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the SAge hAndbook of InterPerSonAl communIcAtIon fourth edItIon
Mark L. Knapp, The University of Texas at Austin • John A. Daly, The University of Texas at Austin
The revised fourth Edition of The SAgE handbook of interpersonal Communication delivers a clear, comprehensive,
and exciting overview of the fi eld of interpersonal communication. It offers graduate students and faculty an important,
state-of-the-art reference work in which well-known experts summarize theory and current research. The editors
also explore key issues in the fi eld, including personal relationships, computer-mediated communication, language,
personality, skills, nonverbal communication, and communication across a person's life span.
CONTENTS PART I: BASIC ISSUES AND APPROACHES / PART II. PERSPECTIVES ON INQUIRY / PART III. FUNDAMENTAL UNITS / PART IV. PROCESSES
AND FUNCTIONS / PART V. CONTExTS
hArdcover: $175.00 • ISbn: 978-1-4129-7474-5 • ©2011 • 800 PAgeS •
Social PSychoPhySiology for Social and PerSonality PSychology
James J. Blascovich, University of California, Santa Barbara • Eric Vanman, University of Queensland,
Australia • Wendy Berry Mendes, Harvard University • Sally Dickerson, University of California
Psychophysiology methods have become very important in the past decade or so with the increase in the
understanding of the relationship between human physiology and behavior. As social behavior research has ventured
further into biological waters, more detailed understanding of these methods has become necessary. This volume
meets this need in a very accessible way for the advanced level student upwards. This volume leads the reader through
some complex but essential areas of understanding for anyone needing to investigate the human biological system and
social behavior including the autonomic nervous system, endocrine measures and electromyography.
CONTENTS 1. Autonomic Nervous System / 2. Obtaining, Quantifying and Interpreting Peripheral Physiological Responses 3. Electromyography and
Startle Eyeblink Modifi cation / 4. Endocrine Measures / 5. Cortisol
hArdcover ISbn: 978-0-8570-2405-3 • ©2012 • 128 PAgeS
the ProductIon of reAlIty: Essays and Readings on Social Interaction
fifth edition
Jodi O'Brien, Seattle University
Featuring a new emphasis on how to be awake in the world and how to better see the patterns we use to make
sense of our own lives, this updated edition of the author's popular book introduces the major theories, concepts,
and perspectives in contemporary social psychology in a uniquely involving manner. Compelling, original essays that
introduce relevant concepts are followed by a wide-ranging, eclectic, enjoyable set of readings. By grounding social
psychology in student experiences and explaining theories through stories and narratives, this one-of-a-kind book is a
fascinating read that helps students understand the forces that shape our feelings, thoughts, and actions.
PAPerbAck ISbn: 978-1-4129-7944-3 • ©2011 • 568 PAgeS •
the PSychology of AttItudeS And AttItude chAnge
Greg Maio, Cardiff University, UK • Geoffrey Haddock, Cardiff University, UK
Written by two world-leading academics in the fi eld of attitudes research, is a brand new textbook that gets to the very heart of
this fascinating and far-reaching fi eld. Greg Maio and Geoffrey Haddock describe how scientifi c methods have been used to
better understand attitudes and how they change. With the aid of a few helpful metaphors, the text provides readers with a grasp
of the fundamental concepts for understanding attitudes and an appreciation of the scientifi c challenges that lay ahead.
PAPerbAck ISbn: 978-1-4129-2975-2 • ©2011 • 288 PAgeS
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