The New Handbook of Language and Social Psychology

About the Editors. List of Contributors. Prologue (W. Robinson). THEORETICAL PERSPECTIVES Language in Communication: Frames of Reference (W. Robinson). Communication Accommodation Theory (C. Shepard, et al.). Discrepancy Arousal Theory and Cognitive Valence Theory (L. Guerrero, et al.). Expectancy Theories (J. Burgoon & M. Burgoon). Discursive Social Psychology (J. Potter & D. Edwards). Storytelling: The Power of Narrative Communication and Interpretation (Sunwolf & L. Frey). Language Attitudes: Retrospect, Conspect, and Prospect (J. Bradac, et al.). FACE TO FACE: STRUCTURES AND GENERAL FUNCTIONS. Towards a Comprehensive Model of Non-Verbal Communication (M. Patterson). Miscommunication and Communication Failure (C. Berger). Conversation (B. Slugoski & D. Hilton). Facework (C. MacMartin, et al.). FACE TO FACE: SPECIAL FUNCTIONS. Arguing (M. Billig). Patronizing (M. Hummert & E. Ryan). Deceiving (J. Tornqvist, et al.). Accounting (R. Buttny & G. Morris). Negotiating (S. Wilson, et al.). Gossiping (N. Emler). SOCIAL RELATIONS. Politeness (T. Holtgraves). Power (S. Ng & S. Reid). Interpersonal Relations (E. Sahlstein & S. Duck). The Observation of Marital Interaction (N. Roberts & P. Noller). SOCIAL CATEGORIES. Multilingual Communication (I. Sachdev & R. Bourhis). A Layered Approach to Ethnicity, Language and Communication (M. Hecht, et al.). Towards a Social Theory of Gender (L. Coates & T. Johnson). Language, Ageing and Ageism (N. Coupland & J. Coupland). APPLIED SETTINGS. Second Language Mystery (R. Clement & R. Gardner). Communication, Relationships and Health (M. Fitzpatrick & A. Vangelisti). Language, Law and Power (W. O'Barr). Active Patients as Powerful Communicators (R. Street). Communication in Organizations: An Intergroup Perspective (J. Gardner, et al.). Language and the Media: An Emerging Field for Social Psychology (P. Lunt & S. Livingstone). Social Psychological Theories of Computer-Mediated Communication: Social Pain or Social Gain (R. Spears, et al.). Epilogue: Jennifer Fortman and Howard Giles. Author Index. Subject Index.