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9780805815160

Building Communication Theories: A Socio/cultural Approach

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  • ISBN13:

    9780805815160

  • ISBN10:

    0805815163

  • Edition: 1st
  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 1994-07-01
  • Publisher: Routledge

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Table of Contents

Prefacep. ix
Theorizing: The Process of Sense-Makingp. 1
Referencesp. 5
The Role of Theory and Theory Buildingp. 7
Referencesp. 38
Appendix: The Romantic Or Idealistic Versus The Realistic Or Empirical Frames Of Referencep. 41
Referencesp. 45
Building Theory: The Role of Assumptionsp. 47
Renewed Alchemy: Science and Humanism in Communication Epistemologyp. 49
Referencesp. 83
Probing the Body Ethnographic: From an Anatomy of Inquiry to a Poetics of Expressionp. 87
Referencesp. 125
The Foundations of Communication: Human Beings and Languagep. 131
Orienting to the Phenomenonp. 133
Referencesp. 159
Appendixp. 163
Foci of Theory Building: Individuals and Their Associationsp. 165
Criteria for Developing and Assessing Theories of Interpersonal Communicationp. 167
Referencesp. 202
Mediated Communication Theoryp. 209
Referencesp. 238
Communication in Groups: Research Trends and Theoretical Perspectivesp. 241
Referencesp. 261
Human Communication: A Rules Perspectivep. 269
Referencesp. 293
Conclusionsp. 297
Author Indexp. 299
Subject Indexp. 309
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