TY - BOOK AU - Griffin,Emory A. TI - A first look at communication theory SN - 9780071086424 (pbk. : acidfree paper) AV - P90 .G725 2012 U1 - 302.201 22 PY - 2012/// CY - New York PB - McGraw-Hill KW - Communication KW - Philosophy N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Launching your study of communication theory -- Talk about theory -- Weighing the words -- Mapping the territory (seven traditions in the field of communication theory) -- Interpersonal messages -- Symbolic interactionism of George Herbert Mead -- Coordinated management of meaning (CMM) of W. Barnett Pearce & Vernon Cronen -- Expectancy violations theory of Judee Burgoon -- Constructivism of Jesse Delia -- Relationship development -- Social penetration theory of Irwin Altman & Dalmas Taylor -- Uncertainty reduction theory of Charles Berger -- Social information processing theory of Joseph Walther -- Relationship maintenance -- Relational dialectics of Leslie Baxter & Barbara Montgomery -- Communication privacy management theory of Sandra Petronio -- The interactional view of Paul Watzlawick-- Influence -- Social judgment theory of Muzafer Sherif -- Elaboration likelihood model of Richard Petty & John Cacioppo -- Cognitive dissonance theory of Leon Festinger -- Group communication -- Functional perspective on group decision making of Randy Hirokawa & Dennis Gouran -- Symbolic convergence theory of Ernest Bormann -- Organizational communication -- Cultural approach to organizations of Clifford Geertz & Michael Pacanowsky -- Critical theory of communication in organizations of Stanley Deetz -- Public rhetoric -- The rhetoric of Aristotle -- Dramatism of Kenneth Burke -- Narrative paradigm of Walter Fisher -- Media and culture -- Media ecology of Marshall McLuhan -- Semiotics of Roland Barthes -- Cultural studies of Stuart Hall -- Media effects -- Uses and gratifications of Elihu Katz -- Cultivation theory of George Gerbner -- Agenda-setting theory of Maxwell McCombs & Donald Shaw -- Intercultural communication -- Communication accommodation theory of Howard Giles -- Face-negotiation theory of Stella Ting-Toomey -- Speech codes theory of Gerry Philipsen -- Gender and communication -- Genderlect styles of Deborah Tannen -- Standpoint theory of Sandra Harding & Julia Wood -- Muted group theory of Cheris Kramarae -- Common threads in comm theories N2 - A textbook for the communication theory course that analyzes the major communication theories at a level that is appropriate for both lower- and upper-level courses UR - http://repository.fue.edu.eg/xmlui/handle/123456789/3682 ER -