A first look at communication theory. / Emory Griffin
Material type: TextPublisher: New York: McGraw Hill, 2009Edition: 7th edDescription: xv, 486 p. + variuos pagings: ill.; 23cmISBN: 9780073385020Subject(s): Communication -- PhilosophyLOC classification: P90.G87Item type | Current location | Home library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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Includes index.
Contents: Launching your study of communication theory -- Talk about theory -- Weighing the words -- Mapping the territory -- Interpersonal communication -- Interpersonal communication: Symbolic interactionism -- Coordinated management of meaning -- Expectancy violations theory -- Interpersonal deception theory -- Constructivism -- Social penetration theory -- Uncertainty reduction theory -- The Interactional view -- Relational dialectics -- Social judgement theory -- Elaboration likelihood model -- Group and public communication: Functional perspective on group decision making -- Adaptive structuration theory -- Cultural approach to organizations -- Critical theory of communication: approach to organizations -- The Rhetoric -- Dramatism -- Narrative paradigm -- Mass communication -- Semotics -- Cultural studies -- Cultivation theory -- Agenda-setting theory -- The Media equation -- Cultural context: Anxiety/uncertainty management theory -- Face-negotiation theory -- Speech codes theory -- Genderlect styles -- Standpoint theory -- Muted group theory -- Integration: Order out of chaos -- Appendix A: Glossary -- Appendix B: Abstracts of theories -- Appendix C: Academic journals that focus on communication theory -- Appendix D: feature films that illustrate communication theory endnotes.
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