Western Journal of Communication articles from July 2005

Western Journal of Communication archives from July 2005

Interpreting Nonverbal Behavior: Representation and Transformation Frames in Israeli and Palestinian Media Coverage of the 1993 Rabin-Arafat Handshake
July 1, 2005... According to Gumperz (1982), our ability to communicate with others depends on 'shared interpretive conventions' (p. 3). To make sense of talk between people, communicators must have language-based and socio-cultural knowledge that allows them...

Testing the Effects of Nonverbal Behavior Training on Accuracy in Deception Detection with the Inclusion of a Bogus Training Control Group
July 1, 2005... Several previous studies have compared people receiving training in nonverbal behaviors associated with deception to control groups receiving no training (e.g., deTurck, Feeley, & Roman, 1997; deTurck, Harszlak, Bodhorn, & Texter, 1990;...

Through a Glass Darkly: Effects of Smiling and Visibility on Recognition and Avoidance in Passing Encounters
July 1, 2005... It is common to equate interactions with conversations, but there are many settings where people interact without saying a word. As people stand in line at the grocery store, share an elevator ride, or walk through a crowded mall, they make...

Attachment Style Differences and Similarities in Evaluations of Affective Communication Skills and Person-Centered Comforting Messages
July 1, 2005... Emotional support is one of the most important resources people rely on in interpersonal relationships because it provides 'comfort and security during times of stress (that leads) the person to feel he or she is cared for by others' (Cutrona...

'Intellectual Capital' and Struggles over the Perceived Value of Members' Expert Knowledge in a Knowledge-Intensive Organization
July 1, 2005... It's hard to measure intellectual output.... In a factory you can count how many widgets go by in an hour, and you can put a screw on every one, or whatever. It's a very different world with this intellectual stuff. And I haven't seen...

Building Connection While Thinking Together: By-Products of Employee Training in Dialogue
July 1, 2005... Many organizational practitioners advocate 'dialogue' as a way of improving communication at work and addressing important organizational issues that seem irresolvable through normal, everyday forms of organizational discourse (Ellinor &...