The revisedFourth EditionofThe SAGE Handbook of Interpersonal Communicationdelivers a clear, comprehensive, and exciting overview of the field of interpersonal communication offering researchers and postgraduate students a state-of-the-art reference work. Well-known experts summarise theory, research, and address key issues such as personal relationships, computer-mediated communication, language, personality, skills, nonverbal communication, and communication across the life span. This updatedHandbookcovers a wide range of established and emerging topics including:
• biological and physiological processes
• qualitative and quantitative methods for studying interpersonal communication
• interpersonal communication in work, family, intercultural, and health contexts
• supportive and divisive transactions
• social networks
With twenty-six new authors and four new chapters this edition is significantly different from the previous edition.Mark KnappandJohn Dalyhave created an important reference work which is a critical contribution to the field.