Computer-Mediated Communication A Theoretical and Practical Introduction to Online Human Communication

by Carr, Caleb T.

• ISBN13: 9781538191002
• ISBN10: 1538191008
• eBook ISBN(s): 9781538191019
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2025-01-15
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
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Author Biography

Caleb T. Carr is associate professor in the School of Communication at Illinois State University. His research addresses how new media alter communicative processes, including how social media are used for organizational uncertainty reduction, in group collaborations, and to create and maintain identity online.

Table of Contents

Preface

Part I. Introduction and Infrastructure

1. What Is Computer-Mediated Communication?

2. The Technologies and Users of Computer-Mediated Communication 

Part II. Theories

3. Impersonal Communication Theories of Computer-Mediated Communication 

4. Interpersonal Communication Theories of Computer-Mediated Communication 

5. Group Communication Theories of Computer-Mediated Communication 

Part III. Contexts 

6. Communicating with Yourself via Computer-Mediated Communication 

7. Relating with Others Using Computer-Mediated Communication

8. Working with Others via Computer-Mediated Communication

9. Social Media

Part IV. Applications 

10. Health and Well-Being Online

11. Influence Online 

12. Politics via Computer-Mediated Communication 

13. On the Horizon of Computer-Mediated Communication

Glossary 

References