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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