Women and Men Communicating: Challenges and Changes / Edition 2

by Laurie P. Arliss, Deborah J. Borisoff

Overview

Understanding and effectively addressing the impact that differences have on our lives is important in promoting fairness and equitability. Arliss and Borisoff have enlisted the expertise of the best scholars to explore the effects of gender differences with regard to individuals, interpersonal relationships, and professional environments. Contributors have updated their original chapters and added questions for further discussion for this new edition. New chapters on gay men, race and gender, and employment interviewing have been added to strengthen an already highly regarded study of gender commmunication. The broad scope of topics covered in this volume reflects the challenges faced by both men and women communicating on a variety of fronts. While some readers may discover new perspectives, all readers will relate to and learn from the experts? exploration of gender and communication, gaining insights that are most important in the twenty-first century.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781577661689
Publisher:	Waveland Press, Inc.
Publication date:	12/15/2000
Edition description:	2ND
Pages:	360
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)

Editorial Reviews

Twenty-three specialists from the fields of communication, journalism, human resources, and psychology contribute 17 chapters on gender and communication as it affects individual identity, interpersonal relationships, and professional environments. Original chapters from the first edition have been updated for the second edition. New chapters have been added on masculinities, race, and the employment interview, and discussion or research questions have been added to the end of each chapter. Suitable for use in a college classroom, but also accessible to the general reader. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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