Introducing communication theory

Introducing communication theory: analysis and application

by West, Richard L.

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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. --Publisher description.

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Title Statements

  • Full title :Introducing communication theory : analysis and application / Richard West, Lynn H. Turner.

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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. --Publisher description.

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Edition Statements

  • Publication Date:©2010.
  • Edition:4th ed

Publication Statements

  • Publisher(s):McGraw-Hill
  • Place of Publication:Boston
  • Language:eng
  • Publication Date:©2010.

The Physical Object

  • Description:xxix, 533, 13, 36, 23 pages : : illustrations ; : 24 cm

Edition Identifiers

  • ISBN:9780073385075, 0073385077, 9780071276344, 0071276343
  • oclc:ocn226356706
  • LC Classification:Q360
  • Dewey Decimal:003/.54

Table of Contents

Thinking about communication : definitions, models, and ethics -- Thinking about the field : traditions and contexts -- Thinking about theory and research -- As we begin ... -- Symbolic interaction theory -- Coordinated management of meaning -- Cognitive dissonance theory -- Expectancy violations theory -- Uncertainty reduction theory -- Social penetration theory -- Social exchange theory -- Relational dialectics theory -- Communication privacy management theory -- Groupthink -- Structuration theory -- Organizational culture theory -- Organizational information theory -- The rhetoric -- Dramatism -- The narrative paradigm -- Cultural studies -- Cultivation analysis -- Uses and gratifications theory -- Spiral of silence theory -- Media ecology theory -- Face-negotiation theory -- Communication accommodatio theory -- Muted group theory -- Standpoint theory -- Moving in new directions.

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Subjects

Communication Information theory Théorie de l'information

Writers

West, Richard L. Turner, Lynn H.

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