Life-span communication (2nd ed)

The lifespan component of communication study has been gaining momentum in recent years and this book is a broader consideration of communication issues.

The text emphasizes how communicative processes develop, are maintained, and change throughout the life span.

Topics covered include language skills, interpersonal conflict management, socialization, care-giving, and relationship development.

Core chapters examine a particular communication process from infancy through childhood and adolescence into middle age and later life.

The text can be used in lifespan communication courses and in interpersonal communication courses with a lifespan focus, at an advanced or graduate level.

It may also be used in courses on family communication, aging, and language development.

It has cross-over potential in psychology, family studies, personal relationships, linguistics, and language studies and can be used as a supplemental text in these areas.