This Handbook provides an up-to-date discussion of the central issues in nonverbal communication and examines the research that informs these issues as an integral part of the field.

Table of Contents

• Preface - Valerie Manusov and Miles L. Patterson
• Acknowledgments
• Introduction: The Ubiquity and Social Meaningfulness of Nonverbal Communication - Howard Giles and Beth A. Le Poire
• Part I: Foundations
• 1. An Historical Overview of Nonverbal Research - Mark L. Knapp
• 2. The Evolution of Theories of Interactive Behavior - Miles L. Patterson
• 3. Methods for the Study of Nonverbal Communication - Heather M. Gray and Nalini Ambady
• 4. Automatic Cognitive Processes and Nonverbal Communication - Jessica L. Lakin
• 5. Nonverbal Skills and Abilities - Ronald E. Riggio
• 6. Nonverbal and Verbal Communication: Hand Gestures and Facial Displays as Part of Language Use in Face-to-face Dialogue - Janet Beavin Bavelas and Nicole Chovil
• Part II: Factors of Influence
• 7. The Biological Foundations of Social Organization: The Dynamic Emergence of Social Structure Through Nonverbal Communication - Ross Bucksee Buck and Stacie Renfro Powers
• 8. An Evolutionary Approach to Understanding Nonverbal Communication - Kory Floyd
• 9. Personality and Nonverbal Behavior: A Complex Conundrum - Robert Gifford
• 10. Factoring in Age: Nonverbal Communication Across the Life Span - Robert S. Feldman and James M. Tyler
• 11. Women's and Men's Nonverbal Communication: Similarities, Differences, Stereotypes, and Origins - Judith A. Hall
• 12. Culture and Nonverbal Behavior - David Matsumoto
• 13. Casting Nonverbal Behavior in the Media: Representations and Responses - Valerie Manusov and Adam Jaworski
• Part III: Functions
• 14. Nonverbal Behavior in Intimate Interactions and Intimate Relationships - Peter A. Andersen and Laura K. Guerrero and Susanne M. Jones
• 15. Nonverbal Expressions of Dominance and Power in Human Relationships - Judee K. Burgoon and Norah E. Dunbar
• 16. The Functions of Facial Expressions: What's in a Face? - Alan J. Fridlund and James A. Russell
• 17. Why and How the Silent Self Speaks Volumes: Functional Approaches to Nonverbal Impression Management - Caroline F. Keating
• 18. Nonverbal Communication and Deception - Aldert Vrij
• 19. The Interaction Management Function of Nonverbal Cues: Theory and Research About Mutual Behavioral Influence in Face-to-Face Settings - Joseph N. Cappella and Darren M. Schreiber
• 20. Nonverbal Behavior and its Functions in the Ecosystem of Rapport - Linda Tickle-Degnen
• Part IV: Contexts and Consequences
• 21. Nonverbal Communication in Close Relationships - Patricia Noller
• 22. Nonverbal Communication in Instructional Contexts - James C. McCroskey, Virginia P. Richmond and Linda L. McCroskey
• 23. Nonverbal Communication and Physician-Patient Interaction: Review and New Directions - Jeffrey D. Robinson
• 24. Nonverbal Dynamics in Computer-Mediated Communication or: (And the Net: ('S with You,:) and You:) Alone - Joseph B. Walther
• 25. Nonverbal Communication, Race, and Intergroup Interaction - John F. Dovidio, Michelle Hebl Jennifer A. Richeson and J. Nicole Shelton
• 26. Uses and Consequences of Nonverbal Communication in the Context of Organizational Life - Martin S. Remland
• Part V: Final Thoughts
• 27. Nonverbal Communication: Basic Issues and Future Prospects - Miles L. Patterson and Valerie Manusov
• About the Editors
• About the Contributors