Making Connections: Readings in Relational Communication

By Kathleen M. Galvin

Book Overview

Making Connections: Readings in Relational Communication, Fifth Edition, is a unique collection of readings that provides a balanced, timely, and challenging set of perspectives on relational communication. Edited by Kathleen M. Galvin, the volume includes diverse selections from the recent work of top communication scholars and teachers, offering a balance between humanistic and social-science perspectives. Each reading exposes students to the latest developments in the ever-changing field of interpersonal communication.

FEATURES
* Employs the "lenses" of gender, family, and culture to view and make sense of relational communication
* Offers a well-rounded discussion of the links between communication competencies and relationships
* Features a developmental approach to relationships that addresses initiating, sustaining, and ending them
* Reflects direct applications of relational issues within contexts of family, friendships, and technology
* Explores issues relating to computer-mediated communication and new technologies in everyday life
* Provides detailed introductions to each section and articles that describe relevant theories or research
* Presents discussion questions at the end of each reading, helping students integrate and apply key points

NEW TO THE FIFTH EDITION
* Includes ten new articles and nine updated articles
* Updates the technology section with all new essays about presenting the self online, the impact of the Internet on social tolerance, and living a wired life
* Updates the Instructor's Companion Website (www.oup.com/us/galvin), which contains an Instructor's Manual and Test Bank written by Courtney Waite Miller at Elmhurst College

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199733813
• ISBN13: 9780199733811
• Release Date: May 2010
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 432 Pages
• Weight: 1.72 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 7.5" x 9.2"

Customer Reviews

Good supplemental reader

This text offers an excellent collection of readings for an introductory college course in Interpersonal Communication. The content and questions work well for classroom discussion as well as journaling. I regularly use this text with Julia Wood's Interpersonal Communication: Everyday Encounters. The two texts pair well without being excessively redundant.