Theories of human communication

By: Littlejohn, Stephen WContributor(s): Foss, Karen AMaterial type: TextTextPublication details: Belmont, CA : Thomson/Wadsworth, c2008Edition: 9th EditionDescription: xviii, 395 p. : illustrationsISBN: 9780495095873 (pbk.); 0495095877 (pbk.)Subject(s): CommunicationDDC classification: 302.2
Contents:
pt. I. Foundations. ch. 1. Communication theory and scholarship -- ch. 2. The idea of theory -- ch. 3. Traditions of communication theory -- pt. II. Theories. ch. 4. The communicator -- ch. 5. The message -- ch. 6. The conversation -- ch. 7. The relationship -- ch. 8. The group -- ch. 9. The organization -- ch. 10. The media -- ch. 11. Culture and society -- [Afterword]. Continuing the conversation : theorizing your world.
Summary: THEORIES OF HUMAN COMMUNICATION is considered the seminal text in the field. Littlejohn and Foss present the range of communication theories currently available in the discipline, organizing them according to the scholarly traditions and contexts from which they emerge. Clear and accessible writing, charts that summarize the relationships among theories, and sections devoted to applications and implications help position theories within the discipline as a whole.
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Includes indexes.

pt. I. Foundations. ch. 1. Communication theory and scholarship --
ch. 2. The idea of theory --
ch. 3. Traditions of communication theory --
pt. II. Theories. ch. 4. The communicator --
ch. 5. The message --
ch. 6. The conversation --
ch. 7. The relationship --
ch. 8. The group --
ch. 9. The organization --
ch. 10. The media --
ch. 11. Culture and society --
[Afterword]. Continuing the conversation : theorizing your world.

THEORIES OF HUMAN COMMUNICATION is considered the seminal text in the field. Littlejohn and Foss present the range of communication theories currently available in the discipline, organizing them according to the scholarly traditions and contexts from which they emerge. Clear and accessible writing, charts that summarize the relationships among theories, and sections devoted to applications and implications help position theories within the discipline as a whole.

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