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Language, Communication, and Intergroup Relations presents the
current state of knowledge at the intersection of language,
communication, and intergroup relations, drawing on
interdisciplinary work from the fields of communication, social
psychology, and sociolinguistics. Building from that existing work,
it presents a series of provocative and innovative new directions
in this area. The work is organized around a series of five themes:
* Language and Culture * Intergroup Communication *
Intergenerational Relations * Interpersonal Accommodation *
Institutional Accommodation. Within each theme, prominent scholars
present reviews of the literature, which are followed by responses,
reactions, and extensions from a multidisciplinary group of
researchers. These responses often move beyond typical academic
prose and engage with the material in novel ways, including
graphical theoretical models, short personal reflections, and
creative prose. It is essential reading for students and academics
in the interdisciplinary fields of communication, language, and
social psychology.
Language, Communication, and Intergroup Relations presents the
current state of knowledge at the intersection of language,
communication, and intergroup relations, drawing on
interdisciplinary work from the fields of communication, social
psychology, and sociolinguistics. Building from that existing work,
it presents a series of provocative and innovative new directions
in this area. The work is organized around a series of five themes:
* Language and Culture * Intergroup Communication *
Intergenerational Relations * Interpersonal Accommodation *
Institutional Accommodation. Within each theme, prominent scholars
present reviews of the literature, which are followed by responses,
reactions, and extensions from a multidisciplinary group of
researchers. These responses often move beyond typical academic
prose and engage with the material in novel ways, including
graphical theoretical models, short personal reflections, and
creative prose. It is essential reading for students and academics
in the interdisciplinary fields of communication, language, and
social psychology.
As we grow up and grow old, embrace new experiences, try new roles,
and adopt new technologies, our senses of time, space, connection,
and identity are fundamentally explored through communication. Why,
how, with whom, and to what end humans communicate reflect and
shape our ever-changing life span position. And while the "life
span" can be conceived as a continuum, it is also one hinged by
critical junctures and bound by cultural differences that can be
better understood through communication. The chapters in this
collection, chosen from among the invited plenary speakers, top
research papers, and ideas discussed in San Juan, explore the
multiple ways communication affects, reflects, and directs our life
transition. Capturing the richness and diversity of scholarship
presented at the conference, chapters explore communication
technologies that define a generation; communication and successful
aging; stereotyping and family communication; sexual communication
and physiological measurement; life span communication and the
digital divide; and home-based care contexts across the world,
among others.
As we grow up and grow old, embrace new experiences, try new roles,
and adopt new technologies, our senses of time, space, connection,
and identity are fundamentally explored through communication. Why,
how, with whom, and to what end humans communicate reflect and
shape our ever-changing life span position. And while the "life
span" can be conceived as a continuum, it is also one hinged by
critical junctures and bound by cultural differences that can be
better understood through communication. The chapters in this
collection, chosen from among the invited plenary speakers, top
research papers, and ideas discussed in San Juan, explore the
multiple ways communication affects, reflects, and directs our life
transition. Capturing the richness and diversity of scholarship
presented at the conference, chapters explore communication
technologies that define a generation; communication and successful
aging; stereotyping and family communication; sexual communication
and physiological measurement; life span communication and the
digital divide; and home-based care contexts across the world,
among others.
This collection highlights the current efforts by scholars and
researchers to understand the aging process as it relates to the
health of older adults. With contributions from international
scholars in communication, psychology, public health, medicine,
nursing, and other areas, this volume emphasizes communication as a
critical research, education, policy, and practice issue for the
design, provision, and evaluation of health and social services for
older adults. Organized into sections addressing communication
developments in the healthcare arena, issues in provider-patient
communication, and the relationships between family communication
and health. The chapters cover critical topics related to
successful aging, such as Alzheimer's disease, managed care and
older adults, communication issues of severe dementia, and
healthcare decision-making within families. The editors have
designed this volume to be accessible to a broad audience,
including scholars and students of aging and communication,
healthcare practitioners with older clients, and aging individuals
and their families who are pursuing strategies for successful
aging. The chapters represent the highest levels of current
scholarship on communication, aging, and health, providing a strong
foundation for future research. Each contribution also addresses
the applied implications of this research, offering practical
guidance to readers dealing with these issues in their own lives.
As a whole, Aging, Communication, and Health represents a major
advance toward understanding the importance and application of
communication for successful aging.
This innovative 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 specific communication processes
from infancy through childhood and adolescence into middle age and
later life.
