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                 Intercultural communication (continued)  Interpersonal deterioration, 141  disorders of, 130t
                   facial communication and, 100–101  Interpersonal perception. See Perception  euphemisms and, 60t
                   feedback and, 65                  Interpersonal relationships. See     fallacies of, 60t
                   gender and, 16, 17                   Relationships                     formal, 238
                   gestures and, 97, 98f             Interpersonal repair, 139f, 142      gender and, 73, 74
                   group terms and, 83–85            Interpersonal separation, 139f, 142  generic, 82
                   high-context cultures, 17, 179    Interpretation                       gobbledygook and, 60t
                   high-power-distance cultures and, 17,   in perception, 36              heterosexist, 80–81
                     193, 289                          self-concept and, 25f, 26–27       homophobic, 80–81
                   high-uncertainty avoidance cultures   Interruptions                    indirectness and, 73
                     and, 289                          of conversation, 124–125           informal, 238
                   identifiers in, 83–85               listening, 61                      jargon and, 60t
                   immediacy and, 127                Intervention groups, 184             listening and, 65–66
                   individualist cultures and (See    Interviews, 3                       meaning in, 73–74
                     Individualist cultures)           as public speech source, 220–221   netiquette and, 74t
                   indulgence and, 17                Intimacy                             offensive, 238, 239
                   language and, 65                    immediacy and, 127                 online politeness and, 73–74, 74t
                   leadership and, 192–193             as stage of relationship, 139f, 141  personal pronouns in public speaking,
                   listening and, 64–65              Intimate distance, 102, 103t           239
                   long-term orientation and, 17, 17t, 289  Intrapersonal communication, 3  politeness and, 73–74
                   low-context cultures and, 17, 179  Intrapersonal dissatisfaction, 139f, 141  positive versus negative, 240
                   low-power-distance cultures and, 17,   Intrapersonal repair, 139f, 142  purr words, 70
                     193, 289                        Introduction of speech, 241–242, 242–243  racist, 80
                   low-uncertainty avoidance cultures   Involvement stage of relationships, 139f,   sentence construction and, 239–240
                     and, 289                           140                               sexist, 82–83
                   nonverbal, 65, 97, 98f, 105, 112–113  Irreversibility of communication, 10t, 15  slang, 238, 239
                   paralanguage and, 109–110                                              snarl words, 70
                   perception and, 42                Jargon, 60t                          stereotyping and, 87
                   persuasive speeches and, 289      Jewelry, 105                         weasel words and, 60t
                   power distances and, 17, 193, 289  Johari window, 27–28, 27f           written-style, 238
                   public speaking and, 212, 213     Judgments                          Lateral communication, workplace
                   restraint and, 17                   listening and, 56–57, 60             messages and, 7
                   rules of, 77–78                     nonverbal communication and, 109,   Leadership, 3, 199–204
                   sensitivity and, 16                  114                               agenda and, 203
                   short-term orientation and, 17, 17t, 289  Just world hypothesis, 40    authoritarian, 202
                   silence and, 109–110                                                   building group cohesiveness and, 203
                   small groups and, 178–179, 192–193  Kinesics, 97–99, 99t               conflict and, 204
                   speech and, 65                    Knowledgeability of audience, 217t, 218  culture and, 192–193
                   taboos and, 212, 213                                                   defined, 199
                   technology and, 16                Lack of focus while listening, 56    delegating style of, 200
                   time and, 112–113                 Laissez-faire families, 145          democratic, 202
                   touch and, 108                    Laissez-faire leadership, 201        education and, 198
                   uncertainty avoidance and, 17, 289  Language. See also Verbal messages  emergent, 199
                   using cultural beliefs as assumptions   abstraction and, 71            empowerment and, 203, 204
                     and, 212, 213                     active versus passive, 240         ethics and, 202
                   verbal messages and, 77–78          ageist, 55, 81–82                  functional approach to, 200
                   workplace and, 17, 17t              ambiguity of, 11                   guidance and, 203
                 Interdependence                       appropriate use of, 238, 239       interaction in, 202
                   conflict and, 157, 157f             assertiveness and, 75–77           laissez-faire, 201
                   small groups and, 175               computer-mediated communication    listening and, 203
                 Interference, and conflict, 157        and, 88                           mentoring and, 204
                 Internal summary in speeches, 243     confirmation and, 78–80, 79t       myths about, 199
                 Internet. See Computer-mediated       connotation in, 70                 participating style of, 200
                     communication                     culture and, 65                    power distances and, 193
                 Interpersonal commitment, 141         denotation in, 70                  satisfaction and, 203
                 Interpersonal communication, 3. See also   directness and, 73, 239       selling style of, 200
                     Communication; Relationships      direct versus indirect, 239        situational approach to, 200
                 Interpersonal conflict. See Conflict  disconfirmation and, 78–80, 79t    skills of, 202–204
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