Body Language Communication, Body Language Communication

"This insightful and ground-breaking volume, a who's who of scholars provide a comprehensive, state-of-the-art introduction to the outsized role which body language plays in human communication. Whether you're a researcher, student, or simply curious about the hidden aspects of everyday interactions, this book will transform your understanding of how we convey and interpret meaning beyond words". - Robert S. Feldman, Professor of Psychological and Brain Sciences and Senior Advisor to the Chancellor, University of Massachusetts Amherst, USA. "Both scholars and students will find Body Language Communication to be an invaluable resource for the most recent research focused on non-verbal behavior. Some chapters (each authored by distinguished scholars) focus on commonly studied areas like the face or voice, but others open less studied areas like posture and human-machine interaction.  The information in this volume, coupled with what we know about verbal behavior, will go a long way toward helping the next generation of scholars to better understand the true nature of human interaction". - Dr. Mark L. Knapp, Jesse H. Jones Centennial Professor Emeritus of Communication and UT Distinguished Teaching Professor Emeritus, USA. This book explores a number of important themes within body language discourse. The authors analyse the role of hands, touch, facial expression, misconceptions, and fallacious arguments in body language training. Other issues addressed include body language between humans and machines, lie detection, reactance and body language and thermography of the face. The authors work to determine various potentials of body language, and assess some areas of body language and role of body language in everyday life. They also discuss new perspectives and future directions in body language studies.  Derek Chadee is Professor of Social Psychology and directs the ANSA McAL Psychological Research Centre at The University of the West Indies, Jamaica. He has published several books and journal articles, and his research interests are in fear of crime, copycat behaviour and theories on social psychology.  Aleksandra Kosti¿ is a Retired Professor of Social Psychology at the University of Nis, Serbia. Her research interests include nonverbal communication, emotional experience, and time perspective. She has co-edited the following books: Time Perspective, The Social Psychology of Nonverbal Communication; Social Intelligence and Nonverbal Communication; Positive Psychology: An International Perspective; Nonverbal Communication in Close Relationships - What words don't tell us.