Globalization and the proliferation of new communication technologies have prompted the need for greater understanding and improvement of communication between people. This volume provides comprehensive presentations of interpersonal communication theory and research that encompass fundamental interpersonal communication processes, functions and contexts. It includes implications for enhancing communication praxis within these domains. Graduate students, researchers and practitioners will find this volume to be most useful in advancing research.

Charles R. Berger, University of California, Davis, USA.