Pragmatics of Human Communication
A Study of Interactional Patterns, Pathologies and Paradoxes
$50.39
- Paperback
304 pages
- Release Date
9 May 2011
Summary
Called “one of the best books ever about human communication,” and a perennial bestseller, Pragmatics of Human Communication has formed the foundation of much contemporary research into interpersonal communication, in addition to laying the groundwork for context-based approaches to psychotherapy. The authors present the simple but radical idea that problems in life often arise from issues of communication, rather than from deep psychological disorders, reinforcing their conceptual e…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780393710595 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0393710599 |
| Author: | Paul Watzlawick, Janet Beavin Bavelas, Don D. Jackson |
| Publisher: | WW Norton & Co |
| Imprint: | WW Norton & Co |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 304 |
| Release Date: | 9 May 2011 |
| Weight: | 336g |
| Dimensions: | 15mm x 140mm x 211mm |
Paul Watzlawick
Paul Watzlawick was an associate at the Mental Research Institute, Palo Alto, and clinical professor in the department of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, Stanford University Medical Center. An internationally known psychologist, Watzlawick died in 2007.
Janet Beavin Bavelas is a professor emeritus of psychology at the University of Victoria.
The late Don D. Jackson was a founder and director of the Mental Research Institute in Palo Alto, California, and associate professor at the Stanford University School of Medicine. He was coauthor, with Paul Wazlawick and Janet Beavin Bavelas, of Pragmatics of Human Communication.
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