George Mason University's Interpersonal Communication: Everyday Encounters

by Julia T. Wood

Helping you find your voice, INTERPERSONAL EVERYDAY ENCOUNTERS, 8e helps you build the skills you need to become a more effective communicator. Award-winning author Julia T. Wood incorporates the latest communication research as she presents a pragmatic introduction to the concepts, principles, and skills of interpersonal communication. Reflecting her expertise in gender and social diversity, the book offers unparalleled emphasis on diversity. It also provides comprehensive coverage of the influence of social media and thorough discussions of the ethical challenges and choices that affect interpersonal communication. In addition, it covers such timely issues as emotional intelligence and forgiveness, interracial relationships, safe sex, ways to deal with abuse from intimates, race-related differences between conflict styles, and the power of language.

Genres: Textbooks, Communication, Nonfiction, Psychology, School, Read For School, Sociology

Paperback

First published October 1, 1995

About the author

Julia T. Wood is a Professor of Communication Studies at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Dr. Wood's teaching and research focus on gender, communication, and culture; personal relationships; and feminist theories.

Reviews

[Wendi · Rating 4 out of 5]

I read this book for a class. I found the material enriching for my communication. It emphasizes communication with people as individuals. It is important to do so.

[Miriam · Rating 3 out of 5]

I read the full book for my communications class. The way the textbook was written was very clear cut and engaging, an unusual trait for a textbook. However--and this is a big HOWEVER--I found the book to be riddled with typos and grammatical errors. It's hard to take a textbook seriously when the editing is so poor.

[Arleta]

another text book, it is cool to see how I communicate. Some of the things I do I had no clue that I did until I read this book.

[Teri · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good textbook on Interpersonal Communication. Well researched and forward thinking.

[Charlotte · Rating 4 out of 5]

Considering that it's a textbook for a class, it was interesting.

[Maribeth · Rating 3 out of 5]

Needed for a class, well written and easy to understand.

[Doug Mart Fischer · Rating 5 out of 5]

I don't think I have ever enjoyed a "textbook" as much as this one. While its layout is comparable to one, It doesn't read like a textbook; it is more of a fun, intriguing, and supremely helpful non-fiction book.

[Mandy · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a textbook for my Interpersonal Communication class. Since my major is Communication, I obviously loved what the text had to offer. I really enjoy learning about people, and learning about their relationships and communication patterns was fascinating.

[Cassie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved this book! Learned so much from this class.