The revised Fourth Edition of The SAGE Handbook of Interpersonal Communication delivers a clear, comprehensive, and exciting overview of the field of interpersonal communication. It offers graduate students and faculty an important, state-of-the-art reference work in which well-known experts summarize theory and current research. The editors also explore key issues in the field, including personal relationships, computer-mediated communication, language, personality, skills, nonverbal communication, and communication across a person's life span. This updated handbook covers a wide range of established and emerging topics, including:
- Biological and Physiological Processes
- Qualitative and Quantitative Methods for Studying Interpersonal Communication
- Interpersonal Communication in Work, Family, Intercultural, and Health Contexts
- Supportive and Divisive Transactions
- Social Networks
Editors Mark L. Knapp and John A. Daly have significantly contributed to the field of interpersonal communication with this important reference work?a must-have for students and scholars.