Equivocal communication

Author(s)

• Bavelas, Janet Beavin

Bibliographic Information

Equivocal communication

Janet Beavin Bavelas ... [et al.]

（Sage series in interpersonal communication, 11）

Sage, c1990

• : pbk

Note

Bibliography: p. 325-329

Includes indexes

Description and Table of Contents

Description

Equivocation, non-straightforward communication which includes messages that are ambiguous, indirect, contradictory or evasive, is highlighted as an important phenomenon in this volume. The authors show how equivocation can be measured with a scaling method that offers an objective assessment of the amount and kind of equivocation that exist in a message and which can be used in a variety of research programmes. Several hundred experiments, with a wide range of subjects - from children to politicians - support the theory that equivocations occur only in situations where all direct messages would lead to negative consequences, and that communication is dependent more on situations than on individuals.

Table of Contents

What is Equivocal Communication? Capturing Equivocation Quantitatively A Situational Theory The Conditions That Elicit Equivocation First Experiments How People Equivocate Written Messages Spoken and Face-to-Face Communication Truths, Lies, and Equivocations Children's Equivocation Exploratory Studies Field Studies of Political Interviews Overview and Implications

by "Nielsen BookData"

• NCID: BA10720735
• ISBN:
  • 0803929420
  • 0803929439
• LCCN: 90008205
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: Newbury Park, Calif.
• Pages/Volumes: 338 p.
• Size: 23 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : BF637.C45
  • DC20 : 302.2
  • NDC8 : 361.45
  • NDC7 : 361.5
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Interpersonal communication
  • LCSH : Ambiguity
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BA00834046