Interplay: The Process of Interpersonal Communication

Key differences between 13th and 12th editions

• Time lapse between current and previous publications: 2 years (2014 vs 2012).
• The Thirteenth edition of Adler/Rosenfeld/Proctor's Interplay is 24 pages thinner.
• Chapter 2 "Culture And Interpersonal Communication":
• New section "Co-Cultures and Communication" features impact of co-cultural factors (such as race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientations, age, educational level, and social status) on interpersonal communication.
• Chapter 4:
• Describes perceptual biases (errors in perceiving others) such as the primacy effect (inordinately high influence of first impression), the horns effect (unfavourable judgement about another person on the basis of a single negative impression ), and the fundamental attribution error (or correspondence bias, a tendency to place a heavy emphasis on internal personality characteristics to explain others behavior).
• Chapter 5:
• New section "Social Media and Language" explores differences in language use between men and women (in person and online).
• Chapter 7:
• New discussion on different types of listening
• Chapter 8:
• New discussion of how facilitative emotions can improve relationships.
• Chapter 9:
• New discussion on relational maintenance strategies and social support.
• Chapter 10:
• New section "Communication in Romantic Relationships" covers characteristics of romantic relationships and guidelines for successful communication
• Chapter 11:
• New discussion on invitational communication climate (when people express interest in interacting).