Exploring Communication Theory

Continuing its engaging and readable approach, this second edition presents an overview of the major theories within the discipline of communication studies inclusive of the three major paradigms of social scientific, interpretive, and critical.

Auteur

Kory Floyd is a professor of communication at the University of Arizona, USA. Paul Schrodt is the Philip J. and Cheryl C. Burguière's Professor of Communication Studies at Texas Christian University, USA. Larry Erbert is an associate professor of communication at the University of Colorado Denver, USA. Kristina M. Scharp is an assistant professor in the Department of Communication at the University of Washington, USA.

Contenu

Chapter 1: Making Sense of Communication

Chapter 2: Conceptualizing Communication Theory

Chapter 3: Communication Theory and Research

Chapter 4: Signs, Symbols, and Semantics

Chapter 5: Organizing and Sending Messages

Chapter 6: Explaining and Understanding Human Behavior

Chapter 7: Discourse and Change

Chapter 8: Communication in Developing Relationships

Chapter 9: Communication in Sustaining Relationships

Chapter 10: Processes of Persuasion

Chapter 11: Communication in Organizations

Chapter 12: Theories of Group and Family Communication

Chapter 13: Theories of Health Communication

Chapter 14: Technology and Media Processing

Chapter 15: Theories of Communication, Culture, and Critique