Research and study in argumentative communication has been one of the most dominant lines of communication research for the past two decades. Argumentative and Aggressive Communication: Theory, Research, and Application is the first textbook entirely devoted to the theory-building, research, and application issues on aggressive communication. In addition to fully describing the two predispositions and their measurement, it synthesizes the large corpus of research in several communication contexts, including family, organizational, intercultural, instructional, and mediated contexts. It provides prescriptions for managing aggressive communication in these contexts. A final chapter provides conclusions drawn from this literature, as well as offers suggestions for future work on aggressive communication.
Key Features:

• First textbook to explore argumentativeness and verbal aggressiveness -- two communication traits that, research shows, influence both perceptions and behaviors.
• Part I discusses the origin and structure of argumentative and aggressive communication; Part II explores the function of argumentative and aggressive communication in various contexts (e.g., family, interpersonal, organizational, intercultural, instructional, mediated); Part III provides material on enhancing communicative outcomes through improved understanding of argumentative and aggressive communication processes.
• Includes eight valid and reliable scales in the Appendix to measure argumentative and aggressive communication so that students learn how to use and read these research instruments
• Suggests guidelines on how toapproach conflict and disagreement across multiple contexts in a constructive fashion
• Contains suggestions for future research on argumentative and aggressive communication from ten distinguished communication scholars

• ISBN: 0761930892
• ISBN-13: 9780761930891
• Authors : Andrew S. Rancer and Theodore A. Avtgis
• Language : English
• Format:  Paperback
• Publication Date: 3/1/2006
• Publisher Imprint: Sage Publications
• Price ($AUD): $82.95


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