Life-span communication /

This broad consideration of the lifespan component of communication study emphasizes how communicative processes develop, are maintained, and change throughout the life span. Topics covered include language skills, interpersonal conflict management, socialization, care-giving, and relationship devel...

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Main Author: Pecchioni, Loretta L.
Other Authors: Wright, Kevin B., Nussbaum, Jon F.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Mahwah, N.J. : Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 2005.
Series:LEA's communication series.
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Table of Contents:
  • Contents; Preface; I: INTRODUCTION AND OVERVIEW: THEORETICAL AND METHODOLOGICAL ISSUES OF COMMUNICATION ACROSS THE LIFE SPAN; II: FOUNDATIONS OF COMMUNICATION: COGNITIVE PROCESSING AND LANGUAGE; III: RELATIONAL CONTEXTS; IV: THE CHANGING NATURE OF THE SELF AND RELATIONAL NETWORKS ACROSS THE LIFE SPAN; V: LEISURE AND MEDIA USE THROUGHOUT THE LIFE SPAN; VI: SUMMARY: IMPLICATIONS OF LIFE-SPAN COMMUNICATION; References; Author Index; Subject Index.