Key themes in interpersonal communication culture, identities and performance /

• Other Authors: Hill, Anne, 1952-
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: Maidenhead ; New York : Open University Press, 2007.
• Subjects: Interpersonal communication.; Interpersonal communication > Social aspects.; Identity (Psychology); LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES > Communication Studies.; Electronic books.
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What are the main influences on the formation of self-identity? What role do language and non-verbal communication play in the construction and display of identity? This work explores the socio-cultural surrounding in which interpersonal communication takes place, and considers the interface between...

Table of Contents:

• Front cover; Half title; Title page; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; List of figures and tables; Introduction; Chapter 1 Communication by Design: How Models Contribute to our Understanding of Interpersonal Communication; Chapter 2 Exploration of the Nature of Identity; Chapter 3 Groups, Roles and Identities; Chapter 4 Social Identities; Chapter 5 Non-verbal Communication, Culture and Consumption; Chapter 6 Cross-cultural Communication; Chapter 7 Identity, Culture and Outsiders; References; Index; Back cover;