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A First Look at Communication Theory

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The most widely-used textbook for the communication theory course, "A First Look at Communication Theory" analyzes the major communication theories at a level that is appropriate for both lower- and upper-level courses. The theories represented in the text reflect a mix of foundational and recent scholarship and strike a balance of scientific and interpretive approaches.

Table of Contents:
Preface for InstructorsDivision One: OverviewChapter 1: Launching Your Study of Communication TheoryChapter 2: Talk About TheoryChapter 3: Weighing the WordsChapter 4: Mapping the Territory (Seven Traditions in the Field of Communication Theory) Division Two: Interpersonal Communication Interpersonal MessagesChapter 5: Symbolic Interactionism of George Herbert MeadChapter 6: Coordinated Management of Meaning (CMM) of W. Barnett Pearce & Vernon CronenChapter 7: Expectancy Violations Theory of Judee BurgoonChapter 8: Constructivism of Jesse Delia Relationship DevelopmentChapter 9: Social Penetration Theory of Irwin Altman & Dalmas TaylorChapter 10: Uncertainty Reduction Theory of Charles BergerChapter 11: Social Information Processing Theory of Joseph Walther Relationship MaintenanceChapter 12: Relational Dialectics of Leslie Baxter & Barbara MontgomeryChapter 13: Communication Privacy Management Theory of Sandra PetronioChapter 14: The Interactional View of Paul Watzlawick InfluenceChapter 15: Social Judgment Theory of Muzafer SherifChapter 16: Elaboration Likelihood Model of Richard Petty & John CacioppoChapter 17: Cognitive Dissonance Theory of Leon Festinger Division Three: Group and Public Communication Group CommunicationChapter 18: Functional Perspective on Group Decision Making of Randy Hirokawa & Dennis GouranChapter 19: Symbolic Convergence Theory of Ernest Bormann Organizational CommunicationChapter 20: Cultural Approach to Organizations of Clifford Geertz & Michael PacanowskyChapter 21: Critical Theory of Communication in Organizations of Stanly Deetz Public RhetoricChapter 22: The Rhetoric of AristotleChapter 23: Dramatism of Kenneth BurkeChapter 24: Narrative Paradigm of Walter FisherDivision Four: Mass Communication Media and CultureChapter 25: Media Ecology of Marshall McLuhanChapter 26: Semiotics of Roland BarthesChapter 27: Cultural Studies of Stuart Hall Media EffectsChapter 28: Uses and Gratifications of Elihu Katz Chapter 29: Cultivation Theory of George GerbnerChapter 30: Agenda-Setting Theory of Maxwell McCombs & Donald Shaw Division Five: Cultural Context Intercultural CommunicationChapter 31: Communication Accommodation Theory of Howard GilesChapter 32: Face-Negotiation Theory of Stella Ting ToomeyChapter 33: Speech Codes Theory of Gerry Philipsen Gender and CommunicationChapter 34: Genderlect Styles of Deborah TannenChapter 35: Standpoint Theory of Sandra Harding & Julia WoodChapter 36: Muted Group Theory of Cheris Kramarae Division Six: IntegrationChapter 37: Common Threads in Comm Theories Appendix A: Abstracts of TheoriesAppendix B: Feature Films that Illustrate Communication TheoriesAppendix C: NCA Credo for Ethical Communication EndnotesCredits and AcknowledgementsIndex


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  • ISBN-13: 9780071086424
  • Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education - Europe
  • Publisher Imprint: McGraw Hill Higher Education
  • Depth: 22
  • Language: English
  • Spine Width: 19 mm
  • Width: 203 mm
  • ISBN-10: 0071086420
  • Publisher Date: 16 Jun 2011
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Height: 255 mm
  • No of Pages: 608
  • Weight: 1 gr


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