Spinning the symbolic web : human communication as symbolic interaction
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Spinning the symbolic web : human communication as symbolic interaction
（Communication and information science / edited by Brenda Dervin）
Ablex Pub., c1992
- : pbk
Available at 16 libraries
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Includes bibliographies and indexes
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Description
Offering a theoretically coherent and integrated introduction, the book examines how communication (symbolic activity) occurs in a range of contexts from individual perception and thought to interpersonal and public situations. It provides solid theoretical grounding for understanding the centrality of communication, integrating research on gender throughout so that it is understood as a primary screen on communicative behavior. The first section provides theoretical grounding by applying the symbolic interactionist orientation to theory, language, situations, nonverbal behavior, and listening. In the text, symbolic interactionist theory explains how selfhood arises in communication with others and how individuals' communicative interactions create and sustain their interpersonal relationships. The final section applies a symbolic interactionist perspective to communication in group, public, and interview settings.
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