Theories of human communication

Author(s)

• Littlejohn, Stephen W.

Bibliographic Information

Theories of human communication

Stephen W. Littlejohn

Wadsworth Pub. Co., c1999

6th ed

Note

Includes bibliographical references (p. 365-396) and indexes

Description and Table of Contents

Description

This communication course, aimed at students, presents theories in a clear and accessible writing style.

Table of Contents

• Part I The nature of inquiry and theory: communication theory and scholarship
• theory in the process of inquiry. Part II Topics in communication theory: system theory
• theories of signs and language
• theories of discourse
• theories of message production
• theories of message reception and processing
• theories of symbolic interactionism, dramatism, and narrative
• theories of social and cultural reality
• theories of experience and interpretation
• critical theories. Part III Contextual themes: communication in relationships
• communication in group decision making
• communication and organizational networks
• communication and media. Part IV Capstone: being a student of communication theory.

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Details

• NCID: BA43217132
• ISBN:
  • 0534548199
• LCCN: 98007919
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: Belmont, Calif.
• Pages/Volumes: xiv, 409 p.
• Size: 25 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : P90
  • DC21 : 302.2/01
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Communication -- Philosophy