Introducing Communication Theory: Analysis and Application - Brossura

West, Richard; Turner, Lynn

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0071276343 ISBN 13: 9780071276344

Casa editrice: McGraw-Hill Education / Asia, 2009

Riassunto

This text introduces the field of communication to students who may have little or no background in communication theory. Its three overriding goals are to help students understand the pervasiveness of theory in their lives, to demystify the theoretical process, and to help students become more systematic and critical in their thinking about theory.

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L'autore

Richard West is a professor in the Department of Communication at the University of Southern Maine in Portland. He received his B.A. and M.A. from Illinois State University, and his Ph.D. from Ohio University.

Lynn H. Turner is a professor in Communication Studies at Marquette University in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. She received her B.A. from the University of Illinois--Chicago, her M.A. from the University of Iowa, and her Ph.D. from Northwestern University.

Contenuti

Part One. Setting the Stage
1. Thinking about Communication: Definitions, Models, and Ethics
2. Thinking about the Field: Traditions and Contexts
3. Thinking about Theory and Research
4. Before We Begin...
Part Two. Understanding the Dialogue
5. Symbolic Interaction Theory
6. Coordinated Management of Meaning
7. Cognitive Dissonance Theory
8. Expectancy Violations Theory
9. Uncertainty Reduction Theory
10. Social Penetration Theory
11. Social Exchange Theory
12. Relational Dialectics Theory
13. Communication Privacy Management Theory
14. Groupthink
15. Structuration Theory
16. Organizational Culture Theory
17. Organizational Information Theory
18. The Rhetoric
19. Dramatism
20. The Narrative Paradigm
21. Cultural Studies
22. Cultivation Analysis
23. Uses and Gratifications Theory
24. Spiral of Silence Theory
25. Media Ecology Theory
26. Face-Negotiation Theory
27. Communication Accommodation Theory
28. Muted Group Theory
29. Standpoint Theory
Part Three: On the Horizon...
30. Moving in New Directions

Dettagli dell?edizione

• Editore: McGraw-Hill Education / Asia
• Data di pubblicazione: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0071276343
• ISBN 13: 9780071276344
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Lingua: Inglese
• Numero edizione: 4
• Numero di pagine: 608