Susan W. (Suz) reviewed Interplay: The Process of Interpersonal Communication on + 725 more book reviews
From the back cover: "...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.
It provides new information on how people manage their identities on the Internet, how people interpret language in everyday situations, reasons for defensiveness, the role of physical appearance in relational communication, and how technology and gender affect different types of interaction. In addition, the text expands coverage of emotional expression and extends its balanced treatment of gender influences, self-disclosure and methods of managing privacy in personal relationships."
It provides new information on how people manage their identities on the Internet, how people interpret language in everyday situations, reasons for defensiveness, the role of physical appearance in relational communication, and how technology and gender affect different types of interaction. In addition, the text expands coverage of emotional expression and extends its balanced treatment of gender influences, self-disclosure and methods of managing privacy in personal relationships."