{"id":90,"date":"2026-01-06T08:47:19","date_gmt":"2026-01-06T08:47:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/interpersonalcomm\/?post_type=content&p=90"},"modified":"2026-03-03T08:07:25","modified_gmt":"2026-03-03T08:07:25","slug":"chapter-1","status":"publish","type":"content","link":"https:\/\/staging.routledgelearning.com\/interpersonalcomm\/chapter-resources\/chapter-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Chapter 1:<\/span> What Is Interpersonal Communication?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Chapter 1:<\/span> What Is Interpersonal Communication?<\/h2>\n\n\n

Interpersonal communication is the use of symbols, whether written, spoken, or displayed nonverbally, to represent ideas in interactions between people. This chapter describes interpersonal communication as a continuous, dynamic, and consequential process that is irreversible and imperfect. In addition, the ability of interpersonal communication to convey content and relational messages in contexts spanning organizational communication, health communication, and computer-mediated communication is examined. Characteristics of communication competence are reviewed, along with the factors that promote communication competence and the situational variables, such as culture, setting, and age, that shape standards for competent communication. This chapter also provides an introduction to the study of interpersonal communication, with an overview of the aims of communication theory and dominant research traditions. The role of ethics, including both ethical communication and ethical communication research, is discussed.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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