Editorial Review:

Product Description:
Now in a new edition, Interplay: The Process of Interpersonal Communication provides a comprehensive and engaging introduction to communication in interpersonal relationships. Based on an extensive body of scholarship, Interplay cites more than 1,200 sources--almost 25% of which are new to this edition--and provides a variety of thought-provoking photos, sidebars, and cartoons that illustrate key points in the text and connect them to everyday life and popular culture.
Updated and revised throughout, the tenth edition is now more accessible and useful to students, with revisions based on detailed recommendations by leading scholars in the field.
UPDATED FEATURES OF THE TENTH EDITION
* Revised and expanded material examines the relationship between gender and language use, the pervasiveness and inevitability of casual "mindless" listening, conflict styles, co-cultures within American society, and relational maintenance.
* Focus on Research sidebars--50% of which are new to this edition--summarize current research on interesting and important topics. New profiles provide information on such topics as cell phone etiquette, self-presentation strategies of first-generation college students, unwritten rules for expressing emotions on the job, methods used by college students to discourage drinking and driving, and the functions of telling secrets in close relationships.
* Film Clips--50% of which are new to this edition--profile recent feature films that illustrate communication concepts. These clips include Crash (stereotyping), Garden State (emotional expression), 50 First Dates (relational stages), Bend It Like Beckham (relational dialectics), and Before Sunset (self-disclosure).
* An inviting new design features provocative photos and clever cartoons that reinforce concepts from the text and encourage students to explore the book's content.
* The Interplay website at www.oup.com/us/interplay offers a wealth of resources for both students and their professors--online self-testing and other study aids, links to a variety of communication-related websites, and "Now Playing" reviews of recent films.

I'm a student. I read a lot of textbooks. This one is not particularly special. It's also not particularly horrible. Like most textbooks, this isn't the most gripping reading out there. The authors do a decent job of organizing the information into manageable sections and the little comics are kind of fun. But I'm not sure this is really any better than any other comm text out there. It's just another edition of another text. Just what we need. Yay.

Average Rating:

Rating: - Oh Yay. A textbook.
I'm a student. I read a lot of textbooks. This one is not particularly special. It's also not particularly horrible. Like most textbooks, this isn't the most gripping reading out there. The authors do a decent job of organizing the information into manageable sections and the little comics are kind of fun. But I'm not sure this is really any better than any other comm text out there. It's just another edition of another text. Just what we need. Yay.

Rating: - College text
The price beats what most college bookstores charge. I always reccommend purchasing online it could cut the cost of the book in half. However if your going to purchase your college book online you should visit the college bookstore and find out what the instructor requires for the class a few weeks ahead of time so you dont get stuck paying for expedited shipping.

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Rating: - Nice book
I thought this book was well written although you could see some bias against the "psychology" way of thinking, but besides this I learned a lot.

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Rating: - Great , Great Book!!
This is a great book for counseling, I would be even better to have a copy of the earlier editions to compare the changes.

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Rating: - The Process of Interpersonal Communication
Upon receipt of the book, it was in excellent condition. I will most definetly be using this service again.

Thank you and keep up the good work.



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