Communication studies : the essential resource

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Communication studies : the essential resource

[edited by] Andrew Beck, Peter Bennett, and Peter Wall

Routledge, 2004

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  • : pbk

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Includes bibliographical references and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

This book brings together a huge range of material including academic articles, film scripts and interplanetary messages adrift on space probes with supporting commentary to clarify their imporatance to the field. Communication Studies: The Essential Resource is a collection of essays and texts for all those studying communication at university and pre-university level. Individual sections address: * texts and meanings in communication * themes in personal communication * communication practice * culture, communication and context * debates and controversies in communication. Edited by the same teachers and examiners who brought us AS Communication Studies: The Essential Introduction, this volume will help communications students to engage with the subject successfully. Its key features include: * suggested further activities at the end of each chapter * a glossary of key terms * a comprehensive bibliography with web resources.

Table of Contents

Part 1: Texts and Meanings in Communication Approaching Theory, Semiotics, Language and the World Part 2:Themes in Personal Communication Social Interaction, Non-verbal Codes, Power in Groups, 'Male' and 'Female' Talk Part 3:Communication Practice Research Methods, Writing Style, Rhetoric Part 4:Culture, Communication and Context Ideology High and Low Culture, Marxism, Feminism, Post-Colonialism Part 5:Debates and Controversies in Communication Globalisation Technology as Culture, Communication and Socialisation

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Details

  • NCID
    BA67900544
  • ISBN
    • 0415287928
    • 0415287936
  • LCCN
    2003018599
  • Country Code
    uk
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    London
  • Pages/Volumes
    xiii, 352 p.
  • Size
    25 cm
  • Classification
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