Introducing Communication Theory: Analysis and Application - Brossura

West, Richard; Turner, Lynn

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0073385077 ISBN 13: 9780073385075

Casa editrice: McGraw-Hill Education, 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

Rich West is a past President of the National Communication Association. He is also Professor in the Department of Communication Studies at Emerson College in Boston. At Emerson, he has served as the Department Chair for several years, as the Acting Director of the Institute for Liberal Arts and Interdisciplinary Studies, and as the Project Director of the Center for Innovation in Teaching and Learning. He is past President of the Eastern Communication Association, where he received the Past Officer's Award and was recognized as a "Distinguished Research Fellow" in the Association. Rich is also the former Director of NCA's Educational Policies Board.

Both Illinois State University (B.A./M.A.) and Ohio University (Ph.D.) have recognized him as an Outstanding Alum in Communication Studies. Rich's research has appeared in Communication Education, Communication Studies, Communication Quarterly, Day Care and Early Education, Communication Reports, Journal of Family Communication, among other diverse outlets. He has written extensively in the area of classroom communication and has been recognized as a "Leading Scholar" in Classroom Communication by the Communication Institute for Online Scholarship (CIOS). Rich's principle co-author is Lynn Turner. Together with Lynn, he has co-authored 5 books in multiple editions. He is also co-editor of The Family Communication Sourcebook and the co-editor of the Sage Handbook of Family Communication. In 2014, NCAs Family Communication Division recognized the Sourcebook as its Outstanding Book Award. In addition, Rich has (co) authored dozens of articles and book chapters and is a current member of numerous journal editorial boards. Rich's research has been featured in a number of media outlets including USA Today, Christian Science Monitor, NPR, Toronto Globe & Mail, CNN International, Austin Statesman (TX), among others. When he has some free time, he enjoys working on his 105 year-old summer home in Maine, but privately admits that he would rather hire people than do the work himself!

Contenuti

Preface

Part One. Setting the Stage

Chapter 1. Thinking about Communication: Definitions, Models, and Ethics

Chapter 2. Thinking about the Field: Traditions and Contexts

Chapter 3. Thinking About Theory and Research

Chapter 4. Before We Begin...

Part Two. Understanding the Dialogue

THE SELF AND MESSAGES

Chapter 5. Symbolic Interaction Theory

Chapter 6. Coordinated Management of Meaning

Chapter 7. Cognitive Dissonance Theory

Chapter 8. Expectancy Violations Theory

RELATIONSHIP DEVELOPMENT

Chapter 9. Uncertainty Reduction Theory

Chapter 10. Social Penetration Theory

Chapter 11. Social Exchange Theory

Chapter 12. Relational Dialectics Theory

Chapter 13. Communication Privacy Management Theory

GROUPS AND ORGANIZATIONS

Chapter 14. Groupthink

Chapter 15. Structuration Theory

Chapter 16. Organizational Culture Theory

Chapter 17. Organizational Information Theory

THE PUBLIC

Chapter 18. The Rhetoric

Chapter 19. Dramatism

Chapter 20. The Narrative Paradigm

THE MEDIA

Chapter 21. Cultural Studies

Chapter 22. Cultivation Analysis

Chapter 23. Uses and Gratifications Theory

Chapter 24. Spiral of Silence Theory

Chapter 25. Media Ecology Theory

CULTURE AND DIVERSITY

Chapter 26. Face-Negotiation Theory

Chapter 27. Communication Accommodation Theory

Chapter 28. Muted Group Theory

Chapter 29. Standpoint Theory

Part Three: On the Horizon...

Chapter 30. Moving in New Directions

Dettagli dell?edizione

• Editore: McGraw-Hill Education
• Data di pubblicazione: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0073385077
• ISBN 13: 9780073385075
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Lingua: Inglese
• Numero edizione: 4
• Numero di pagine: 533