Interpersonal Communication

Preface to Handbooks of Communication Science series
Contents
Part I: Interpersonal communication: An introduction
	1. Interpersonal communication: Historical foundations and emerging directions
Part II: Fundamental processes
	2. Language and interpersonal communication: Their intergroup dynamics
	3. Interpersonal functions of nonverbal communication
	4. The goal construct in interpersonal communication
Part III: Methodological approaches
	5. Measuring social interaction
	6. Analyzing social interaction data
Part IV: Functions of interpersonal communication
	7 Interpersonal influence
	8. Conflict in close relationships
	9. Negotiation and communication: Explication and research questions
	10. Interpersonal adaptation
	11. Imagined interactions
	12. Emotion in interpersonal communication
	13. Uncertainty management
	14. Detecting lies and deceit: Pitfalls and opportunities in nonverbal and verbal lie detection
	15. Relationship development
	16. Supportive communication
	17. Relationships among relationships: Interpersonal communication and social networks
Part V: Interpersonal communication contexts
	18. Family communication
	19. Marital communication
	20. Interpersonal communication in formal organizations
	21. Social interaction processes in healthcare contexts
	22. Interpersonal communication in intercultural encounters
	23. Computer-mediated communication
Biographical sketches
Author index
Subject index