In its exploration of the role of communication in human
development, this volume:
*overviews the theoretical and methodological issues related to
studying communication across the life span;
*discusses foundations of communication: cognitive processes and
language;
*examines communication in relational contexts and communication
competencies;
*considers communication in leisure and the media with relevance to
the life-span perspective; and
*presents the implications of the life-span perspective for future
research.
This text is intended to be used in life-span communication courses
and in interpersonal communication courses with a life-span focus,
at an advanced or graduate level. It may also be used in courses on
family communication, aging, and language development. It will
serve as a supplemental text for courses in psychology, family
studies, personal relationships, linguistics, and language studies.
This second edition of the "Handbook of Communication and Aging
Research" captures the ever-changing and expanding domain of aging
research. Since it was first recognized that there is more to
social aging than demography, gerontology has needed a
communication perspective. Like the first edition, this handbook
sets out to demonstrate that aging is not only an individual
process but an interactive one. The study of communication can lead
to an understanding of what it means to grow old. We may age
physiologically and chronologically, but our social aging--how we
behave as social actors toward others, and even how we align
ourselves with or come to understand the signs of difference or
change as we age--are phenomena achieved primarily through
communication experiences.
Synthesizing the vast amount of research that has been published on
communication and aging in numerous international outlets over the
last three decades, the book's contributors include scholars from
North America and the United Kingdom who are active researchers in
the perspectives covered in their particular chapter. Many of the
chapters work to deny earlier images of aging as involving
normative decrement to provide a picture of aging as a process of
development involving positive choices and providing new
opportunities. A recuring theme in many chapters is that of the
heterogeneity of the group of people who are variously categorized
as older, aged, elderly, or over 65. The contributors review the
literature analytically, in a way that reveals not only current
theoretical and methodological approaches to communication and
aging research but also sets the future agenda.
This handbook will be of great interestto scholars and researchers
in gerontology, developmental psychology, and communication, and,
in this updated edition, will continue to play a key role in the
study of communication and aging.
This second edition of the Handbook of Communication and Aging
Research captures the ever-changing and expanding domain of aging
research. Since it was first recognized that there is more to
social aging than demography, gerontology has needed a
communication perspective. Like the first edition, this handbook
sets out to demonstrate that aging is not only an individual
process but an interactive one. The study of communication can lead
to an understanding of what it means to grow old. We may age
physiologically and chronologically, but our social aging--how we
behave as social actors toward others, and even how we align
ourselves with or come to understand the signs of difference or
change as we age--are phenomena achieved primarily through
communication experiences. Synthesizing the vast amount of research
that has been published on communication and aging in numerous
international outlets over the last three decades, the book's
contributors include scholars from North America and the United
Kingdom who are active researchers in the perspectives covered in
their particular chapter. Many of the chapters work to deny earlier
images of aging as involving normative decrement to provide a
picture of aging as a process of development involving positive
choices and providing new opportunities. A recuring theme in many
chapters is that of the heterogeneity of the group of people who
are variously categorized as older, aged, elderly, or over 65. The
contributors review the literature analytically, in a way that
reveals not only current theoretical and methodological approaches
to communication and aging research but also sets the future
agenda. This handbook will be of great interest to scholars and
researchers in gerontology, developmental psychology, and
communication, and, in this updated edition, will continue to play
a key role in the study of communication and aging.
This collection highlights the current efforts by scholars and
researchers to understand the aging process as it relates to the
health of older adults. With contributions from international
scholars in communication, psychology, public health, medicine,
nursing, and other areas, this volume emphasizes communication as a
critical research, education, policy, and practice issue for the
design, provision, and evaluation of health and social services for
older adults. Organized into sections addressing communication
developments in the healthcare arena, issues in provider-patient
communication, and the relationships between family communication
and health. The chapters cover critical topics related to
successful aging, such as Alzheimer's disease, managed care and
older adults, communication issues of severe dementia, and
healthcare decision-making within families.
The editors have designed this volume to be accessible to a broad
audience, including scholars and students of aging and
communication, healthcare practitioners with older clients, and
aging individuals and their families who are pursuing strategies
for successful aging. The chapters represent the highest levels of
current scholarship on communication, aging, and health, providing
a strong foundation for future research. Each contribution also
addresses the applied implications of this research, offering
practical guidance to readers dealing with these issues in their
own lives. As a whole, "Aging, Communication, and Health"
represents a major advance toward understanding the importance and
application of communication for successful aging.
