Handbook of Communication and Social Interaction Skills

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Contents

Foreword ix

John M. Wiemann

Preface xiii

John O. Greene

Brant R. Burleson

Part I General Theortical and Methodological Issues

1 Explicating Communicative Competence As

a Theoretical Term 03 Steven R. Wilson Christina M. Sabee

2 Models of Adult Communication Skill Acquisition: Practice and the Course of Performance Improvement 51 John O. Greene

3 Methods of Interpersonal Skill Assessment 93 Brian H. Spitzberg

4 Methods of Social Skills Training and Development 135 Chris Segrin Michelle Givertz

Part II Fundamental Interaction Skills

5 Nonverbal Communication Skills 179 Judee K. Burgoon Aaron E. Bacue

6 Applying the Skills Concept to Discourse and Conversation: The Remediation of Performance Defects in Talk-in-Interaction 221 Robert E. Sanders

7 Message Production Skill in Social Interaction 257 Charles R. Berger

8 Message Reception Skills in Social Communication 291Robert S. Wyer, Jr. RashmiRashmi Adaval

9 Impression Management: Goals, Strategies, and Skills 357 Sandra Metts Erica Grohskop

Part III Function-Focused Communication Skills

10 Informing and Explaining Skills: Theory and Research on Informative Communication 403 Katherine E. Rowan

11 Arguing Skill 439 Dale Hample

12 Persuasion As a Social Skill 479 James Price Dillard Linda J. Marshall

13 Managing Interpersonal Conflict: A Model of Events Related to Strategic Choices 515 Daniel J. Canary

14 Emotional Support Skills 551 Brant R. Burleson

15 How to "Do Things" With Narrative: A Communication Perspective on Narrative Skill 595 Jenny Mandelbaum

Part IV Skills in Close Personal Relationships

16 Friendship Interaction Skills Across the Life-Span 637 Wendy Samter

17 Accomplishing Romantic Relationships 685 Kathryn Dindia Lindsay Timmerman

18 Communication Skills in Couples: A Review and Discussion of Emerging Perspectives 723 Adrian B. Kelly Frank D. Fincham Steven R. H. Beach

19 Parenting Skills and Social--Communicative Competence in Childhood 753 Craig H. Hart Lloyd D. Newell Susanne Frost Olsen

Part V Skills in Public and Professional Contexts

20 Negotiation Skills 801 Michael E. Roloff Linda L. Putnam Lefki Anastasiou

21 Communication Skills for Group Decision Making 835 Dennis S. Gouran

22 Skillfully Instructing Learners: How Communicators Effectively Convey Messages 871 John A. Daly Anita L. Vangelisti

23 Interpersonal Communication Skills in Health Care Contexts 909 Richard L. Street, Jr.

24 New Directions in Intercultural Communication Competence: the Process Model 935 Christopher Hajek Howard Giles

Author Index 959

Subject Index