Social Encounters: Readings In Social Interaction
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Yellowed
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What does it truly mean to meet another person? Social Encounters: Readings in Social Interaction, edited by the pioneering British psychologist Michael Argyle, assembles a landmark collection of essays and studies that dissect the mechanics of human contact — from fleeting glances between strangers to the complex rituals of conversation, dominance, and intimacy that govern everyday life. Drawing on the work of leading researchers in psychology, sociology, and ethology, the anthology presents a rigorous and multi-disciplinary map of the social world, charting how humans signal, negotiate, and ultimately construct their relationships moment by moment. Argyle, one of the foremost authorities on social psychology and nonverbal communication, curates these readings with a scholar's precision and a humanist's curiosity, weaving together empirical research and theoretical frameworks to illuminate the invisible rules that bind society together. The collection argues that social interaction is not merely incidental to human life but is its very foundation — a choreography of gesture, gaze, and language that most of us perform without ever questioning. For students, researchers, and curious minds alike, this volume leaves one wondering: if the rules of encounter are so deeply hidden, how many of our most intimate moments are shaped by forces we have never once noticed?
Author: Michael Argyle
Format: Paperback
Genre: Anthropology
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Yellowed
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
What does it truly mean to meet another person? Social Encounters: Readings in Social Interaction, edited by the pioneering British psychologist Michael Argyle, assembles a landmark collection of essays and studies that dissect the mechanics of human contact — from fleeting glances between strangers to the complex rituals of conversation, dominance, and intimacy that govern everyday life. Drawing on the work of leading researchers in psychology, sociology, and ethology, the anthology presents a rigorous and multi-disciplinary map of the social world, charting how humans signal, negotiate, and ultimately construct their relationships moment by moment. Argyle, one of the foremost authorities on social psychology and nonverbal communication, curates these readings with a scholar's precision and a humanist's curiosity, weaving together empirical research and theoretical frameworks to illuminate the invisible rules that bind society together. The collection argues that social interaction is not merely incidental to human life but is its very foundation — a choreography of gesture, gaze, and language that most of us perform without ever questioning. For students, researchers, and curious minds alike, this volume leaves one wondering: if the rules of encounter are so deeply hidden, how many of our most intimate moments are shaped by forces we have never once noticed?