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Foundations of Communication Theory » Read Now
by Kenneth K. Sereno, C. David Mortensen. 372 pgs.

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Building Communication Theories: A Socio/Cultural Approach » Read Now
by Fred L. Casmir. 321 pgs.

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Human Communication Theory and Research: Concepts, Contexts, and Challenges » Read Now
by Robert L. Heath, Jennings Bryant. 454 pgs.

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Human Communication Theory and Research introduces students to the growing body of theory and research in communication, demonstrating the integration between the communication efforts of interpersonal, organizational, and mediated settings. This second edition builds from the foundation of the...
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Human Communication Theory and Research introduces students to the growing body of theory and research in communication, demonstrating the integration between the communication efforts of interpersonal, organizational, and mediated settings. This second edition builds from the foundation of the original volume to demonstrate the rich array of theories, theoretical connections, and research findings that drive the communication discipline. Robert L. Heath and Jennings Bryant have added a chapter on new communication technologies and have increased depth throughout the volume, particularly in the areas of social meaning, critical theory and cultural studies, and organizational communication. The chapters herein are arranged to provide insight into the breadth of studies unique to communication, acknowledging along the way the contributions of researchers from psychology, political science, and sociology. Heath and Bryant chart developments and linkages within and between ways of looking at communication. The volume establishes an orientation for the social scientific study of communication, discussing principles of research, and outlining the requirements for the development and evaluation of theories. Appropriate for use in communication theory courses at the advanced undergraduate and graduate level, this text offers students insights to understanding the issues and possible answers to the question of what communication is in all forms and contexts.
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Applied Communication Theory and Research » Read Now
by Dan O'Hair, Gary L. Kreps. 393 pgs.

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...APPLIED COMMUNICATION THEORY AND RESEARCH -ii- APPLIED COMMUNICATION THEORY AND RESEARCH Edited by DAN OHAIR Texas...Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Applied...
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Communication Theory as a Field, in Communication Theory » Read Now
by Robert T. Craig. 43 pgs.

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Why Are There So Many Communication Theories?, in Journal of Communication » Read Now
by Robert T. Craig. 8 pgs.

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...Boulder Present trends in communication theory suggest a paradox. Even as...forms, and functions of communication theory have markedly increased...Wartella, 1989 ). What...
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Message Production: Advances in Communication Theory » Read Now
by John O. Greene. 357 pgs.

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Crafting Society: Ethnicity, Class, and Communication Theory » Read Now
by Donald G. Ellis. 234 pgs.

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An Integrated Approach to Communication Theory and Research » Read Now
by Michael B. Salwen, Don W. Stacks. 602 pgs.

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Testing a Communication Theory -- Method -- Message -- Behavior Complex for the Investigation of Publics, in Journal of Public Relations Research » Read Now
by Gabriel M. Vasquez. 25 pgs.

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...Testing a Communication Theory -- Method -- Message -- Behavior...operationally establishes a communication theory-method-message-behavior complex...publics. Vasquez...
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Theories of Communication, Human Nature, and the World: Associations and Implications, in Communication Studies » Read Now
by Autumn Edwards, Gregory J. Shepherd. 12 pgs.

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Applied Communication in the 21st Century (Chap. 9 "A Bridge to Be Crossed: Levels of Social Control in Future Applied Communication Theory and Research") » Read Now
by Kenneth N. Cissna. 218 pgs.

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Communication Theories on Trial: Can the Scales of Justice Be Swayed by the Application of Communication Theories?, in Communications and the Law » Read Now
by Gail Ramsey. 2 pgs.

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...PERSUASIVE MESSAGES THEORY To be effective...Rank, a well-known communication scholar, has developed...V. CULTURAL COMMUNICATION THEORY Cultural influences...A First Look...
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Semiotics and Communication: Signs, Codes, Cultures (Part I "Semiotic Theory and Communication Theory") » Read Now
by Wendy Leeds-Hurwitz. 226 pgs.

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The Third Way: Scientific Realism and Communication Theory, in Communication Theory » Read Now
by Charles Pavitt. 27 pgs.

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Chinese Communication Theory and Research: Reflections, New Frontiers, and New Directions » Read Now
by Wenshan Jia, Xing Lu, D. Ray Heisey. 281 pgs.

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A systematic examination of Chinese communication scholarship and comprehensive critique of its theories and methodologies are long overdue, and in this new collection of essays by a multicultural group of scholars, both aims are achieved. Focusing on such relatively new fields as Chinese health...
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A systematic examination of Chinese communication scholarship and comprehensive critique of its theories and methodologies are long overdue, and in this new collection of essays by a multicultural group of scholars, both aims are achieved. Focusing on such relatively new fields as Chinese health communication and Chinese communication on the internet, the volume addresses key questions about the state and the future of its field. Both challenging and complementing the Western views of communication, it advances theories of cultural and intercultural communication while at the same time broadening our understanding of the relevance of Chinese communication studies to communication studies overall, and the ways in which this subdiscipline points the way toward a new and more complicated future.
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