Human Conflict: Disagreement, Misunderstanding, and Problematic Talk

by C. David Mortensen and David C. Mortensen

Book Overview

Human Conflict distinguishes between 'effective' and 'ineffective' forms of face-to-face interaction in cases where agreement, disagreement, understanding, or misunderstanding prevail. This well-researched study of miscommunication seeks to identify the basic dynamics at work in encounters that somehow fall short of success in a particularly telling or striking manner. Following an in-depth look at the interplay of cognitive appraisals, value orientations,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0742527298
• ISBN13: 9780742527294
• Release Date: August 2005
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.0"