216 Pages
by
Routledge
216 Pages
by
Routledge
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Originally published in 1993, Assertion and Its Social Context notes that assertive behaviour does not always bring the rewards that trainers and others claim for it, especially when the assertive person is female. This seems to be because assertive communication often goes against the grain of deeply held social values. Furthermore, this problem is often masked by research which falsely... Read more
Preface. 1. Assertive Communication: What More Can Be Said? 2. Overview and History of Assertive Communication 3. Definitions and Dimensions of Assertive Communication 4. Social Rules and Assertive Communication 5. Identification of Social Rules and Goals 6. Importance of Social Rules about Negative Assertion 7. Comparing Definitions of Assertion and Socially Appropriate Behaviour 8. Training Assertive Communication in its Social Context (written in collaboration with Alf Lizzio) 9. Conclusions: The Social Contexts of Assertion. References. Author Index. Subject Index.
Biography
Keithia Wilson
Cynthia (Cindy) Gallois
