PART ONE BASIC ISSUES AND APPROACHES Background and Current Trends in the Study of Interpersonal Communication - Mark L Knapp, Gerald R Miller and Kelly Fudge Perspectives on Inquiry II - Arthur P Bochner Theories and Stories Methodology in Interpersonal Communication Research - Marshall Scott Poole and Robert D McPhee PART TWO: FUNDAMENTAL UNITS Communicator Characteristics and Behavior - Howard Giles and Richard L Street Situations and Goals as Fundamental Constructs in Interpersonal Communication Research - Lynn Carol Miller, Michael J Cody and Margaret L McLaughlin Language and Interpersonal Communication - Scott Jacobs Nonverbal Signals - Judee K Burgoon Culture, Meaning, and Interpersonal Communication - Jurgen Streeck PART THREE: PROCESSES AND FUNCTIONS Temporal Qualities of Relationships - Carol M Werner and Leslie A Baxter Organismic, Transactional and Dialectical Views The Management of Conversational Interaction in Adults and Infants - Joseph N Cappella Supportive Communication - Terrance L Albrecht, Brant R Burleson and Daena Goldsmith Power, Dominance, and Social Interaction - Charles R Berger Emotion in Interpersonal Communication - Sandra Metts and John W Bowers Communication and Interpersonal Influence - David R Seibold, James G Cantrill and Renee A Meyers Communicative Competence and Interpersonal Control - Malcolm R Parks PART FOUR: CONTEXTS Task/Work Relationships - Fredric M Jablin and Kathleen J Krone A Life-Span Perspective Social and Personal Relationships - Steve Duck and Garth Pittman Interpersonal Communication and Health Care - Teresa L Thompson All In The Family - Mary Anne Fitzpatrick and Diane M Badzinski Interpersonal Communication in Kin Relationships
