The Dark Side of Interpersonal Communication examines the multifunctional ways in which seemingly productive communication can be destructive—and vice versa�

From interpersonal communication, organizational communication, computer-mediated communication, and health communication, the book presents a collection of ess

Focuses on the paradoxical, dialectical, and mystifying facets of human interaction, not merely to elucidate dysfunctional relationship phenomena, but to help r

This text provides for the first time in book form an exploration of the communicative aspects of the darker side of family life, ranging from, for example, sev

Awards and Praise for the first edition: Recipient of the 2006 International Association for Relationship Research (IARR) Book Award "This text, as it presently