Mark L. Knapp (Ph.D., Penn State University, 1966) is the Jesse H. Jones Centennial Professor Emeritus in Communication and Distinguished Teaching Professor Emeritus at the University of Texas at Austin. Three of his books are: Nonverbal Communication in Human Interaction (with J. A. Hall); Interpersonal Communication and Human Relationships (with A. L. Vangelisti); and Lying and Deception in Human Interaction. He is past president of the International Communication Association and the National Communication Association, a Fellow of the International Communication Association, and a Distinguished Scholar in the National Communication Association. He served as editor of Human Communication Research, and developed and edited the Sage Series in Interpersonal Communication. John A. Daly (Ph.D., Purdue University, 1977) is the Liddell Professor of Communication, TCB Professor of Management, and University Distinguished Teaching Professor at the University of Texas at Austin. He has served as President of the National Communication Association and on the Board of Directors of the International Communication Association and the International Customer Service Association. He is the author of more than 100 scholarly articles and book chapters, and he has served as editor of the journal Communication Education and as coeditor of the journal Written Communication. His most recent book is Advocacy: Championing Innovations and Influencing Others (Yale, 2011).

• PART I: Basic Issues and Approaches1. Background and Current Trends in the Study of Interpersonal Communication - Mark L. Knapp & John A. DalyPART II: Perspectives on Inquiry2. Quantitative Social Science Methods of Inquiry - Tim Levine3. Qualitative Methods in Interpersonal Communication - Karen Tracy & Christine Fitch4. Biological and Physiological Perspectives on Interpersonal Communication - Kory Floyd & Tammy AfifiPART III: Fundamental Units5. Personality and Interpersonal Communication - John A. Daly6. Knowledge Structures and Social Interaction - Charles R. Berger & Nicholas A. Palomares7. Language and Interpersonal Communication - Matthew S. McGlone & Howard Giles8. Nonverbal Signals - Judee K. Burgoon, Laura K. Guerrero, & Valerie ManusovPART IV: Processes and Functions9.Emotion Experience and Expression: Current Trends and Future Directions in Interpersonal Relationship Research - Sandra Metts & Sally Planalp10. Supportive Communication - E.L. MacGeorge, B. Feng, and B. R. Burleson11. Social Networks and the Life of Relationships - Malcolm R. Parks12. Interpersonal Influence - James P. Dillard & Leanne Knobloch13. Interpersonal Conflict: A Review - Michael E. Roloff & Benjamin Chiles14. Theories of Computer Mediated Communication and Interpersonal Relations - Joseph B. Walther15. Interpersonal Skills - Brian H. Spitzberg & William R. CupachPART V: Contexts16. Interpersonal Communication in the Workplace - Karen K. Myers, David R. Seibold, & Hee Sun Park17. Intercultural Perspectives on Interpersonal Communication - John Oetzel & Stella Ting-Toomey18. Interpersonal Processes in Romantic Relationships - Anita L. Vangelisti19. Interpersonal Communication and Health Care - Teresa L. Thompson, Jeffrey D. Robinson, & Dale E. Brashers20. Interpersonal Communication in Family Relationships - John P. Caughlin, Ascan F. Koener, Paul Schrodt, & Mary Anne Fitzpatrick21. Interpersonal Communication Across the Lifespan - Jon F. Nussbaum, Loretta L. Pechionni, & Kevin B. WrightAuthor IndexSubject IndexAbout the Authors

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