Pragmatics of Human Communication: A Study of Interactional Patterns, Pathologies, and Paradoxes
by Paul Watzlawick, Janet Helmick Beavin, Don D. Jackson
Paul Watzlawick, Janet Helmick Beavin, and Don D. Jackson examine the patterns, problems, and paradoxes that shape human communication. Focusing on interaction rather than isolated messages, this influential study offers a way to understand how communication functions within relationships and how recurring exchanges can become difficult or contradictory.
About This Book
Pragmatics of Human Communication examines communication as an interactional process rather than simply the exchange of information.
Paul Watzlawick, Janet Helmick Beavin, and Don D. Jackson focus on recurring patterns in human interaction and the ways communication can shape relationships.
The book addresses interactional pathologies and paradoxes, offering a framework for considering how communication may become confusing, contradictory, or dysfunctional.
It is suited to readers interested in communication, psychology, social science, and the structure of interpersonal behavior.
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