A First Look at Communication Theory/ Em Griffin, Andrew M. Ledbetter, Glenn G. Sparks.

By:

Griffin, E

Material type: Text

TextLanguage: English Publisher: New York: McGraw Hill, 2023Edition: 11th EditionDescription: 578 pages : illustrations ; 26 cmContent type:

text

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

9781265209247

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LOC classification:

P96.7.C6 .A34 2023.

Contents:

Division One: Overview Ch. 1: Launching Your Study Ch. 2: Talk About Theory Ch. 3: Weighing the Words Ch. 4: Mapping the Territory Division Two: Interpersonal Communication Interpersonal Messages Ch. 5: Symbolic Interactionism Ch. 6: Expectancy Violations Theory Ch. 7: Family Communication Patterns Theory Relationship Development Ch. 8: Social Penetration Theory Ch. 9: Uncertainty Reduction Theory Ch. 10: Social Information Processing Theory Relationship Maintenance Ch. 11: Relational Dialectics Theory Ch. 12: Communication Privacy Management Theory Ch. 13: Media Multiplexity Theory Division Three: Social Influence Persuasion Ch. 14: Social Judgment Theory Ch. 15: Elaboration Likelihood Model Ch. 16: Cognitive Dissonance Theory Public Rhetoric Ch. 17: The Rhetoric Ch. 18: Dramatism Ch. 19: Narrative Paradigm Division Four: Group and Organizational Communication Group Communication Ch. 20: Functional Perspective on Group Decision-Making Ch. 21: Symbolic Convergence Theory Organizational Communication Ch. 22: Cultural Approach to Organizations Ch. 23: Communicative Constitution of Organizations Ch. 24: Critical Theory of Communication in Organizations Division Five: Cultural Context Intercultural Communication Ch. 25: Communication Accommodation Theory Ch. 26: Face-Negotiation Theory Ch. 27: Co-Cultural Theory Ch. 28: Afrocentricity Gender and Communication Ch. 29: Feminist Standpoint Theory Ch. 30: Muted Group Theory Division Six: Mass Communication Media and Culture Ch. 31: Media Ecology Ch. 32: Context Collapse Ch. 33: Semiotics Ch. 34: Cultural Studies Media Effects Ch. 35: Uses and Gratifications Ch. 36: Cultivation Theory Ch. 37: Agenda-Setting Theory Division Seven: Integration Ch. 38: Common Threads in Comm Theories

Summary: The 11th edition of A First Look at Communication Theory encourages students who are encountering the field for the first time to tackle theories without fear. The authors’ conversational style and relevant examples keep complex theories within the grasp of first-time theory students. They introduce over 30 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.

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Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Division One: Overview
Ch. 1: Launching Your Study
Ch. 2: Talk About Theory
Ch. 3: Weighing the Words
Ch. 4: Mapping the Territory

Division Two: Interpersonal Communication
Interpersonal Messages
Ch. 5: Symbolic Interactionism
Ch. 6: Expectancy Violations Theory
Ch. 7: Family Communication Patterns Theory

Relationship Development
Ch. 8: Social Penetration Theory
Ch. 9: Uncertainty Reduction Theory
Ch. 10: Social Information Processing Theory

Relationship Maintenance
Ch. 11: Relational Dialectics Theory
Ch. 12: Communication Privacy Management Theory
Ch. 13: Media Multiplexity Theory

Division Three: Social Influence Persuasion
Ch. 14: Social Judgment Theory
Ch. 15: Elaboration Likelihood Model
Ch. 16: Cognitive Dissonance Theory

Public Rhetoric
Ch. 17: The Rhetoric
Ch. 18: Dramatism
Ch. 19: Narrative Paradigm

Division Four: Group and Organizational Communication
Group Communication
Ch. 20: Functional Perspective on Group Decision-Making
Ch. 21: Symbolic Convergence Theory

Organizational Communication
Ch. 22: Cultural Approach to Organizations
Ch. 23: Communicative Constitution of Organizations
Ch. 24: Critical Theory of Communication in Organizations

Division Five: Cultural Context
Intercultural Communication
Ch. 25: Communication Accommodation Theory
Ch. 26: Face-Negotiation Theory
Ch. 27: Co-Cultural Theory
Ch. 28: Afrocentricity

Gender and Communication
Ch. 29: Feminist Standpoint Theory
Ch. 30: Muted Group Theory

Division Six: Mass Communication
Media and Culture
Ch. 31: Media Ecology
Ch. 32: Context Collapse
Ch. 33: Semiotics
Ch. 34: Cultural Studies

Media Effects
Ch. 35: Uses and Gratifications
Ch. 36: Cultivation Theory
Ch. 37: Agenda-Setting Theory

Division Seven: Integration
Ch. 38: Common Threads in Comm Theories

The 11th edition of A First Look at Communication Theory encourages students who are encountering the field for the first time to tackle theories without fear. The authors’ conversational style and relevant examples keep complex theories within the grasp of first-time theory students. They introduce over 30 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.

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