The SAGE Handbook of Interpersonal Communication

The revised Fourth Edition of The SAGE Handbook of Interpersonal Communication delivers a clear, comprehensive, and exciting overview of the field 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 field, including personal relationships, computer-mediated communication, language, personality, skills, nonverbal communication, and communication across a person′s life span. This updated handbook covers a wide range of established and emerging topics, including:  

• Biological and Physiological Processes
• Qualitative and Quantitative Methods for Studying Interpersonal Communication
• Interpersonal Communication in Work, Family, Intercultural, and Health Contexts
• Supportive and Divisive Transactions
• Social Networks

Editors Mark L. Knapp and John A. Daly have significantly contributed to the field of interpersonal communication with this important reference work—a must-have for students and scholars.