Theories of Human Communication

by Littlejohn, Stephen W.

ISBN13:
9780534549626
ISBN10:
0534549624
Format: Hardcover
Copyright: 2001-08-01
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Summary

THEORIES OF HUMAN COMMUNICATION is considered the seminal text in the field. Littlejohn presents theories in a clear and accessible writing style while maintaining the high level of scholarship and analysis.

PART I The Nature of Inquiry and Theory

(34)

Communication Theory and Scholarship

(16)

Theory in the Process of Inquiry

(17)

PART II Topics in Communication Theory

(198)

System Theory

(21)

Theories of Signs and Language

(19)

Theories of Discourse

(18)

Theories of Message Production

(23)

Theories of Message Reception and Processing

117

(27)

Theories of Symbolic Interaction, Structuration, and Convergence

144

(19)

Theories of Social and Cultural Reality

163

(21)

Theories of Experience and Interpretation

184

(23)

Critical Theories

207

(26)

PART III Contextual Themes

233

(98)

Communication in Relationships

234

(29)

Communication in Group Decision Making

263

(18)

Communication and Organizational Networks

281

(22)

Communication and Media

303

(28)

PART IV Capstone

331

(6)

Making Communication Theory

332

(5)

Selected Bibliography

337

(30)

Credits

367

(2)

Author Index

369

(6)

Subject Index

375

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