Human Communication in Society » (2nd Edition)

Human Communication in Society is the only book to explore the interplay between the individual and society and its impact communication. Alberts, Nakayama, and Martin wrote Human Communication in Society to bring a comprehensive, balanced view to the study of human communication. By understanding how the tensions that exist among individual forces, societal forces, cultures, and context shape communication and meaning, readers become more ethical and effective communicators.

INTRODUCTION

Chapter 1: Introduction to Human Communication

The Importance of Studying Human Communication

What Is Human Communication?

A Communication Ethic

Chapter 2: Communication Studies: History and Contemporary Approaches

The History of Communication Studies

Contemporary Approaches, Theories, and Methods

FOUNDATIONS OF HUMAN COMMUNICATION

Chapter 3: Communication and Identities

The Importance of Identity

What Is Identity?

The Individual and Identity

The Individual, Identity and Society

Ethics and Identity

Skills for Communicating about Identities

Chapter 4: Communicating, Perceiving, and Understanding

The Importance of Perception

What is Perception?

Perception and the Individual

The Individual, Perception and Society

Ethics and Perception

Improving Your Perception Skills

Chapter 5: Verbal Communication

The Importance of Verbal Communication

What Is Verbal Communication?

Influences on Verbal Communication

The Individual, Verbal Communication and Society

Ethics and Verbal Communication

Improving your Verbal Communication Skills

Chapter 6: Nonverbal Communication

The Importance of Nonverbal Communication

What Is Nonverbal Communication?

Nonverbal Communication and the Individual

The Individual, Nonverbal Communication, and Society

Ethics and Nonverbal Communication

Improving Your Nonverbal Communication Skills

HUMAN COMMUNICATION IN CONTEXT

Chapter 7: Communication across Cultures

The Importance of Intercultural Communication

What Is Intercultural Communication?

Intercultural Communication and the Individual

The Individual, Intercultural Communication and Society

Ethics and Intercultural Communication

Improving your Intercultural Communication Skills

Chapter 8: Communicating in Close Relationships

Close Relationships and the Individual

The Individual, Relationship Communication and Society

Ethics and Close Relationships

Improving Your Conflict Skills

Chapter 9: Small Group Communication

The Importance of Small Group Communication

What Is Small Group Communication?

Small Group Communication and the Individual

Effective Small Group Communication

The Individual, Small Group Communication and Society

Ethics and Small Group Communication

Improving Your Small Group Communication Skills

Chapter 10: Communicating in Organizations

The Importance of Organizational Communication

Defining Organizational Communication

Organizational Communication and the Individual

The Individual, Organizational Communication and Society

Ethics and Organizational Communication

Improving Your Organizational Communication Skills

Chapter 11: Communicating in Public: Rhetoric

The Importance of Rhetoric

What is Rhetoric? A Broader View

Rhetoric and the Individual

The Individual, Rhetoric and Society

Ethics and Rhetoric

Becoming a More Effective Receiver of Rhetoric

Chapter 12: Communication and Media

The Importance of Media

What are Media?

The Individual and Media

The Individual, Media, and Society

Ethics and Media

Becoming a More Effective Consumer of Media

Chapter 13: Computer Mediated Communication

The Importance of Computer Mediated Communication

What Is Computer Mediated Communication?

Computer Mediated Communication and the Individual

The Individual, Communication Technology and Society

Ethics and Computer-Mediated Communication

Improving Your Mediated Communication Skills

Chapter 14: Speaking in Public

Anticipating Your Presentation

Understanding the Communication Event

Understanding and Relating to Audiences

Developing your Topic

Organizing Your Presentation

Delivering Your Speech