Individuals of all ages interact with one another, and their
interactions have significance throughout their lives. This
distinctive volume acknowledges the importance of these
interactions and provides a life-span developmental view of
communication and aging, attempting to capture the many
similarities and changes that occur in people's lives as they age.
The authors move the study of intergenerational contact closer to
the actual participants, examining what happens within
intergenerational interactions and how people evaluate their
intergenerational experiences. The volume concentrates on the
micro-context of the intergenerational interaction and the
cognitions, language, and relationship behaviors related to
intergenerational communication across the life span.
The volume employs the perspective that the understanding of human
behavior across the life span is enhanced by studying communicative
behavior in intergenerational interaction. The authors integrate
research from multiple disciplines concerned with intergenerational
communication, which is framed by several unique theoretical
perspectives drawn from the communication discipline. As a resource
for the study of intergenerational communication across the life
span, this monograph offers important insights to scholars,
students, and all who are involved in intergenerational
communication.
This text employs a communication perspective to examine the aging
process and the ability of individuals to adapt successfully to
aging. It continues the groundbreaking work of the first edition,
emphasizing a life-span approach toward understanding the social
interaction that occurs during later life. The edition provides a
comprehensive update on the existing and emerging research within
communication and aging studies and considers such topics as
notions of successful aging, positive and negative stereotypes
toward older adults, and health communication issues. It raises
awareness of the barriers facing elderly people in conversation and
the importance such conversations have in elderly people's lives.
The impact of nonrelational processes, such as hearing loss, are
considered as they impact relationships with others and affect the
ability to age successfully.
The book is organized into 14 chapters. Each chapter is written so
that the reader is presented with an exhaustive review of the
pertinent and recent literature from the social sciences. As in the
first edition, when the literature is empirically based, the
communicative ramifications are then discussed.
Readers of this volume will gain greater understanding of the
importance of their communicative relationships and how significant
they remain across the life span. Developed for students in
communication, psychology, nursing, social gerontology, sociology,
and related areas, "Communication and Aging" provides important
insights on communication to all who are affected by the aging
process.
This text employs a communication perspective to examine the aging
process and the ability of individuals to adapt successfully to
aging. It continues the groundbreaking work of the first edition,
emphasizing a life-span approach toward understanding the social
interaction that occurs during later life. The edition provides a
comprehensive update on the existing and emerging research within
communication and aging studies and considers such topics as
notions of successful aging, positive and negative stereotypes
toward older adults, and health communication issues. It raises
awareness of the barriers facing elderly people in conversation and
the importance such conversations have in elderly people's lives.
The impact of nonrelational processes, such as hearing loss, are
considered as they impact relationships with others and affect the
ability to age successfully.
The book is organized into 14 chapters. Each chapter is written so
that the reader is presented with an exhaustive review of the
pertinent and recent literature from the social sciences. As in the
first edition, when the literature is empirically based, the
communicative ramifications are then discussed.
Readers of this volume will gain greater understanding of the
importance of their communicative relationships and how significant
they remain across the life span. Developed for students in
communication, psychology, nursing, social gerontology, sociology,
and related areas, "Communication and Aging" provides important
insights on communication to all who are affected by the aging
process.
Communication is at the heart of any complete understanding of the
end of life. While it is true that individuals physically die as a
single entity, the process of ending an individual life is located
within a complex system of relationships and roles connected and
constructed through communicative processes. In this volume, top
scholars from numerous disciplines showcase the latest empirical
investigations and theoretical advances that focus on communication
at the end of life. This multi-contextual approach serves to
integrate current findings, expand our theoretical understanding of
the end of life, prioritize the significance of competent
communication for scholars and practitioners, and provide a solid
foundation upon which to build pragmatic interventions to assist
individuals at the end of life as well as those who care for and
grieve for those who are dying. This book is suitable for
undergraduate and graduate courses in Death and Dying,
Communication and Aging, Health Communication, Life Span
Development, Life Span Communication, Long term care, Palliative
care and Social Work.
The Handbook of Lifespan Communication is the foundational
scholarly text that offers readers a state of the art view of the
varied and rich areas of lifespan communication research. The
fundamental assumptions of lifespan communication are that the very
nature of human communication is developmental, and, to truly
understand communication, change across time must be incorporated
into existing theory and research. Beginning with chapters on
lifespan communication theory and methodologies, chapters are then
organized into the various phases of life: early childhood,
adolescence, emerging adulthood, middle adulthood, and older
adulthood. Top scholars across several disciplines have contributed
to chapters within their domains of expertise, highlighting
significant horizons that will guide researchers for years to come.
