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Books from the Catalog

Below is a sampling of books from DiPietro Library that deal with issues pertaining to intercultural communication. Keep in mind, this is just a sampling and not a complete list of all of the library's resources on this topic.

Interpersonal Communication by Charles R. Berger (Editor)
Call Number: eBook
ISBN: 9783110373875
Publication Date: 2014-07-28
Interpersonal communication has been studied in terms of both communication functions and specialized contexts. This handbook comprehensively covers the field including research on processes of social influence, the role of communication in the development, maintenance and decline of close personal relationships, nonverbal communication, cognitive approaches, communication and conflict, bargaining and negotiation, health communication, organizational socialization and supervisor-subordinate communication, social networks, and technologically-mediated interpersonal communication.
Interpersonal Communication Skills In the Workplace by Perry Mcintosh
Call Number: eBook
ISBN: 9780761215110
Publication Date: 2008-01-01
The Intercultural Mind presents new perspectives on important questions such as: What is culture shock, and how does it affect us? Why are we blind to our own cultural conditioning? Can cultural differences be measured? What does it mean to have an international mindset? Illustrated with a wealth of examples and memorable stories, The Intercultural Mind is a fascinating look at how intercultural experiences can transform the geography of our minds.
The Lost Art of Listening by Michael P. Nichols
Call Number: LB 1027 .S36638 2003
ISBN: 9780898622676
Publication Date: 1995-02-24
We never outgrow our need to connect with others--to feel as though we are heard and understood. That is why a sympathetic ear is such a powerful force in human relationships -- and why the failure to be heard is so painful. But why do we often feel cut off when speaking to the people closest to us, family members, friends, or colleagues? What is it that keeps so many of us from really listening? Michael P. Nichols answers these questions and more in this ground-breaking exploration of why people don't hear one another.
Studies in Applied Interpersonal Communication by Michael T. Motley (Editor)
Call Number: eBook
ISBN: 9781452214979
Publication Date: 2008-01-01
Studies in Applied Interpersonal Communication offers solutions for communication problems that erupt in our daily lives. By focusing on socially meaningful applied research in communication, this book offers a new direction for interpersonal communication studies.
Interpersonal Communication by Brent C. Oberg
Call Number: HM 1166 .O23 2003
ISBN: 1566080851
Publication Date: 2003-05-01
How we communicate with others is basic to our personal satisfaction, fulfillment and success in life. Interpersonal communication is really the study of how we live every day. Unlike most theoretical communication texts that are impractical for the classroom, this book supplies an abundance of examples of how interpersonal communication affects our daily life.
Nonverbal Communication in Close Relationships by Laura K. Guerrero; Kory Floyd
Call Number: BF 637 .N66 G84 2006
ISBN: 0805843965
Publication Date: 2005-11-17
Nonverbal Communication in Close Relationships provides a synthesis of research on nonverbal communication as it applies to interpersonal interaction, focusing on the close relationships of friends, family, and romantic partners. communication, emphasizing those that are most relevant to the initiation, maintenance, and dissolution of close relationships.
Class Lives by Chuck Collins (Editor); Jennifer Ladd (Editor); Maynard Seider (Editor); Felice Yeskel (Editor)
Call Number: HN 90 .S6 C5646 2014
ISBN: 9780801453281
Publication Date: 2014-12-02
Class Lives is an anthology of narratives dramatizing the lived experience of class in America. It includes forty original essays from authors who represent a range of classes, genders, races, ethnicities, ages, and occupations across the United States.
The Gender Communication Handbook by Claire Damken Brown; Audrey Nelson
Call Number: HM 1166 .N448 2012
ISBN: 9781118128794
Publication Date: 2012-05-22
Men and women exhibit distinct, innate, and acculturated sex differences in their verbal and nonverbal communication styles. In the work environment, the difficulties and misunderstandings generated by these differences not only reduce productivity and efficiency but also lower morale.In this book, the authors show through empirical research and extensive anecdotal evidence, the specific verbal and nonverbal behaviors men and women employ that define our sex roles' expectations yet paradoxically often ultimately result in barriers to effective inter-gender communication.
Verbal Communication by Andrea Rocci (Editor); Louis de Saussure (Editor)
Call Number: eBook
ISBN: 9783110255478
Publication Date: 2016-03-07
Despite its pervasiveness, verbal communication does not currently define one cohesive and distinct subfield within the communication discipline.The Handbook of Verbal Communication seeks to address this gap. In doing so, it draws not only on the communication discipline, but also on the rich interdisciplinary research on language and communication that developed over the last fifty years as linguistics interacted with the social sciences and the cognitive sciences.

Relevant Databases

Communication & Mass Media Complete This link opens in a new window
Communication & Mass Media Complete provides the most robust, quality research solution in areas related to communication and mass media. CMMC incorporates the content of CommSearch (formerly produced by the National Communication Association) and Mass Media Articles Index (formerly produced by Penn State) along with numerous other journals in communication, mass media, and other closely-related fields of study to create a research and reference resource of unprecedented scope and depth encompassing the breadth of the communication discipline. CMMC offers cover-to-cover (“core”) indexing and abstracts for more than 570 journals, and selected (“priority”) coverage of nearly 200 more, for a combined coverage of more than 770 titles. Furthermore, this database includes full text for over 450 journals.
Academic Search Complete This link opens in a new window
"This multi-disciplinary database provides full text for more than 4,600 journals, including full text for nearly 3,900 peer-reviewed titles. PDF backfiles to 1975 or further are available for well over one hundred journals, and searchable cited references are provided for more than 1,000 titles."
Newspaper Source This link opens in a new window
"Newspaper Source provides cover-to-cover full text for more than 40 (U.S.) & international newspapers. The database also contains selective full text for 389 regional (U.S.) newspapers. In addition, full text television & radio news transcripts are also provided."
U.S. Newsstream (ProQuest) This link opens in a new window
U.S. Newsstream enables users to search the most recent premium U.S. news content, as well as archives which stretch back into the 1980s featuring newspapers, newswires, blogs, and news sites in active full-text format. For academic and public libraries, U.S. Newsstream offers exclusive access to the Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune, and co-exclusive access (with Factiva) to The Wall Street Journal. U.S. Newsstream also offers one of the largest collections of local and regional newspapers, and is cross-searchable on the ProQuest platform.
Business Source Complete This link opens in a new window
Business Source Complete is the world's definitive scholarly business database, providing the leading collection of bibliographic and full text content. As part of the comprehensive coverage offered by this database, indexing and abstracts for the most important scholarly business journals back as far as 1886 are included. In addition, searchable cited references are provided for more than 1,300 journals.

Directory of Open Access Journals - Media and Communications
The Directory of Open Access Journals covers free, full text, quality controlled scientific and scholarly journals. Currently 1246 journals with 208632 articles are searchable at article level.

APA PsycINFO & APA PsycARTICLES This link opens in a new window
"The PsycINFO®, database, American Psychological Association’s (APA) renowned resource for abstracts of scholarly journal articles, book chapters, books, and dissertations, is the largest resource devoted to peer-reviewed literature in behavioral science and mental health. Journal coverage, which spans from the 1800s to the present, includes international material selected from around 2,500 periodicals in dozens of languages."