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The bestselling assertiveness guide that shows women how to get what they want--reissued with a new preface by the author.

Self-Assertion for Women offers practical advice with realistic sample dialogues and step-by-step exercises showing women how they can:

• learn to communicate clearly and effectively

• protect themselves from misread signals in public, as well as intimate, situations

• maintain professional authority without becoming aggressive

• deal appropriately with sexual harassment

• express positive and negative feelings without anxiety

• set boundaries and assert themselves freely while maintaining loving relationships

• idenify "assertiveness blind spots"

Butler's strategies can be applied by all women in any situation that requires direct, effective, and positive action..
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Learn practical tips and techniques for effective and assertive communication. This easy-to-read book is a practical and valuable resource for anyone who wants to improve their relationship with themselves and with others in their life. Assertiveness is an essential skill to enhance both our work and personal lives and is beneficial in overcoming addictions and other compulsive behaviors. What About Me, What Do I Want? includes:

A discussion of the four styles of communication
How we learn and keep ourselves non-assertive
The role of our self-talk and our beliefs in becoming and staying assertive.
Overcoming our obstacles to being assertive, such as worrying about other's feelings, meeting everyone else's expectations, and the fear of appearing selfish.
Practical tips on how to be assertive, including saying "no", dealing with criticism, letting go of control and consistently expressing our feelings, wants and opinions
Several checklists and self-reflection questions to help you to apply this practical information to your own life


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Designed for the first course in interpersonal communication, the Sixth Edition retains the features that have contributed to its long-standing success: a clear, conversational writing style; and the self-contained Lab Manual that includes case studies, exercises, and examples which link principles and practices in an experiential environment..
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This book examined human interactions in relation to adjustments to groups. Especially, these studies focused on self-assertion as a factor produced the difference in human interactions. As a consequence, following results were obtained. People who asserted themselves clearly were satisfied with their human interactions. In addition, people, who were satisfied with their human interactions, were also satisfied with their groups. Moreover, they tried to achieve their tasks diligently. Therefore, I have suggested the importance of self-assertion with respect to the adjustment to groups..
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