Multichannel Integrations of Nonverbal Behavior

First published in 1985. This book takes a multichannel perspective. The first three chapters are written from a distinctly functional perspective: the function of nonverbal behavior on interpersonal attraction in the expression of emotions and in the control of conversations. They are followed by two topically organized chapters namely the role of nonverbal behavior in interpersonal expectancies and deceptive communications. They in turn are followed by a process-oriented discussion of the nature of nonverbal behavior. The book concludes with two contributions concerned with the demography of nonverbal behavior: the role of gender class and ethnicity (with the latter viewed from a cultural perspective). In each case however the chapter is organized to the extent possible from a multichannel perspective.