386 Pages
    by Routledge

    386 Pages
    by Routledge

    Uncivil acts and messages too often color our experience with others. Communication in a Civil Society offers an alternative way to teach and learn about communication. Every chapter focuses on communication based on respect, restraint, and ethical choices.

    1. A First Look at Civil Communication
    2. Perceiving the Self and Others
    3. Civil Verbal Communication
    4. Civil Nonverbal communication
    5. Civil Listening and Responding with Confirmation
    6. Interpersonal Relationships and Civil Communication
    7. Intimate Relationships, Romantic Relationships, and Civil Communication
    8. Civil Communication in Conflicts
    9. Civil Communication in Groups
    10. Group Processes and Civil Communication
    11. Preparing Civil Public Speeches
    12. Delivering Public Speeches with Civility
    13. Giving Civil Informative and Special Occasion Speeches
    14. Giving Persuasive Speeches with Civility

    Biography

    Shelley D. Lane, PhD., earned degrees from the University of California - Los Angeles and the University of Southern California. Dr. Lane is currently an Associate Dean of Undergraduate Education at the University of Texas at Dallas. Her research interests include the communication of civility and intercultural communication.