundation, the Fetzer Institute, the U. S. Department of Education, and the National Cancer Institute. In specific, she has focused her research on the impact of memorable messages received from important... More About Author

Steven R. Wilson

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... More About Author

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