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Galvin (Northwestern U.) and Cooper (U. of South Carolina, Beaufort) present a collection of 45 articles by 56 communication scholars, theorists, and popular writers in a textbook on interpersonal communication. The fourth edition features ten new articles, including five original works created specifically for the text, addressing anti-comforting messages, friendship in urban tribes, discourse-dependent families, Internet-based interpersonal relationships, communication norms in an online support group, how student use of technology challenges current communication theories, and the "dark side"--dysfunctional, exploitative, or shadowed aspects--of human communication, such as lying and irresolvable conflicts. Annotation ©2006 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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Making Connections: Readings in Relational Communication, Fifth Edition, is a unique collection of readings that provides a balanced, timely, and challenging set of perspectives on relational communication. Edited by Kathleen M. Galvin, the volume includes diverse selections from the recent work of top communication scholars and teachers, offering a balance between humanistic and social-science perspectives. Each reading exposes students to the latest developments in the ever-changing field of interpersonal communication.FEATURES* Employs the "lenses" of gender, family, and culture to view and make sense of relational communication* Offers a well-rounded discussion of the links between communication competencies and relationships* Features a developmental approach to relationships that addresses initiating, sustaining, and ending them* Reflects direct applications of relational issues within contexts of family, friendships, and technology* Explores issues relating to computer-mediated communication and new technologies in everyday life* Provides detailed introductions to each section and articles that describe relevant theories or research* Presents discussion questions at the end of each reading, helping students integrate and apply key pointsNEW TO THE FIFTH EDITION* Includes ten new articles and nine updated articles* Updates the technology section with all new essays about presenting the self online, the impact of the Internet on social tolerance, and living a wired life* Updates the Instructor's Companion Website (www.oup.com/us/galvin), which contains an Instructor's Manual and Test Bank written by Courtney Waite Miller at Elmhurst College
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