Books like Close encounters by Laura K. Guerrero

A groundbreaking exploration of human communication and interpersonal relations, hailed as one of the best books ever on the topic and a perennial bestseller in psychology and psychotherapy literature. The authors, Paul Watzlawick, reformulate the fundamental concepts of communication into simple axioms that reveal why many problems arise from issues of communication rather than psychological disorders. This book is a blend of humor, accessibility, and case studies that provide insights into effective communication and context-based approaches to psychotherapy.

Discusses the differences in conversational style between cultures and between individuals and how these differences lead to misunderstandings.

"African American Communication: Exploring Identity and Culture begins an important dialogue in communication, intercultural studies, African American studies, and other fields concerned with the centrality of culture and communication as it relates to human behavior. It is intended for advanced students and scholars in intercultural communication, interpersonal communication, and communication theory; African American/Black studies; social psychology; sociolinguistics; education; and family studies."--BOOK JACKET.

Providing a cogent, thoughtful integration of research from communications and social psychology, James B. Stiff's new text examines contemporary models of persuasion and connects them with classic approaches and theories. Ideally structured for classroom use, the book defines several essential concepts and draws distinctions among types of persuasive activity, reviews the research methods most common to persuasion investigations, and considers the conditions under which attitudes predict behavior and behaviors affect attitudes. Core features of persuasive transactions, including the characteristics of persuasive messages, the important characteristics of message receivers, and persuasive settings, are explored. The author also examines contemporary models of persuasive communication: social-cognitive models, models of interpersonal influence, and models that have been effectively applied in media influence campaigns. Intended for students who have a basic understanding of quantitative research methods in the social sciences, this volume is ideal as a primary text for upper-level undergraduate as well as first-year graduate courses in persuasion. It illuminates the work of scholars in communication and social psychology, and is useful for professionals in legal fields, advertising, marketing, and politics, as it provides specific examples from each of these areas and examines models that can be easily applied.

Explores how language shapes interpersonal relations and drives therapeutic change in psychotherapy.