Valerie Manusov

Facilitating Interracial Dialogues About Race presents an exploration into the lived experiences of people in organizations conducting interracial dialogues on race. Utilizing focus groups, interviews, and other primary materials, the book highlights facilitators' voices to examine the processes and challenges involved in holding these essential conversations within a sociopolitical climate fueled by racial disparities and reckonings. The first part of the book examines the dynamics of interracial co-facilitation, and the roles of facilitators and Circle keepers, in building a "container" for such dialogues. Facilitators discuss the conditions necessary for fruitful discussions that aim to balance power dynamics and invite more honesty and curiosity. The second part reveals specific communication practices, such as engaged listening and grounding, which play pivotal roles in the efficacy of these dialogues and can be applied to intergroup communication more broadly. They work together to help people focus on our shared humanity while understanding important differences in life experience. Facilitating Interracial Dialogues About Race is ideal for coursework related to group and interpersonal communication studies, race relations, social work, and diversity training programs. Its content serves as both a research compendium and a practical guide for scholars, practitioners, students at undergraduate and graduate levels, and all those seeking to better engage in, understand, and facilitate interracial discussions on race.

Interpersonal Communication: The Within and The Between explores the intricacies of interpersonal communication, focusing on the interconnectedness of the cognitive, emotional, cultural, social, and biological aspects of individuals (the within) and their interdependent, collaborative, symbolic interactions with others (the between). The book introduces a philosophy termed "wholeness" where communication is viewed as a product of both the within and the between. It emphasizes the importance of communication in personal, professional, and public spheres, highlighting its role in psychosocial, physical, and relational health. The book meticulously examines the foundational cornerstones, complexities, and consequences of interpersonal engagement. Each of its 12 chapters reveals a key takeaway about interpersonal communication. These "big ideas" extend an invitation to the reader to probe deeper into the multifaceted aspects of communication, addressing its intricacies while directing students towards a profound understanding of their lives. The book discusses processes such as meaning-making, thoughts and emotions, cultural influences, the social construction of realities, and the functional ambivalence of communication. It also addresses interpersonal communication's potential for being a relationally patterned, dynamic, transformative, and restorative personal and social force. Interpersonal Communication: The Within and The Between is designed to facilitate students' understanding of the core principles of interpersonal communication, making the content approachable and relevant to their lived experiences. Instructor resources and Cognella Active Learning are in development for this title. Adopting instructors will receive test banks, PowerPoint slides, a sample syllabus, and an instructor's manual. Cognella Active Learning will include flashcards, assignments, discussions, quizzes, scenarios, and videos.

The newly revised edition of this groundbreaking textbook provides a comprehensive overview of the theory, research, and applications of nonverbal communication. Authored by three of the foremost scholars in the field and drawing on multidisciplinary research from communication studies, psychology, linguistics, and family studies, Nonverbal Communication speaks to today’s students with modern examples that illustrate nonverbal communication in their lived experiences. It emphasizes nonverbal codes as well as the functions they perform to help students see how nonverbal cues work with one another and with the verbal system through which we create and understand messages and shows how consequential nonverbal means of communicating are in people’s lives. Chapters cover the social and biological foundations of nonverbal communication as well as the expression of emotions, interpersonal conversation, deception, power, and influence. This edition includes new content on “Influencing Others,” as well as a revised chapter on “Displaying Identities, Managing Images, and Forming Impressions” that combines identity, impression management, and person perception. Nonverbal Communication serves as a core textbook for undergraduate and graduate courses in communication and psychology. Online resources for instructors, including an extensive instructor’s manual with sample exercises and a test bank, are available at www.routledge.com/9780367557386

The newly revised edition of this groundbreaking textbook provides a comprehensive overview of the theory, research, and applications of nonverbal communication. Authored by three of the foremost scholars in the field and drawing on multidisciplinary research from communication studies, psychology, linguistics, and family studies, Nonverbal Communication speaks to today’s students with modern examples that illustrate nonverbal communication in their lived experiences. It emphasizes nonverbal codes as well as the functions they perform to help students see how nonverbal cues work with one another and with the verbal system through which we create and understand messages and shows how consequential nonverbal means of communicating are in people’s lives. Chapters cover the social and biological foundations of nonverbal communication as well as the expression of emotions, interpersonal conversation, deception, power, and influence. This edition includes new content on “Influencing Others,” as well as a revised chapter on “Displaying Identities, Managing Images, and Forming Impressions” that combines identity, impression management, and person perception. Nonverbal Communication serves as a core textbook for undergraduate and graduate courses in communication and psychology. Online resources for instructors, including an extensive instructor’s manual with sample exercises and a test bank, are available at www.routledge.com/9780367557386