DAVID MORTENSEN is Professor of Communication Arts at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He is the author of many books on communication and social conflict, including Communication: The Study of Human Interaction and Violence and Communication: Public Reactions to an Attempted Presidential Assassination.

• Preface Problematic Aspects of Face-To-Face Interaction The Risk of Noncommunication The Study of Critical Communication The Construction of Interpersonal Boundaries Silence, Discourse, and Dialogue Miscommunication Symbolic Violence The Pursuit of Optimum Conditions References Index

DAVID MORTENSEN is Professor of Communication Arts at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He is the author of many books on communication and social conflict, including Communication: The Study of Human Interaction and Violence and Communication: Public Reactions to an Attempted Presidential Assassination.

• Preface Problematic Aspects of Face-To-Face Interaction The Risk of Noncommunication The Study of Critical Communication The Construction of Interpersonal Boundaries Silence, Discourse, and Dialogue Miscommunication Symbolic Violence The Pursuit of Optimum Conditions References Index

DAVID MORTENSEN is Professor of Communication Arts at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He is the author of many books on communication and social conflict, including Communication: The Study of Human Interaction and Violence and Communication: Public Reactions to an Attempted Presidential Assassination.

• Preface Problematic Aspects of Face-To-Face Interaction The Risk of Noncommunication The Study of Critical Communication The Construction of Interpersonal Boundaries Silence, Discourse, and Dialogue Miscommunication Symbolic Violence The Pursuit of Optimum Conditions References Index