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Revised and expanded sections include enhanced coverage of gender identity in Chapter 3; a new introduction to Chapter 6 (based on the pow erful story of a college valedictorian with nonspeaking autism); new ma terial and research on why we form relationships in Chapter 10; a new table elaborating Knapp’s relational stages in Chapter 10; a more inclusive rendering of friendship, gender, and communication in Chapter 11; a new section on fostering intimacy in Chapter 11; and an expanded section on civil dialogue in Chapter 13. There are also more than 450 new research citations in this edition, with up-to-date scholarship embedded through out every chapter. Activities Every chapter in this edition of Interplay ends with four new activities: Build Your Skill , Ethical Challenge , Reflection , and Self-Appraisal . These activities are referenced in the body of the chapter, with links to the activities in the ebook. Each chapter concludes with an Assessing Your Communication quiz. Digital Resources Whether you have taught with Interplay for many years or are encounter ing it for the first time, you’ll discover a toolkit of material that makes teaching more efficient and learning more effective.

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