Understanding Human Communication - Brossura

Adler, Ronald B.; Rodman, George; Du Pre, Athena

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ISBN 10: 0199334323 ISBN 13: 9780199334322

Casa editrice: Oxford Univ Pr, 2013

Riassunto

For over three decades, this has been the bestselling text for the Human Communication course.Understanding Human Communication is written with one goal in mind: to provide students with the insights and skills to succeed in our changing world. Fully updated and expanded to include more information on culture and communication, gender and communication, and the effects of technology and social media on communication, this twelfth edition also features two new types of boxes, "Understanding Diversity" and "@Work," as well as new annotated sample speeches.

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L'autore

Ronald B. Adler is Professor of Communication, Emeritus, at Santa Barbara City College. He is coauthor ofInterplay: The Process of Interpersonal Communication, Twelfth Edition (OUP, 2013),Looking Out, Looking In (2014), and Communicating at Work: Principles and Practices for Business and theProfessions (2013).

George Rodman is Professor in the Department of Television and Radio at Brooklyn College, City University of New York, where he founded the graduate media studies program. He is the author ofMass Media in a Changing World, Fourth Edition (2012), Making Sense of Media (2001), and several books on public speaking.

Athena du Pré is Professor of Communication at the University of West Florida. She is the author ofCommunicating About Health: Current Issues and Perspectives, Fourth Edition (OUP, 2014), as well as other books, journal articles, and chapters on communicating effectively in modern organizations.

Product Description

Updated and expanded coverage of: --Culture and communication, in a full chapter (Chapter 3) and new "Understanding Diversity" boxes --Gender and communication, including gender roles and sexual orientation (Chapter 4) --The effects of technology and social media on communication, throughout the text and in new "Understanding Communication Technology" boxes --Communication strategies for career success in an expanded career appendix and new "@Work" boxes --Tips on effective speaking, with new annotated sample speeches (Chapters 11 through 14) New design and features: --Chapter-opening profiles highlighting real-world communication challenges --Self-assessments for evaluating and improving communication skills --Checklists in the public speaking chapters, summarizing tips at a glance --"On Your Feet" prompts for public speaking practice --Contemporary examples and videos, including a YouTube channel of clips from films, TV shows, ads, and Internet videos that bring communication concepts to life A revised and updated support package: --The Dashboard platform delivers high-quality resources for instructors and students in an intuitive, web-based learning environment and is compatible with mobile devices --YouTube channel brings communication concepts to life through TV and film clips --Instructor's Manual and Test Bank on CD or in print --PowerPointc-based and Prezi slides include quizzes, video links, discussion prompts, class activities, and more --Companion Website at www.oup.com/us/adler offers free resources for instructors and students --Now Playing: Learning Communication Through Film --Student Success Manual --Bonus chapters available on Mass Communication and on Communication and Service Learning --Cartridges for course management systems are available as an alternative to Dashboard

Dettagli dell?edizione

• Editore: Oxford Univ Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 2013
• ISBN 10: 0199334323
• ISBN 13: 9780199334322
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Lingua: Inglese
• Numero di pagine: 429