Interpersonal Communication (Custom Edition For The College of Southern Nevada)

This book is based on the premise that at the heart of quality interpersonal relationship is a focus on others. A focus on others rather than yourself remains the hallmark of most faith movements in the world. Yet this book is not about religion. It's about how you relate to others in interpersonal situations. To be other oriented, you need not abandon your own thoughts, feelings and behavior; an other oriented person is self-aware as well as aware of others. Becoming other oriented is instead the mindful process of considering the thoughts, needs, feelings and values of others, rather than focusing exclusive on oneself. The importance of being other-oriented was the foundation of the first four editions of interpersonal Communication: Relating to Others, and it continues as the central theme of the fifth edition.