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Perfecting Social Skills

A Guide to Interpersonal Behavior Development

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  • © 1980

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Authors:
  1. Richard M. Eisler

    1. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, USA

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  2. Lee W. Frederiksen

    1. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, USA

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Part of the book series: Nato ASI Subseries B: (ASIB, volume 56)

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Table of contents (10 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-ix
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  2. Introduction to Social Skills

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. On the Nature of Social Skills

      • Richard M. Eisler, Lee W. Frederiksen
      Pages 3-21

    3. From Research to Application

      • Richard M. Eisler, Lee W. Frederiksen
      Pages 23-41

  3. Developing Social Skills

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 43-43
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    2. What to Assess and Why

      • Richard M. Eisler, Lee W. Frederiksen
      Pages 45-63

    3. How to Assess

      • Richard M. Eisler, Lee W. Frederiksen
      Pages 65-83

    4. Teaching More Effective Social Behaviors

      • Richard M. Eisler, Lee W. Frederiksen
      Pages 85-111

    5. Promoting Transfer to the Natural Environment

      • Richard M. Eisler, Lee W. Frederiksen
      Pages 113-131

  4. Applications

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 133-134
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    2. Marital-Skills Training

      • Richard M. Eisler, Lee W. Frederiksen
      Pages 135-155

    3. Skills Training with Children

      • Richard M. Eisler, Lee W. Frederiksen
      Pages 157-178

    4. Training Alternatives to Aggression

      • Richard M. Eisler, Lee W. Frederiksen
      Pages 179-197

    5. Training Social Skills at Work

      • Richard M. Eisler, Lee W. Frederiksen
      Pages 199-214

  5. Back Matter

    Pages 215-226
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About this book

That man is a social being is almost axiomatic. Our interpersonal relation­ ships can be sources of the most rewarding or the most painful of human experiences. To a large measure our accomplishments in life depend on the facility with which we interact with others-our social skill. The acquisition of social skills is, of course, a natural part of the overall socialization process. However, in many instances it becomes necessary or desirable to develop further an individual's social facilities. Such skill development is the topic of this book. Two major goals were kept in mind in the writing of this book. The first was to provide a conceptual framework within which to view social skills. Such a framework allows one to understand why it is important to develop social skills, and the effects that such skill development should have. If the reader has a thorough understanding of the concept of social skills and their development, it becomes possible to make appropriate innovations and adaptions to his or her own circumstances. Without such a framework, social-skills training becomes little more than a collection of disjointed techniques. Also, without a conceptual understanding, pro­ cedural innovations are difficult to incorporate into training.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, USA

    Richard M. Eisler, Lee W. Frederiksen

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Perfecting Social Skills

  • Book Subtitle: A Guide to Interpersonal Behavior Development

  • Authors: Richard M. Eisler, Lee W. Frederiksen

  • Series Title: Nato ASI Subseries B:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-3186-5

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Plenum Press, New York 1980

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4613-3188-9Published: 19 November 2011

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4613-3186-5Published: 06 December 2012

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: IX, 226

  • Topics: Social Sciences, general

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