Extensive new coverage of online communication connects with students. In the second edition, McCornack continues his practice of integrating cutting-edge scholarship with time-tested fundamentals to give students a compelling overview of the field. Every chapter includes new examples and concepts related to the technologies students are familiar with — Facebook, instant messages, e-mail.
Reflect and Relate also has exclusive coverage of the steps to competent online communication from renowned scholar Dr. Malcolm Parks.
More coverage of the dark side of interpersonal relationships, with new discussions of dating violence, abuse, and betrayal joining coverage of challenging emotions like grief and anger, verbal aggression, deception, jealousy, infidelity, workplace abuse, and sexual harassment.
Expanded discussions of culture and gender. Reflect & Relate treats individual and cultural influences as an integral part of the story by tackling myths and realities of how race, gender, ethnicity, and sexuality affect communication in every chapter. New examples include the differences between high- and low-context cultures and how gender (in)equality around the world influences power. Additionally,
Focus on Culture boxes challenge students to reflect on their own cultural influences.
Grabs students’ attention from the start. A thoroughly revised chapter 1 dives into the heart of what interpersonal communication is, its importance in students’ lives and in their relationships, and the potential benefits from studying and practicing competent interpersonal communication.
The most expansive video collection. VideoCentral: Interpersonal Communication brings interpersonal communication to life with more than 80 clips that exemplify key terms and concepts from
Reflect & Relate in a fun, lively, and sometimes even humorous manner.