| Overview Introduction | |
| Talk About Theory | |
| Mapping the Territory | |
| Weighing the Words of Symbolic Convergence Theory | |
| Interpersonal Communication Interpersonal Messages | |
| Symbolic Interactionism (Mead) | |
| Coordinated Management of Meaning (Pearce & Cronen) | |
| Expectancy Violations Theory (Burgoon) | |
| Interpersonal Deception Theory (Buller & Burgoon) Ethical Reflections Kant’s Categorical Imperative Augustine’s Divine Will Bok’s Principle of Veracity Relationship Development | |
| Social Penetration Theory (Altman & Taylor) | |
| Uncertainty Reduction Theory (Berger) | |
| Social Information Processing (Walther) Relationship Maintenance | |
| Relational Dialectics (Baxter & Montgomery) | |
| The Interactional View (Watzlawick) Cognitive Processing | |
| Constructivism (Delia) Influence | |
| Social Judgment Theory (Sherif) | |
| Elaboration Likelihood Model (Petty & Cacioppo) | |
| Cognitive Dissonance Theory (Festinger) Ethical Reflections Buber’s Dialogic Ethics Nilsen’s Significant Choice | |
| Group and Public Communication Group Decision Making | |
| Functional Perspective on Group Decision Making (Hirokawa & Gouran) | |
| Adaptive Structuration Theory (Poole) Organizational Communication | |
| Information Systems Approach to Organizations (Weick) | |
| Cultural Approach to Organizations (Geertz & Pacanowsky) | |
| Critical Theory of Communication Approach to Organizations (Deetz) Public Rhetoric | |
| The Rhetoric (Aristotle) | |
| Dramatism (Burke) | |
| Narrative Paradigm (Fisher) Ethical Reflections Aristotle’s Golden Mean West’s Prophetic Pragmatism | |
| Mass Communication Media and Culture | |
| Semiotics (Barthes) | |
| Cultural Studies (Hall) Media Effects | |
| Cultivation Theory (Gerbner) | |
| Agenda-Setting Theory (McCombs & Shaw) | |
| Spiral of Silence (Noelle-Neumann) Ethical Reflections Habermas’ Discourse Ethics Christians’ Communitarian Ethics | |
| Cultural Context Intercultural Communication | |
| Anxiety/Uncertainty Management Theory (Gudykunst) | |
| Face-Negotiation Theory (Ting-Toomey) | |
| Speech Codes Theory (Philipsen) Gender and Communication | |
| Genderlect Styles (Tannen) | |
| Standpoint Theory (Harding & Wood) | |
| Muted Group Theory (Kramarae) Ethical Reflections Gilligan’s Different Voice Benhabib’s Interactive Universalism | |
| Integration Communication Theory | |
| Order Out of Chaos | |
| Abstracts of Theories | |
| Feature Films that Illustrate Communication Theory | |
| National Communication Association Credo for Ethical Communication | |
| Endnotes Credits and Acknowledgements | |
| Index | |
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