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Book Synopsis: This book highlights hidden unintentional biases, emotional defense mechanisms, and responses in haste. By revealing these preconceived notions present in message choices, Xiaowei Shi and Steve Mortenson demonstrate techniques to help prevent communication from becoming problematic. In a conversational style, the authors extend their interdisciplinary theoretic perspectives by introducing concepts and practices of supportive confrontation and argumentative interaction management. Through examining those automatic responses and reactions in our everyday conversation with friends, coworkers, and loved ones, this book engages the readers to confront their own hidden preferences and underlying beliefs about gender, relationships, and themselves with a new eye. The book moves beyond prior work on rational choice model in strategic communication by considering actual human attributes. Shi and Mortenson offer new insights into communication “noises” and how to engage in communication during a difficult life event or on a difficult subject in a more skillful manner. Scholars of social psychology, interpersonal communication, and communication training and development will find this book of particular interest.
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Unquestioned Ease: Confronting Automaticity in Everyday Communication is a groundbreaking book that delves deep into the hidden biases and defense mechanisms that plague our everyday conversations. Authors Xiaowei Shi and Steve Mortenson bring to light the unintentional choices we make in our messages and offer practical techniques to prevent communication from becoming problematic.
With a conversational writing style, Shi and Mortenson take the reader on a journey of self-discovery, encouraging them to confront their own hidden preferences and beliefs about gender, relationships, and themselves. This book goes beyond the traditional rational choice model in strategic communication and instead focuses on the actual attributes of human interaction.
This book not only exposes the automatic responses and reactions we have in our conversations, but it also provides invaluable insights into how to navigate difficult life events and discuss challenging subjects with skill. Whether you're a scholar of social psychology, interpersonal communication, or communication training and development, Unquestioned Ease is a must-read that will revolutionize your understanding of communication.
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