{"product_id":"making-connections-readings-in-relational-communication-0199733813","title":"Making Connections: Readings in Relational Communication","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0199733813\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Galvin, Kathleen M.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e New\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMaking Connections: Readings in Relational Communication, Fifth Edition, is a unique collection of readings that provides a balanced, timely, and challenging set of perspectives on relational communication. Edited by Kathleen M. Galvin, the volume includes diverse selections from the recent work of top communication scholars and teachers, offering a balance between humanistic and social science perspectives. Each reading exposes students to the latest developments in the ever changing field of interpersonal communication.FEATURES* Employs the \"lenses\" of gender, family, and culture to view and make sense of relational communication* Offers a well rounded discussion of the links between communication competencies and relationships* Features a developmental approach to relationships that addresses initiating, sustaining, and ending them* Reflects direct applications of relational issues within contexts of family, friendships, and technology* Explores issues relating to computer mediated communication and new technologies in everyday life* Provides detailed introductions to each section and articles that describe relevant theories or research* Presents discussion questions at the end of each reading, helping students integrate and apply key pointsNEW TO THE FIFTH EDITION* Includes ten new articles and nine updated articles* Updates the technology section with all new essays about presenting the self online, the impact of the Internet on social tolerance, and living a wired life* Updates the Instructor's Companion Website (www.oup.com\/us\/galvin), which contains an Instructor's Manual and Test Bank written by Courtney Waite Miller at Elmhurst College\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mia Karts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51676094726432,"sku":"NEW0199733813","price":84.31,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0980\/7426\/3840\/files\/71dRsnNYJbL.jpg?v=1779234660","url":"https:\/\/miakarts.com\/products\/making-connections-readings-in-relational-communication-0199733813","provider":"Miakarts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}