Description

The seventh edition of Interpersonal Communication continues the tradition of excellence established by this theory-driven text. Its unique learning model, which emphasizes communication competence, stands at the forefront of the discipline. Now featuring a four-color interior and an entirely new art program, it remains at the highest level of scholarship offered for courses in interpersonal communication.

NEW TO THIS EDITION:

-New highlighted boxes, "Interdisciplinary Connections," make the applications of the social-scientific theory presented in the text more engaging
-Further integration of the communication competence model, which has been made clearer and reappears several times throughout the text
-A new chapter on Listening
-Six new "Screening Room" that relate concepts to popular movies and television shows

SUPPORT PACKAGE FOR INSTRUCTORS:

-Instructor's Manual

-Instructor's Resource CD with Computerized Test Bank

-A Companion Website featuring chapter outlines, review questions, and PowerPoint-based slides is available at www.oup.com/us/trenholm

Reviews

"Interpersonal Communication continues to be among the most well-written, comprehensive, and user-friendly textbooks available for the interpersonal communication classroom. It is accessible across a wide range of student backgrounds, abilities, and class-levels, and I am impressed with Trenholm and Jensen's ongoing commitment to revisions that include current scholarly theory and research."--Randall J. Koper, University of the Pacific

"The communication competence model is an excellent feature of the textbook. It's a wonderful conceptualization of what is truly involved in communication competence."--Virginia Hamilton, University of California, Davis

"Interpersonal Communication presents coverage of all of the topics and theories you would expect and want in a textbook."--Marcia D. Dixson, Indiana-Purdue at Fort Wayne

"Communicative competence is fully integrated throughout this introductory text and illustrates how complex effective interpersonal communication really is."--Melanie Finney, DePauw University

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Companion Resources

The following resources are available from the "Interpersonal Communication, 7e" companion site:

• About the Book
• Instructor Resources
• Student Resources