Arguments, aggression, and conflict : new directions in theory and research / / edited by Theodore A. Avtgis, Andrew S. Rancer

• Pubblicazione: New York : , : Routledge, , 2010
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (449 p.)
• Disciplina: 303.601
• Soggetto topico: Aggressiveness; Communication; Interpersonal communication; Interpersonal conflict
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Altri autori: AvtgisTheodore A RancerAndrew S
• Note generali: Includes index.
• Nota di contenuto: Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Contributors; Section I Conceptualization and Operationalization of Argumentative and Aggressive Communication; Chapter 1 Verbal Aggressiveness as an Expression of Selected Biological Influences; Chapter 2 Verbal Aggression and Prefrontal Cortex Asymmetry; Chapter 3 Aggressive Communication: A Life Span Perspective; Chapter 4: Measuring Argumentativeness and Verbal Aggressiveness: Psychometric Concerns and Advances; Chapter 5 Exploring Constructive Aggressive Communication in China: Its Cultural Roots, Strategies, and New Developments ; Chapter 6 Culture and Aggressive Communication: Anne Maydan Nicotera and Nicole M. RobinsonChapter 7 Global Communicator: Understanding the Role of Verbal Aggressiveness and Argumentativeness in International Negotiations; Section II Contextual Research on Argumentative, Aggressive, and Conflict Communication; Chapter 8 Student Aggressive Communication in the K-12 Classroom: Bullying and Conflict; Chapter 9 Reconsidering the Role of Aggressive Communication in Higher Education; Chapter 10 Media Entertainment and Verbal Aggression: Content, Effects, and Correlates ; Chapter 11 Cyberbullying: Aggressive Communication in the Digital AgeChapter 12 Aggressive Communication in Political Contexts; Chapter 13 Aggressive Communication within Medical Care: Mapping the Domain; Chapter 14 Trash Talk and Beyond: Aggressive Communication in the Context of Sports; Chapter 15 Nonverbal "Verbal" Aggression: Its Forms and Its Relation to Trait Verbal Aggressiveness; Chapter 16 The Dark Side of Organizational Life: Aggressive Expression in the Workplace; Chapter 17 Aggressive Communication and Conflict in Small Groups ; Chapter 18 Aggressive Expression within the Family: Effects on Processes and OutcomesChapter 19 The Interactionist Model of Teasing Communication; Section III Factors Influencing Arguments, Aggression, and Conflict Communication; Chapter 20 Tolerance for Disagreement; Chapter 21 Taking Conflict Personally and its Connections with Aggressiveness; Chapter 22 Verbal Trigger Events-Other Catalysts and Precursors of Aggression; Chapter 23 The Instrumental Use of Verbally Aggressive Messages; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Arguments, Aggression, and Conflict provides a thorough examination of argumentative and aggressive communication. Editors Theodore A. Avtgis and Andrew S. Rancer bring together a score of prolific and informed authors to discuss aspects of the conceptualization and measurement of aggressive communication. The book features an exclusive focus on two ""aggressive communication"" traits: argumentativeness and verbal aggressiveness, one of the most dominant areas of communication research over the last twenty five years both nationally and internationally. The chapters include cutting
• Titolo autorizzato: Arguments, aggression, and conflict
• ISBN: 1-136-99747-4; 1-282-58975-X; 9786612589751; 0-203-85542-6
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910459360903321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II