Arguments, aggression, and conflict
Subtitle: new directions in theory and research
By: edited by Theodore A. Avtgis, Andrew S. Rancer.
Contributors: Avtgis, Theodore A.; Rancer, Andrew S.
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2010
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 426
ISBN-13: 9780415996396; 9780415996419; 9780203855423
Subjects: Aggressiveness; Communication; Interpersonal communication; Interpersonal conflict
Description: "Arguments, Aggression, and Conflict provides a thorough examination of argumentative and aggressive communication. Editors Theodore A. Avtgis and Andrew S. Rancer bring together a score of prolific and informed authors to discuss aspects of the conceptualization and measurement of aggressive communication. The book features an exclusive focus on two "aggressive communication" traits: argumentativeness and verbal aggressiveness, one of the most dominant areas of communication research over the last twenty five years both nationally and internationally. The chapters include cutting-edge issues in the field and present new ideas for future research. This book is a valuable resource for instructors, researchers, scholars, theorists, and graduate students in communication studies and social psychology. Covering a variety of topics, from the broad-based (e.g. new directions in aggressive communication in the organizational context) to the more specific (e.g. verbal aggression in sports), this text presents a comprehensive compilation of essays on aggressive communication and conflict."--Publisher's website.