Arguments, Aggression, and Conflict: New Directions in Theory and Research

by Andrew Rancer and Theodore A. Avtgis

Book Overview

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.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415996414
• ISBN13: 9780415996419
• Release Date: March 2010
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 448 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.9" x 8.9"