Shows undergraduate students how an understanding of current communication theory and research will help them understand their own interpersonal encounters. Learning features include summaries, key concepts, and discussion questions, plus color photos. This edition devotes greater attention to social diversity, and contains expanded material on communication patterns in marriage and on ethical issues. Wood teaches communication at The University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill. This is a revised edition of </Everyday Encounters/>, which was published in 1996. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)