Overview

Providing a thoughtful balance of theory and practice, Nonverbal Communication: Studies and Applications, Sixth Edition, offers students an engaging, sophisticated, and up-to-date introduction to the field. Nina-Jo Moore, Mark Hickson, III, and Don W. Stacks, use examples from everyday life and television to help students understand how nonverbal communication affects the real world.

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Author:   Moore ,  Hickson ,  Stacks
Publisher:   Oxford University Press Inc
Imprint:   Oxford University Press Inc
Edition:   6th edition
Dimensions:   Width: 50.00cm , Height: 61.30cm , Length: 50.00cm
Weight:   0.386kg
ISBN:  

9780199990252

ISBN 10:   0199990255
Pages:   544
Publication Date:   20 December 2013
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

"PREFACE: ABOUT THE AUTHORS: INTRODUCTION 1. Foundations of Nonverbal Communication Basic Definitions --Considerations for Definitions Approaches to Nonverbal Communication --Theoretical Approaches --Disciplinary Approaches --Methodological Approaches Nonverbal Functions and Subcodes --Touch and Space --Physical Appearance --Body Movements and Gestures --Vocalics --Covert Body/Temporal Communication --Nonverbal Functions Nonverbal Communication and Perception --Process Structure --Age --Culture and Race --Status --Gender --The Importance of Research in the Study of Nonverbal Communication Summary Questions for Thought SECTION ONE. STUDIES AND SUBCODES 2. Haptics (Touch) Animal Studies Tactile Development and Humans --Types and Functions of Touch --Factors Influencing Touch --Frequency of Contact Violations of Haptic Expectations --Substitutes for ""Real Touch"" Functional Approach to Touch Summary Questions for Thought 3. Proxemics (Personal Space) Proxemics Personal Space --Classification Schemes --Definitions and Need Factors Influencing Distancing Expectations --Age Differences --Sex Differences --Cultural Differences --Racial Differences --Status, Personality, and Liking --Environmental Structuring Violations of Personal Space Other Violations Functions of Personal Space Summary Questions for Thought 4. Proxemics (Territory and Environment) Territory --Animal Correlates of Territoriality --Human Correlates of Territoriality --Territorial Claims --Purposes of Territory Environment --Room Color and Aesthetic Appreciation --Room Size and Shape --Temperature and Humidity --Environmental Structuring --Architecture Functions of Territory and the Environment Summary Questions for Thought 5. Physical Appearance: Impressions of the Body Physical Attractiveness --Social Interaction --Sex Appeal The Body --Body Shape --Weight and Attitude --Body Image Stigmas Functions Summary Questions for Thought 6. Body Alterations and Coverings Body Alterations --Hair and Hairstyles --The Skin: Cosmetics and Colorings --Additions --Tattoos, Body Piercing, and Branding Clothing --Purposes of Clothing --Functions of Clothing --Clothing and Success --Accessories Functions Summary Questions for Thought 7. Kinesics: The Study of Human Body Movements Principles --Putting Principles to Work --Categories in Kinesics --Birdwhistell's Linguistic Analogy --Morris' Derivation System --Mehrabian's Functional Approach --Ekman and Friesen's Cumulative Structure Functions Summary Questions for Thought 8. A Practical Functional Approach to Kinesics Variables that Influence Kinesics --Culture --Sex/Gender --Left- and Right-Handedness --Relationship with Language --Decoding Functions --Identification and Self-Presentation --Control of the Interaction --Relationship of Interactants --Display of Cognitive Information --Display of Affective Information --Deception and Leakage Summary Questions for Thought 9. Vocalics (Paralanguage) Definitions Sound and Its Attributes Paravocal Communication Vocalic Functions --The ""Normal"" Conversation --Identification and Self-Presentation --Controlling Interaction --Regulating the Conversation --Relationship of Interactants --Display of Cognitive Information --Display of Affective Information --Deception --Other Encoding and Decoding Aspects of Vocalics Summary Questions for Thought 10. The Covert Subcodes: Biofeedback, Olfaction, and Chronemics Feedback Systems --Gustatory Systems --Biofeedback Systems --Mood and Emotion Olfaction --What Is Olfaction? --Olfactory Processes --Olfactory Identification --Olfactory Influence --Olfactory Memory Time (Chronemics) --The Structure of Time --Bruneau's Chronemic Structures --Culture and Time Summary Questions for Thought SECTION TWO. APPLICATIONS 11. Nonverbal Communication in Social Situations Meeting Others --General Characteristics --Intimate Behavior --Environment, Proxemics, Chronemics --Computer Mediated Relationship Building Cross-Sex Friendships Same-Sex Relationships --Male-Male Nonverbal Communication --Female-Female Nonverbal Communication Summary Questions for Thought 12. Nonverbal Communication in the Family The Home --Spatiotemporal Dimensions --Kinesic Factors --Vocalic Factors --Physical Appearance --Review Nonverbal Communication in the Marriage and Committed Relationships --Environmental Factors --Space --Touch --Kinesics and Vocalics --Chronemics --Physical Appearance The Expanding Family--Children and the Family Relationship --Nonverbal Communication in Children Nonverbal Communication with the Elderly --Environment and Space --Touch --Vocalics --Physical Appearance --Kinesics --Chronemics and Olfaction --Review Summary Questions for Thought 13. Nonverbal Communication at Work Nonverbal Relational Messages General Nonverbal Considerations --Spatiotemporal Dimensions --Overt Body Dimensions --Physical Appearance --Impression Management --Review The Performance Appraisal Interview Nonverbal Interaction in Particular Professions --The Teacher in the Classroom --The Attorney in Court --The Health Care Industry --The Business Person in a Leadership Position Summary Questions for Thought 14. The Future of Nonverbal Communication: A Review What We Know About Nonverbal Communication Where Is the Study of Nonverbal Communication Going? General Review APPENDIX. Methods of Nonverbal Communication Research Nonverbal Research --Review of the Literature --Theoretical Perspective --Methodology --Data Collection --Data Analysis and Application Limitations of Nonverbal Communication Research An Example of Context Summary Questions for Thought GLOSSARY: REFERENCES: AUTHOR INDEX: SUBJECT INDEX:"

