Theories of human communication

Author(s)

• Littlejohn, Stephen W.

Bibliographic Information

Theories of human communication

Stephen W. Littlejohn

Wadsworth, 1989

3rd ed

Note

Bibliography: p. 289-304

Includes indexes

Description and Table of Contents

Description

This book should be of interest to students taking courses in communication theory.

Table of Contents

Part I: Introduction. Communication theory and scholarship. Theory in the process of inquiry. Part II: General theories. System theory. Structural theories of signs and meaning. Cognitive and behavioral theories. Symbolic interactionist and dramatistic theories. Theories of cultural and social reality. Interpretive and critical approaches. Part III: Contextual theories. Theories of interpersonal communication: personal and discourse processes. Theories of interpersonal communication in relationships. Theories of group communication. Theories of organizational communication. Theories of mass communication. Part IV: Capstone. Trends in communication theory. Bibliography. Author index. Subject index.

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Details

• NCID: BA06671239
• ISBN:
  • 0534095348
• LCCN: 88014794
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: Belmont, Calif.
• Pages/Volumes: xv, 315 p.
• Size: 25 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : P90
  • DC19 : 001.51/01
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Communication -- Philosophy