ISBN:
9780761930884
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (337 p)
Edition:
Online-Ausg. 2011 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
Parallel Title:
Print version Argumentative and Aggressive Communication : Theory, Research, and Application
DDC:
302.2
Keywords:
Aggressiveness
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Communication
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Interpersonal communication
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Electronic books
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Electronic books
Abstract:
Argumentative and Aggressive Communication: Theory, Research, and Application is the first text to describe the development, history, research, and application efforts on the communication traits of argumentativeness and verbal aggressiveness. Authors Andrew S. Rancer and Theodore A. Avtgis include a collection of nine widely used reliable and valid instruments which the reader, the researcher, and the practitioner can use for diagnostic and research purposes
Description / Table of Contents:
Cover; Contents; Preface; PART I: The Structure and Origin of Argumentative and Aggressive Communication; 1 - What Are Argumentative and Aggressive Communication?; 2 - Measuring Individual Differences in Argumentative and Aggressive Communication; 3 - Trait, State, and Interactionist Approaches to Studying Argumentative and Aggressive Communication; 4 - Argumentative and Aggressive Communication in Relational and Family Contexts; 5 - Argumentative and Aggressive Communication in Organizational Contexts; 6 - Argumentative and Verbally Aggressive Communication in Instructional Contexts
Description / Table of Contents:
7 - Argumentative and Aggressive Communication in Intercultural and Intracultural Contexts8 - Argumentative and Aggressive Communicationin Mass and Mediated Communication Contexts; 9 - Argumentative and Aggressive Communication in Persuasion and Social Influence Situations; PART III: Enhancing Communicative Outcomes Through Improved Understanding of Argumentative and Aggressive Communication Processes; 10 - Modifying Argumentative and Aggressive Communication; 11 - Relating Argumentative and Aggressive Communication With Apprehension, Adaptation,and Personality Traits
Description / Table of Contents:
12 - Advancing Research and Theory-Building Effortson Argumentative and Aggressive CommunicationAppendix A: The Argumentativeness and Verbal Aggressiveness Scales; Appendix B: The Adolescent Argumentativeness and Adolescent Verbal Aggressiveness Scales; Appendix C: Short-Form Versions of the Argumentativeness and Verbal Aggressiveness Scales; Appendix D: The Affective-Behavioral-Cognitive Scale (ABCAS); Appendix E: The Indirect Interpersonal Aggressiveness Scale; Appendix F: The Beliefs About Arguing Measure; Appendix G: Additional Resources on Argumentative and Aggressive Communication
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