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Argumentative and Aggressive Communication
Theory, Research, and Application
- Andrew S. Rancer - University of Akron, USA
- Theodore A. Avtgis - The University of Akron, USA, Ashland University, USA, West Virginia University, USA
April 2006 | 336 pages | SAGE Publications, Inc
"Argumentative and Aggressive Communication is an excellent balance between research and application. This fits with the tradition of having high concern for application in the field of communication, and leaning on strong research to guide that application."
—James C. McCroskey, West Virginia University
"The thoroughness of coverage that this book devotes to perhaps the most important research area in communication today provides students with amazing insight into conflict, argumentativeness, aggressiveness, and a variety of other concepts and skills central to communication!" —Joseph A. DeVito, Hunter College of the City University of New York
Argumentative and Aggressive Communication: Theory, Research, and Application is the first text to describe the development, history, research, and application efforts on the communication traits of argumentativeness and verbal aggressiveness. Authors Andrew S. Rancer and Theodore A. Avtgis include a collection of nine widely used reliable and valid instruments which the reader, the researcher, and the practitioner can use for diagnostic and research purposes.
Key Features:
Written in a style accessible to undergraduates, yet comprehensive and detailed enough for graduate students and researchers, this is an ideal text for courses in Communication and Personality; Communication and Conflict; Interpersonal Communication; Social Psychology-Personality; and Psychology-Aggression.
—James C. McCroskey, West Virginia University
"The thoroughness of coverage that this book devotes to perhaps the most important research area in communication today provides students with amazing insight into conflict, argumentativeness, aggressiveness, and a variety of other concepts and skills central to communication!" —Joseph A. DeVito, Hunter College of the City University of New York
Argumentative and Aggressive Communication: Theory, Research, and Application is the first text to describe the development, history, research, and application efforts on the communication traits of argumentativeness and verbal aggressiveness. Authors Andrew S. Rancer and Theodore A. Avtgis include a collection of nine widely used reliable and valid instruments which the reader, the researcher, and the practitioner can use for diagnostic and research purposes.
Key Features:
- Discusses the origin and structure of argumentative and aggressive communication: The book completely describes the development of the argumentativeness and verbal aggressiveness trait constructs. In addition, the measurement of argumentativeness and verbal aggressiveness is treated in the most comprehensive way to date.
- Explores the function of argumentative and aggressive communication in various contexts: Guidelines are provided on how to approach conflict and disagreement across multiple contexts in a constructive fashion. This text synthesizes the large corpus of research in several areas of communication, including family, organizational, intercultural, instructional, and mediated contexts.
- Provides conclusions drawn from this literature: Suggestions are given for future research on argumentative and aggressive communication from ten distinguished communication scholars.
Written in a style accessible to undergraduates, yet comprehensive and detailed enough for graduate students and researchers, this is an ideal text for courses in Communication and Personality; Communication and Conflict; Interpersonal Communication; Social Psychology-Personality; and Psychology-Aggression.
Part I: The Structure and Origin of Argumentative and Aggressive Communication
1. What are Argumentative and Aggressive Communication?
2. Measuring Individual Differences in Argumentative and Agressive Communication
3. Trait, State, and Interactionist Approaches to Studying Argumentative and Aggressive Communication
Part II: The Function of Argumentative and Aggressive Communication
4. Argumentative and Aggressive Communication in Relational and Family Contexts
5. Argumentative and Aggressive Communication in Organizational Contexts
6. Argumentative and Verbally Aggressive Communication in Instructional Contexts
7. Argumentative and Aggressive Communication in Intercultural and Intracultural Contexts
8. Argumentative and Aggressive Communication in Mass and Mediated Communication
9. Argumentative and Aggressive Communication in Persuasion and Social Influence Situations
Part III: Enhancing Communicative Outcomes Through Improved Understanding of Argumentative and Aggressive Communication Processes
10. Modifying Argumentative and Aggressive Communication
11. Relating Argumentative and Aggressive Communication with Apprehension, Adaptation and Personality Traits
12. Advancing Research and Theory-Building Efforts on Argumentative and Aggressive Communication
Appendix A - The Argumentativeness and Verbal Aggressiveness Scales
Appendix B - The Adolescent Argumentativeness and Verbal Aggressiveness Scales
Appendix C - Short-Form Versions of the Argumentativeness and Verbal Aggressiveness Scales
Appendix D - The Affective-Behavioral-Cognitive Scale (ABCAS)
Appendix E - The Indirect Interpersonal Aggressiveness Scale
Appendix F - The Beliefs About Arguing Measure
Appendix G - Additional Resources on Argumentative and Aggressive Communication
References
Index
"This is the first book to discuss the history, research and application of the positive and deleterious communication traits of argumentation and verbal aggressiveness. The handbook's clear style makes it accessible to any intelligent, motivated, critically analytical reader or educated layperson: from undergraduates and graduates, to teachers and researchers on any level, to those in the applied world, such as practicing psychologists and, of course counselors, managers, and politicians. Even secondary and tertiary school teachers ought to convey certain information to their students to prepare them for life."
Contemporary Psychology: APA Review of Books
An ideal for writing thesis in emotion and communication field.
IESEG, School of Management, Catholic University of Lille
April 27, 2012
