Richmond, Virginia P.

Nonverbal communication in interpersonal relations / Virginia P. Richmond, James C. McCroskey. - 4th edition - Boston [Mass.] : Allyn and Bacon, c2000. - xii, 356 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Contents;

1. Communication and Nonverbal Behavior
Myths about nonverbal communication
Nonverbal versus verbal message
Intentionality and Nonverbal communication etc

2. Physical Appearance
Attractiveness
Personal Body Concept
Nonverbal Messages of body Shape and Size
Appearance and Dress etc

3. Culture and movement
A theoretical look at Gestures and movement
Posture
Movement and Communicator style
General Communicator Style etc.

4. Facial Behavior
Importance of Facial Expressions
Perspectives on Acquisition and Development
Facial Management and Expression of Emotion

5. Eye Behavior
Properties and Functions of Eye Behavior
Types of Eye Behavior
Eye Behavior etc

6. Voice Behavior
Categories of Vocal Behavior
Vocal Behavior and Turn interaction management
Effects of Vocal Behavior etc.

7. Space and Territoriality
Phenomenon of Territory
Personal Space
Crowding and Density
Glossary of Terminology

8. Touch and Communication
Categories of Touch
Touch Norms and Communication
Lifespan Development and Touch What does Touch Communicate etc

9. Environment and Physical Surroundings
Perceptual Characteristics of Environment
Architecture and Environment
Spatial Arrangement
Other Environmental Factors etc.

10. Time
Time Orientation
Effects of the use of Time
Glossary of the Terminology

11. Immediacy and Communication
Immediacy Defined
Nonverbal Immediacy
Outcomes of Immediacy etc

12. Female-Male Nonverbal Communication
Definition Issues: Sex and Gender
Development of Nonverbal Behavior in Females and Males
Distinctive and Similar Characteristics: The Dilemma
Linking and Courtships of the American Female and Male etc

13. supervisor-Subordinate Nonverbal Relationships
Distinctive Characteristics
Role of Nonverbal messages
Conclusion about Supervisor-Subordinate Relationships
immediacy in the workplace. etc

14. Teacher-Student Nonverbal Relationships
Teacher Roles
Role of Nonverbal Communication
Outcomes of Teacher Immediacy
Glossary of Terminology

15. Intercultural Relationships
Defining Intercultural Communication
Nonverbal Behavior
Goals to Seek
Glossary Terminology



Includes bibliographical references (p. 334-351) and index.

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Body language.
Interpersonal relations.

302.222 / RIC