Interpersonal Communication Everyday Encounters Author:Julia T. Wood You'll find your voice and experience communication success with INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION: EVERYDAY ENCOUNTERS, Sixth Edition! Award-winning author Julia T. Wood presents a pragmatic introduction to the concepts, principles, and skills of interpersonal communication?helping you build the skills you need to become a better communicator. You'll... more » also read about such timely issues as the ethical challenges and choices that affect interpersonal communication, emotional intelligence and forgiveness, interracial relationships, safe sex, dealing with abuse from intimates, race-related differences between conflict styles, the power of language, and more!« less