Reviews

This is an excellently written and timely book on nonverbal communication. --Merry Buchanan, <em>University of Central Oklahoma</em> <em>Nonverbal Communication</em>'s tangible, practical, and useful perspective is the book's greatest strength. --Maureen Keeley, <em>Texas State University</em> This well-organized text presents nonverbal communication research, theory, and application in a logical, easy-to-understand format. --Diana Nagy, <em>University of Florida</em> <em>Nonverbal Communication</em> is a comprehensive jewel that introduces nonverbal communication to students in a way that demystifies the theoretical frameworks and research traditions that are necessary to appreciating the depth of the discipline. --Rosalind Baty, <em>Baylor University</em>

This is an excellently written and timely book on nonverbal communication. --Merry Buchanan, University of Central Oklahoma Nonverbal Communication's tangible, practical, and useful perspective is the book's greatest strength. --Maureen Keeley, Texas State University This well-organized text presents nonverbal communication research, theory, and application in a logical, easy-to-understand format. --Diana Nagy, University of Florida Nonverbal Communication is a comprehensive jewel that introduces nonverbal communication to students in a way that demystifies the theoretical frameworks and research traditions that are necessary to appreciating the depth of the discipline. --Rosalind Baty, Baylor University This is an excellently written and timely book on nonverbal communication. --Merry Buchanan, University of Central Oklahoma Nonverbal Communication's tangible, practical, and useful perspective is the book's greatest strength. --Maureen Keeley, Texas State University This well-organized text presents nonverbal communication research, theory, and application in a logical, easy-to-understand format. --Diana Nagy, University of Florida Nonverbal Communication is a comprehensive jewel that introduces nonverbal communication to students in a way that demystifies the theoretical frameworks and research traditions that are necessary to appreciating the depth of the discipline. --Rosalind Baty, Baylor University

This is an excellently written and timely book on nonverbal communication. --Merry Buchanan, University of Central Oklahoma Nonverbal Communication's tangible, practical, and useful perspective is the book's greatest strength. --Maureen Keeley, Texas State University This well-organized text presents nonverbal communication research, theory, and application in a logical, easy-to-understand format. --Diana Nagy, University of Florida Nonverbal Communication is a comprehensive jewel that introduces nonverbal communication to students in a way that demystifies the theoretical frameworks and research traditions that are necessary to appreciating the depth of the discipline. --Rosalind Baty, Baylor University

Author Information

Nina-Jo Moore is Professor of Communication at Appalachian State University. Mark Hickson, III, is Professor of Communication at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. Don W. Stacks is Professor of Strategic Communication at the University Of Miami.

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