Argumentative and Aggressive Communication

Andrew S. Rancer (PhD, Kent State University) is Professor of Communication at the University of Akron. He is co-author of four books, including Contemporary Communication Theory; Arguments, Aggression, and Conflict; and Organizational Communication: Strategies for Success. He is the recipient of the Eastern Communication Association’s Centennial Scholar Award and Kent State University’s Distinguished Alumni Award.Theodore A. Avtgis (PhD, Kent State University) is Chairperson and Professor of Communication at Ashland University. He is co-author of six books including Medical Communication: Defining the Discipline and Arguments, Aggression, and Conflict. He is an Eastern Communication Association (ECA) Centennial Scholar and Research Fellow.

• Contents The Development of Aggressive Communication – Measurement and Assessment of Aggressive Communication – Theoretical Explanations of Aggressive Communication – Relational Implications of Aggressive Communication – Aggressive Communication in the Organization – Classroom Interaction and Aggressive Communication – Cultural Influences on Aggressive Communication – Aggressive Communication in Mediated Environments – Aggressive Communication in Persuasion – Training and Educating in Aggressive Communication – Aggressive Communication and Its Relationship to Personality – Aggressive Communication: Tributaries and the Future.

«Written for undergraduates and researchers alike, this concise and impressive book contains adult, adolescent, long, and short versions of the Argumentativeness and Verbal Aggressiveness scales, and twelve well-written and thoroughly researched chapters. If studying these traits ever becomes a religion, this book will be its bible!» (Charles J. Wigley III, Canisius College)«Rancer and Avtgis provide a comprehensive examination of argumentativeness and verbal aggressiveness. The breadth of contextual explorations and the depth with which they capture the nature and application of these constructs are impressive, making this book an essential resource handbook for students and scholars alike.» (Rachel DiCioccio, University of Rhode Island)