I.C.A.T INTERPERSONAL
COMMUNICATION
ABRIDGED TEXTBOOK
Pamela J. Gerber and Heidi Murphy
Central New Mexico Community College
,I.C.A.T Interpersonal Communication Abridged
Textbook
Pamela J. Gerber and Heidi Murphy
Central New Mexico Community College
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, TABLE OF CONTENTS
Licensing
1: Introduction to Communication
1.1: Communication- Definition and The Communication Process
1.2: Shared Meaning and Context
1.3: Principles of Communication
1.4: Communication Competence
2: Culture and Communication
2.1: Defining Culture and Intercultural Communication
2.2: Eight Cultural Variables
2.3: Culture and Communication- A Dialectical Approach and Five Dialectics
2.4: Communication Competence
3: The Perception Process and Perception of Others
3.1: The Perception Process
3.2: Perceiving Others
3.3: Perception- (Co)Culture and Personality
3.4: Communication Competence
4: Identity and Perception of Self
4.1: Types of Identities
4.2: Principles of Identity
4.3: Self-Perception
4.4: Influences on Self-Perception
4.5: Self-Perception, Identity, and Communication
4.6: Communication Competence
5: Verbal Communication
5.1: Defining Verbal Communication
5.2: Characteristics of Verbal Communication
5.3: Functions of Verbal Communication
5.4: Communication Competence
6: Nonverbal Communication
6.1: Defining Nonverbal Communication
6.2: Functions of Nonverbal Communication
6.3: Types of Nonverbal Communication
6.4: Principles of Nonverbal Communication
6.5: Communication Competence
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COMMUNICATION
ABRIDGED TEXTBOOK
Pamela J. Gerber and Heidi Murphy
Central New Mexico Community College
,I.C.A.T Interpersonal Communication Abridged
Textbook
Pamela J. Gerber and Heidi Murphy
Central New Mexico Community College
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and comprehensive platform that empowers our community to develop, curate, adapt, and adopt openly licensed resources and
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Pilot Project, the California Education Learning Lab, the UC Davis Office of the Provost, the UC Davis Library, the California
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Science Foundation under Grant No. 1246120, 1525057, and 1413739.
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, TABLE OF CONTENTS
Licensing
1: Introduction to Communication
1.1: Communication- Definition and The Communication Process
1.2: Shared Meaning and Context
1.3: Principles of Communication
1.4: Communication Competence
2: Culture and Communication
2.1: Defining Culture and Intercultural Communication
2.2: Eight Cultural Variables
2.3: Culture and Communication- A Dialectical Approach and Five Dialectics
2.4: Communication Competence
3: The Perception Process and Perception of Others
3.1: The Perception Process
3.2: Perceiving Others
3.3: Perception- (Co)Culture and Personality
3.4: Communication Competence
4: Identity and Perception of Self
4.1: Types of Identities
4.2: Principles of Identity
4.3: Self-Perception
4.4: Influences on Self-Perception
4.5: Self-Perception, Identity, and Communication
4.6: Communication Competence
5: Verbal Communication
5.1: Defining Verbal Communication
5.2: Characteristics of Verbal Communication
5.3: Functions of Verbal Communication
5.4: Communication Competence
6: Nonverbal Communication
6.1: Defining Nonverbal Communication
6.2: Functions of Nonverbal Communication
6.3: Types of Nonverbal Communication
6.4: Principles of Nonverbal Communication
6.5: Communication Competence
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