Explaining Communication Contemporary Theories and Exemplars

Name: Explaining Communication Contemporary Theories and Exemplars
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ISBN: 9780805839593

ISBN-10: 0805839593

ISBN-13: 9780805839593

Edition: 2006

Authors: Bryan B. Whaley, Wendy Samter

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"Explaining Communication" presents in-depth discussions of communication theories by some of the foremost scholars working in communication today. With contributions from the original theorists and scholars known for their work in specific theoreti

Book details

List price: $82.95
Copyright year: 2006
Publisher: Routledge
Publication date: 10/23/2006
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 480
Size: 6.97" wide x 10.04" long x 0.87" tall
Weight: 1.782
Language: English



Preface



The Nature and Evaluation of Theory




Discourse and Identity: Language or Talk?




Nonverbal Communication




Impression Formation




Communication Theory and the Concept of "Goal"




Constructivism: A General Theory of Communication Skill




Aggressiveness Communication




Plans, Planning, and Communication Effectiveness




Formulating and Producing Verbal and Nonverbal Messages: An Action Assembly Theory




Problematic Integration Theory




A Theory of Communication and Uncertainty Management




Brown and Levinson's Politeness Theory




Accounts




Communication Privacy Management Theory




Social Dialectics: The Contradictions of Relating




Communication Accommodation Theory




Relational Communication: As Viewed From the Pragmatic Perspective




Conversational Interaction: Understanding How Family Members Talk Through Cancer




Pragma-Dialectical Theory of Argumentation




Tides in the Ocean: A Layered Approach to Communication and Culture




Historical Contexts and Trends in Development of Communication Theory



Author Index


Subject Index