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ISBN 10: 1478646675
ISBN 13: 978-1478646679
Author: Stephen Littlejohn, Karen Foss, John Oetzel
For over forty years, Theories of Human Communication has facilitated the understanding of the theories that define the discipline of communication. The authors present a comprehensive summary of major communication theories, current research, extensions, and applications in a thoughtfully organized and engaging style.
Part I of the extensively updated twelfth edition sets the stage for how to think about and study communication. The first chapter establishes the foundations of communication theory. The next chapter reviews four frameworks for organizing the theories and their contributions to the nature of inquiry. Part II covers theories centered around the communicator, message, medium, and communication with the nonhuman. Part III addresses theories related to communication contexts #8212;relationship, group, organization, health, culture, and society. #34;From the Source #34; contributions from theorists provide insight into the inspirations, motivations, and goals behind the theories. Online instructor resource materials include sample syllabi, key terms, exam questions, and text graphics.
nThe theories include those important for their continuing influence in the field as well as emerging theories that encourage thinking about issues in new ways. For a reasonable price, readers are able to explore the patterns, trends, trajectories, and intricacies of the landscape of communication theory and will have an invaluable resource for future reference.
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Theories of Human Communication 12th Table of contents:
Part One: Foundations
Chapter 1 – Foundations of Communication Theory
Defining Communication
The Idea of Theory
Dimensions of Theory
Philosophical Assumptions
Concepts
Explanations
Principles
Evaluating Communication Theory
Theoretical Scope
Logical Consistency
Heuristic Value
Parsimony
Utility
Testability
Test of Time
Looking Forward
Notes
Chapter 2 – Frameworks for Organizing Theories
Paradigms of Inquiry
Functionalist
Interpretive
Radical Structuralist
Radical Humanist
Discourses of Communication
Axes and Quadrants
Discursive Orientations
Communication Tiers
Tier One
Tier Two
Tier Three
Tier Four
Traditions of Communication Theory
The Semiotic Tradition
The Phenomenological Tradition
The Cybernetic Tradition
The Sociopsychological Tradition
The Sociocultural Tradition
The Critical Tradition
The Rhetorical Tradition
Conclusion
Notes
Part Two: Elements of the Communication Model
Chapter 3 – The Communicator
Biophysiology
Trait Theories
Communibiology
Race and the Senses
Cognitive Processing
Attribution Theory
Cognitive Dissonance
Problematic Integration
Social Judgment
Reasoned Action Approach
Elaboration Likelihood
Strategic Management
Uncertainty Reduction
Goals-Plans-Action
Expectancy Violations/Interaction Adaptation
Communication Competence
Agency as Promiscuous and Protean
Self and Identity
Presentation of Self
Communication Theory of Identity
Standpoint Theory
Queer Theory
Conclusion
Notes
Chapter 4 – The Message
Message Production
Systems Theory
Semiotics
Linguistic Relativity
Speech Acts
Dialogic Listening
Message Management
Coordinated Management of Meaning
Systems Model of Dyadic Nonverbal Interaction
Identification
Language and Gender
Message-Design Logics
Compliance Gaining
Politeness Theory
Invitational Rhetoric
Conclusion
Notes
Chapter 5 – The Medium
The Medium and Production
Medium Theory
Media Ecology and Mediatization
Media and Cultural Production
Attentional Social Presence
Warranting Theory
Content and Effects
Cultivation
Agenda Setting
Media Framing
Differential Susceptibility to Media Effects
Interactive Media Effects
Motivations, Uses, and Consumption
Transportation
Spiral of Silence
Uses and Gratifications
Media Dependency
Channel Complementarity
Conclusion
Notes
Chapter 6 – Beyond Human Communication
Communication between Humans and Nature
Naturalizing Culture
Othering of Nature
Reimagining Humanimality
Communication between Humans and Objects
System of Objects
Actor-Network Theory
Semiotics of Outspoken Objects
Communication between Humans and Machines
Media Equation
Communicative Artificial Intelligence
Structural Model of Virtual Identity
Communication between Humans and the Divine
Prayer as Rhetoric
Relational Prayer
Direct Divine Communication
Conclusion
Notes
Part Three: Contexts of Communication
Chapter 7 – The Relationship
Boundaries and Connections
Communication Privacy Management
Affection Exchange
Communicate Bond Belong
Family Communication Patterns
Queering Family Communication
Relational Development and Maintenance
Identity Management
Relational Turbulence
Equity Theory
Self-Expansion
Resilience and Relational Load
Tensions and Challenges
Relational Dialectics
Advice Response
Dyadic Power
Interpersonal Deception
Truth Default
Conclusion
Notes
Chapter 8 – The Group
Group Context
Effective Intercultural Workgroup Communication
Concertive Control and Self-Managed Teams
Bona Fide Groups
Adaptive Structuration
Media Synchronicity
Group Process and Social Influence
Interaction-Process Analysis
Decision Emergence
Symbolic Convergence
Socio-Egocentric and Group-Centric Models
Group Effectiveness
Transactive Memory
Groupthink
Vigilant Interaction
Conclusion
Notes
Chapter 9 – The Organization
Organizing and Structuring
Theory of Organizing
Structuration/Four Flows Model
Communicative Constitution of Organizations
Network Theory
Organizational Culture
Control and Resistance
Organizational Control and Organizational Identification
Discourse of Suspicion
Corporate Colonization
Feminist Organizational Communication
External Stakeholder Communication
Situational Crisis Communication
Rhetorical Arena
Corporate Social Responsibility/Symbiotic Sustainability
Fully Functioning Society
Conclusion
Notes
Chapter 10 – Health Contexts
Messages and Behavior Change
Narrative Theory
Entertainment Overcoming Resistance
Extended Parallel Process
Inoculation
Relationships
Normative Social Behavior
Managing Meanings of Embodied Experiences
Social Support
Dual-Process Theory of Supportive Message Outcomes
Patient-Centered Communication
Structurational Divergence
Managing Information and Risk
Risk Perception Attitude Framework
Motivated Information Management
Planned Risk Information Avoidance
Risk and Crisis Communication Management
Health Inequities
Stigma Management Communication
Community-Based Participatory Research Conceptual Model
Culture-Centered Approach
Conclusion
Notes
Chapter 11 – Culture
Communicating Culture
Cultural Hermeneutics
Ethnography of Communication and Speech Codes
Performance Ethnography
Intercultural Communication Competence
Anxiety/Uncertainty Management
Developmental Model of Intercultural Sensitivity
Communication Accommodation
Identity Negotiation
Cultural Adaptation
Integrative Theory of Cross-Cultural Adaptation
Differential Adaptation
Cultural Fusion
Negotiating Difference
Face Negotiation
Co-Cultural Theory
Cultural Identity
Cultural Contracts
Conclusion
Notes
Chapter 12 – Society
Social Foundations
Symbolic Interactionism
Social Construction
Discursive Formation
Social Critique
Marxism/Neo-Marxism
Cultural Studies
Postcolonial Theory
Critical Rhetoric
Communicative Rationality
Communication Infrastructure
Feminist Theory
Critical Race Theory/Whiteness Theory
Social Change
Moral Conflict
Intercultural Peacebuilding Framework
Politics of Relation
Constricted and Constructed Potentiality
Diffusion of Innovations
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