A first look at communication theory - Griffin, Emory A. (Boston McGraw-Hill Higher Education, 2009)
Table of Contents: Preface for Instructors. -- Division One. Overview: Chapter 1. Launching Your Study of Communication Theory -- Chapter 2. Talk About Theory -- Chapter 3. Weighing the Words of Ernest Bormann's Symbolic Convergence Theory -- Chapter 4. Mapping The Theory (Seven Traditions in the Field of Communication Theory) -- Division Two. Interpersonal Communication: Chapter 5. Symbolic Interactionism of George Herbert Mead -- Chapter 6. Coordinated Management of Meaning (CMM) of W. Barnett Pearce & Vernon Cronen -- Chapter 7. Expectancy Violation Theory of Judee Burgoon -- Chapter 8. Constructivism of Jesse Delia -- Chapter 9. Social Penetration Theory of Irwin Altman & Dalmas Taylor -- Chapter 10. Uncertainty Reduction Theory of Charles Berger -- Chapter 11. Social Information Processing Theory of Joseph Walther -- Chapter 12. Relational Dialects of Leslie Baxter & Barbara Montgomery -- Chapter 13. The Interactional View of Paul Watzlawick -- Chapter 14. Social Judgement Theory of Muzafer Sherif -- Chapter 15. Elaboration Likelihood Model of Richard Petty & John Cacioppo -- Chapter 16. Cognitive Dissonance Theory of Leon Festinger -- Division Three. Group and Public Communication: Chapter 17. Functional Perspective on Group Decision Making of Randy Hirokawa & Dennis Gouran -- Chapter 18. Adaptive Structuration Theory of Marshall Scott Poole -- Chapter 19. Cultural Approach to Organizations of Clifford Geertz & Michael Pacanowsky -- Chapter 20. Critical Theory of Communication in Organizations of Stanley Deetz -- Chapter 21. The Rhetoric of Aristotle -- Chapter 22. Dramatism of Kenneth Burke -- Chapter 23. Narrative Paradigm of Walter Fisher -- Division Four. Mass Communication: Chapter 24. Media Ecology of Marshall McLuhan -- Chapter 25. Semiotics of Roland Barthes -- Chapter 26. Cultural Studies of Stuart Hall -- Chapter 27. Cultivation Theory of George Gerbner -- Chapter 28. Agenda-Setting Theory of Maxwell McCombs & Donald Shaw -- Chapter 29. Spiral of Silence of Elisabeth Noelle-Neumann -- Division Five. Cultural Context: Chapter 30. Communication Accommodation Theory of Howard Giles -- Chapter 31. Face-Negotiation Theory of Stella Ting-Toomey -- Chapter 32. Speech Codes Theory of Gerry Philipsen -- Chapter 33. Genderlect Styles of Deborah Tannen -- Chapter 34. Standpoint Theory of Sandra Harding & Julia Wood -- Chapter 35. Muted Group Theory of Cheris Kramarae -- Division Six. Integration: Chapter 36. Common Threads in Comm Theories. -- Appendix A. Abstracts of Theories -- Appendix B. Feature Films that Illustrate Communication Theories -- Appendix C. NCA Credo for Communication Ethics. -- Endnotes. Credits and Acknowledgements. Index.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Keywords: Communication -- Philosophy