Intergenerational Communication Across the Life Span (Routledge Communication Series)
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| Rating | : | 4.46 (807 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0805822496 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 360 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-05-27 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Individuals of all ages interact with one another, and their interactions have significance throughout their lives. The volume concentrates on the micro-context of the intergenerational interaction and the cognitions, language, and relationship behaviors related to intergenerational communication across the life span. As a resource for the study of intergenerational communication across the life span, this monograph offers important insights to scholars, students, and all who are involved in intergenerational communication.. The authors integrate research from multiple disciplines concerned with intergenerational communication, which is framed by several unique theoretical perspectives drawn from the communication discipline. The volume employs the perspective that the understanding of human behavior across the life span is enhanced by studying communicative behavior in intergenerational interaction. This distinctive volume acknowledges the importance of these interactions and provides a life-span developmental view of communication and aging, attempting to capture the many similarities and changes that occur in people's lives as they age. The authors move the study of intergenerational contact closer to the actual participants, examining
Intergenerational communication unlocks frustrating communication doors Reportedly, this is the first time in our country's history (USA) that we have four generations in the same work place. Some times you can feel like we are back at the Tower of Babel, a parable in the Bible, where everyone began to speak in different tongues (languages). If you are a senior worker being supervised by a much younger boss, heaven help you if you do not step back an look at the situation from multiple perspectives. The last thing a younger boss wants to hear is an em