| Overview Introduction | |
| Talk about Theory | |
| Mapping the Territory | |
| Weighing the Words Bormann | |
| 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 Cognitive Processing | |
| Constructivism Delia | |
| Relationship Development | |
| Social Penetration Theory Altman & Taylor | |
| Uncertainty Reduction Theory Berger | |
| Relationship Maintenance | |
| Relational Dialectics Baxter & Montgomery | |
| The Interactional View Watzlawick) 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 | |
| Technological Determinism McLuhan | |
| Semiotics Barthes | |
| Cultural Studies Hall) Media Effects | |
| Cultivation Theory Gerbner | |
| Agenda-Setting Theory McCombs & Shaw | |
| The Media Equation Reeves & Nass) 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 | |
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| Glossary | |
| Abstracts of Theories | |
| Academic Journals That Focus on Communication Theory | |
| Feature Films That Illustrate Communication Theory | |
| The National Communication Association Credo for Communication Ethics | |
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