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Product details:
- ISBN-10 : 1259913783
- ISBN-13 : 978-1259913785
- Author: Em Griffin, Andrew Ledbetter, Glenn Sparks
The tenth edition of A First Look at Communication Theory justifies again the program’s enduring popularity. Em Griffin, now joined by colleagues Andrew Ledbetter and Glenn Sparks, encourages students who are encountering the field for the first time to tackle theories without fear. The text’s conversational style and relevant examples keep complex theories within the grasp of first-time theory students. The authors introduce 32 diverse theories that are a mix of foundational and recent scholarship and, with the benefit of numerous examples and connections to pop culture, help students apply them to their own lives. The discrete presentation of the theories ensures a well-rounded understanding of each while promoting integrative thinking and facilitating the ability of instructors to skip or rearrange their presentation. The broad selection of theories-from the classics to the cutting edge-ensures that students have a solid foundation with which to begin understanding the relationships between theories.
Table contents:
CHAPTER 1 Launching Your Study of Communication
CHAPTER 2 Talk About Theory
CHAPTER 3 Weighing the Words
CHAPTER 4 Mapping the Territory (Seven Traditions in the Field of Communication Theory)
CHAPTER 5 Symbolic Interactionism
CHAPTER 6 Coordinated Management of Meaning (CMM)
CHAPTER 7 Expectancy Violations Theory
CHAPTER 8 Social Penetration Theory
CHAPTER 9 Uncertainty Reduction Theory
CHAPTER 10 Social Information Processing Theory
CHAPTER 11 Relational Dialectics
CHAPTER 12 Communication Privacy Management Theory
CHAPTER 13 Media Multiplexity Theory
CHAPTER 14 Social Judgment Theory
CHAPTER 15 Elaboration Likelihood Model
CHAPTER 16 Cognitive Dissonance Theory
CHAPTER 17 Functional Perspective on Group Decision Making
CHAPTER 18 Symbolic Convergence Theory
CHAPTER 19 Cultural Approach to Organizations
CHAPTER 20 Communicative Constitution of Organizations
CHAPTER 21 Critical Theory of Communication in Organizations
CHAPTER 22 The Rhetoric
CHAPTER 23 Dramatism
CHAPTER 24 Narrative Paradigm
CHAPTER 25 Media Ecology
CHAPTER 26 Semiotics
CHAPTER 27 Cultural Studies
CHAPTER 28 Uses and Gratifications
CHAPTER 29 Cultivation Theory
CHAPTER 30 Agenda-Setting Theory
CHAPTER 31 Genderlect Styles
CHAPTER 32 Standpoint Theory
CHAPTER 33 Muted Group Theory
CHAPTER 34 Communication Accommodation Theory
CHAPTER 35 Face-Negotiation Theory
CHAPTER 36 Co-Cultural Theory
CHAPTER 37 Common Threads in Comm Theories