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Introducing communication theory : Analysis and application / Richard West, Lynn H. Turner

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Publication details: Chennai: McGraw-Hill, 2018.Edition: 6thDescription: xxix, 565, 39, 20 p.: illustrations ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9789353162092
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 23 003.54 WES
Contents:
Part One: Foundations COMMUNICATION, THEORY, AND RESEARCH 1- Thinking About Communication: Definitions, Models, and Ethics 2- Thinking About the Field: Traditions and Contexts 3- Thinking About Theory and Research Part Two: Theories and Theoretical Thinking THE SELF AND MESSAGES 4- Symbolic Interaction Theory 5- Coordinated Management of Meaning 6- Cognitive Dissonance Theory 7- Expectancy Violations Theory RELATIONSHIP DEVELOPMENT 8- Uncertainty Reduction Theory 9- Social Exchange Theory 10- Social Penetration Theory 11- Relational Dialectics Theory 12- Communication Privacy Management Theory 13- Social Information Processing Theory GROUPS, TEAMS, AND ORGANIZATIONS 14- Groupthink 15- Structuration Theory 16- Organizational Culture Theory 17- Organizational Information Theory THE PUBLIC 18- The Rhetoric 19- Dramatism 20- The Narrative Paradigm THE MEDIA 21- Agenda Setting Theory 22- Spiral of Silence Theory 23- Uses and Gratifications Theory 24- Cultivation Theory 25- Cultural Studies 26- Media Ecology Theory CULTURE AND DIVERSITY 27- Face-Negotiation Theory 28- Communication Accommodation Theory 29- Muted Group Theory 30- Feminist Standpoint Theory
Summary: 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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Part One: Foundations
COMMUNICATION, THEORY, AND RESEARCH
1- Thinking About Communication: Definitions, Models, and Ethics
2- Thinking About the Field: Traditions and Contexts
3- Thinking About Theory and Research
Part Two: Theories and Theoretical Thinking
THE SELF AND MESSAGES
4- Symbolic Interaction Theory
5- Coordinated Management of Meaning
6- Cognitive Dissonance Theory
7- Expectancy Violations Theory
RELATIONSHIP DEVELOPMENT
8- Uncertainty Reduction Theory
9- Social Exchange Theory
10- Social Penetration Theory
11- Relational Dialectics Theory
12- Communication Privacy Management Theory
13- Social Information Processing Theory
GROUPS, TEAMS, AND ORGANIZATIONS
14- Groupthink
15- Structuration Theory
16- Organizational Culture Theory
17- Organizational Information Theory
THE PUBLIC
18- The Rhetoric
19- Dramatism
20- The Narrative Paradigm
THE MEDIA
21- Agenda Setting Theory
22- Spiral of Silence Theory
23- Uses and Gratifications Theory
24- Cultivation Theory
25- Cultural Studies
26- Media Ecology Theory
CULTURE AND DIVERSITY
27- Face-Negotiation Theory
28- Communication Accommodation Theory
29- Muted Group Theory
30- Feminist Standpoint Theory

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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