The Handbook of Lifespan Communication is the foundational
scholarly text that offers readers a state of the art view of the
varied and rich areas of lifespan communication research. The
fundamental assumptions of lifespan communication are that the very
nature of human communication is developmental, and, to truly
understand communication, change across time must be incorporated
into existing theory and research. Beginning with chapters on
lifespan communication theory and methodologies, chapters are then
organized into the various phases of life: early childhood,
adolescence, emerging adulthood, middle adulthood, and older
adulthood. Top scholars across several disciplines have contributed
to chapters within their domains of expertise, highlighting
significant horizons that will guide researchers for years to come.
Individuals of all ages interact with one another, and their
interactions have significance throughout their lives. This
distinctive volume acknowledges the importance of these
interactions and provides a life-span developmental view of
communication and aging, attempting to capture the many
similarities and changes that occur in people's lives as they age.
The authors move the study of intergenerational contact closer to
the actual participants, examining what happens within
intergenerational interactions and how people evaluate their
intergenerational experiences. The volume concentrates on the
micro-context of the intergenerational interaction and the
cognitions, language, and relationship behaviors related to
intergenerational communication across the life span.
The volume employs the perspective that the understanding of human
behavior across the life span is enhanced by studying communicative
behavior in intergenerational interaction. The authors integrate
research from multiple disciplines concerned with intergenerational
communication, which is framed by several unique theoretical
perspectives drawn from the communication discipline. As a resource
for the study of intergenerational communication across the life
span, this monograph offers important insights to scholars,
students, and all who are involved in intergenerational
communication.
This innovative 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 specific communication processes
from infancy through childhood and adolescence into middle age and
later life.
In its exploration of the role of communication in human
development, this volume:
*overviews the theoretical and methodological issues related to
studying communication across the life span;
*discusses foundations of communication: cognitive processes and
language;
*examines communication in relational contexts and communication
competencies;
*considers communication in leisure and the media with relevance to
the life-span perspective; and
*presents the implications of the life-span perspective for future
research.
This text is intended to be used in life-span communication courses
and in interpersonal communication courses with a life-span focus,
at an advanced or graduate level. It may also be used in courses on
family communication, aging, and language development. It will
serve as a supplemental text for courses in psychology, family
studies, personal relationships, linguistics, and language studies.
The readings in the anthology "Readings in Communication Research
Methods" are written by communication researchers who share true
stories of how they use particular research methods within their
own research programs.
The book helps students understand how researchers face the
numerous challenges of conducting communication research, and how
they produce knowledge that adds to our theoretical understanding
of communication. Students get a real sense of the many decisions
made by researchers who are attempting to design and conduct
research that follows the ideal steps outlined in textbooks.
The book begins with an introductory chapter that links theory to
conceptualization and hypothesis development. The three subsequent
chapters focus on different research methods including survey
research, experimental research, and various forms of analysis.
Topics include: Measurement and Sampling; Internal and External
Validity; Physiological Laboratory Methods; Network, Rhetorical,
Conversation, and Discourse Analysis; and Ethnography.
The insight into real-world scenarios is a direct and useful
contrast to many textbooks on communication research methods that
do a fine job of explaining the process and relative merits of
various methods, but fail to give students a clear understanding of
how the research is actually performed.
"Readings in Communication Research Methods" is a supplemental text
for courses in Communication Research. Paired with a required
textbook, it enhances students' understanding of how research
methods can be successfully used in the real world. Written in a
jargon-free, accessible style, the book is ideal for undergraduate
students.
Jon Nussbaum earned his Ph.D. at Purdue University. He is a
Professor of Communication Arts and Sciences, and Human Development
and Family Studies at Penn State University. Dr. Nussbaum has
served as President of the International Communication Association,
and the International Society of Language and Social Psychology. He
is a former editor of the Journal of Communication, and was a
Fulbright Research Fellow in the United Kingdom. He is a Fellow of
the International Communication Association, and a Fellow within
the Adult Development and Aging Division of the American
Psychological Association. Dr. Nussbaum has published extensively,
with thirteen books, and over 85 journal articles and book chapters
to his credit. He focuses on investigating communication behaviors
and patterns across the life span including research on family,
friendship, and personal relationships with well and frail older
adults. In 2010 Dr. Nussbaum received the B. Aubrey Fisher mentor
award.
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