Nonverbal Communication : Studies and Applications
ISBN: 9780195378573 | 0195378571
Edition: 5thFormat: Paperback
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Pub. Date: 12/22/2009
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Providing a thoughtful balance of theory and practice, Nonverbal Communication: Studies and Applications, Fifth 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. The authors discuss many interesting topics that are not usually covered in nonverbal communication texts--including body alterations, biofeedback, and olfactics--... MORE
| Preface | |
| About the Authors | |
| Introduction | |
| Foundations Of Nonverbal Communication | |
| Basic Definitions | |
| Considerations for Definitions | |
| Approaches to Nonverbal Communication | |
| Theoretical Approaches | |
| Disciplinary Approaches | |
| Methodological Approaches | |
| Nonverbal Functions and Subcodes | ... MORE|
| 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 | |
| Methods Of Nonverbal Communication Research | |
| Nonverbal Research | |
| Review of Literature | |
| Theoretical Perspective | |
| Methodology | |
| Data Collection | |
| Data Analysis and Application | |
| Limitations of Nonverbal Communication Research | |
| An Example of Context | |
| Studies And Subcodes | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| Physical Appearance: Impressions Of The Body | |
| Physical Attractiveness | |
| Social Interaction | |
| Sex Appeal | |
| The Body | |
| Body Shape | |
| Weight and Attitude | |
| Body Image | |
| Stigma | |
| Functions | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| Vocalics (Paralanguage) | |
| Definitions | |
| Sound and Its Attributes | |
| Paravocal Communication | |
| Vocalic Functions | |
| The 'Normal' Conversation | |
| Identification and Self-Preservation | |
| Controlling Interaction | |
| Regulating the Conversation | |
| Relationship of Interactants | |
| Display of Cognitive Information | |
| Display of Affective Information | |
| Deception | |
| Other Encoding and Decoding Aspects of Vocalics | |
| 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 | |
| Applications | |
| Nonverbal Communication In Social Situations | |
| Meeting Others | |
| General Characteristics | |
| Intimate Behavior | |
| Environment, Proxemics, Chronemics | |
| Cross-Sex Friendships | |
| Same-Sex Relationships | |
| Male-Male Nonverbal Communication | |
| Female-Female Nonverbal Communication | |
| 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 | |
| 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 Business Person in a Leadership Position | |
| The Future Of Nonverbal Communication | |
| What We Know About Nonverbal Communication | |
| Where is the Study of Nonverbal Communication Going? | |
| General Review | |
| References | |
| Glossary | |
| Author Index | |
| Subject Index | |
| Table of Contents provided by Publisher. All Rights Reserved. |
Nina-Jo Moore is Professor of Communication at Appalachian State University.
Don W. Stacks is Professor and Director of the University of Miami School of Communication Program in Advertising and Public Relations.
Mark Hickson, III, is Professor and Graduate Director of the Department of Communication Studies at the University of Alabama at Birmingham.
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