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Author:   Howard Giles ,  Thomas Socha ,  Margaret J. Pitts
Publisher:   Peter Lang Publishing Inc
Imprint:   Peter Lang Publishing Inc
Edition:   New edition
Volume:   14
Weight:   0.660kg
ISBN:  

9781433112515

ISBN 10:   1433112515
Pages:   355
Publication Date:   20 January 2012
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

Contents: Steve Duck: Foreword. So Let It Be with Caesar…? – Thomas J. Socha/Margaret J. Pitts: Toward a Conceptual Foundation for Positive Interpersonal Communication – Leslie A. Baxter/Kristen M. Norwood/Sarah Nebel: Aesthetic Relating – Young Yun Kim: Being in Concert: An Explication of Synchrony in Positive Intercultural Communication – Julien C. Mirivel: Communication Excellence: Embodying Virtues in Interpersonal Communication – Nathan Miczo: Reflective Conversation as a Foundation for Communication Virtue – Jon F. Nussbaum/Michelle Miller-Day/Carla L. Fisher: «Holding Each Other All Night Long»: Communicating Intimacy in Older Adulthood – Graham D. Bodie: Listening as Positive Communication – Kory Floyd/Douglas M. Deiss: Better Health, Better Lives: The Bright Side of Affection – Krystyna S. Aune/Norman C. H. Wong: Fun with Friends, Pranks with Partners: How we Play in Our Closest Relationships – John C. Meyer: Humor as Personal Relationship Enhancer: Positivity for the Long Term – Peter M. Kellett: The Bright Side of Conflict: Dialogic Communication, Telesmatic Moments, and Deep Narrative Learning – Douglas L. Kelley: Forgiveness as Restoration: The Search for Well-Being, Reconciliation, and Relational Justice – Erina MacGeorge/Bo Feng/Kristi Wilkum/Eileen Doherty: Supportive Communication: A Positive Response to Negative Life Events – Jennifer Dane McCullough/Brant R. Burleson: Celebratory Support: Messages that Enhance the Effects of Positive Experience – Gary L. Kreps: Engaging Health Communication – E. James Baesler/Valerian J. Derlega/James Lolley: Positive Religious/Spiritual Coping Among African American Men Living with HIV in Jails and/or Prisons – Steven R. Wilson/Patricia E. Gettings: Nurturing Children as Assets: A Positive Approach to Preventing Child Maltreatment and Promoting Healthy Youth Development – Lawrence R. Frey/Angie B. White: Promoting Personal, Interpersonal, and Group Growth through Positive Experiential Encounter Communication Pedagogy – Brian Spitzberg/William Cupach: Epilogue. The Power of the Dark Side – Thomas J. Socha/Margaret Jane Pitts: Coda. Positive Interpersonal Communication as Child’s Play.

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Thomas J. Socha, PhD, is University Professor, Professor of Communication, and Graduate Program Director at Old Dominion University, Norfolk, Virginia. Margaret J. Pitts, PhD, is Assistant Professor of Communication at the University of Arizona, Tucson.

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