Learning and using communication theories: a student guide to accompany "Theories of human communication"
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Belmont, Calif.
Wadsworth
1992
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| Edition: | 4. ed. |
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Brief Contents PART I The Nature of Inquiry and Theory 1 Chapter One Communication Theory and Scholarship 2 Chapter Two Theory in the Process of Inquiry 21 PART II Topics in Communication Theory 39 Chapter Three System Theory 40 Chapter Four Theories of Signs and Language 63 Chapter Five Theories of Discourse 85 Chapter Six Theories of Message Production 107 Chapter Seven Theories of Message Reception and Processing 133 Chapter Eight Theories of Symbolic Interaction, Dramatism, and Narrative 169 Chapter Nine Theories of Social and Cultural Reality 190 Chapter Ten Theories of Experience and Interpretation 215 Chapter Eleven Critical Theories 238 PART III Contextual Themes 261 Chapter Twelve Communication in Relationships 262 Chapter Thirteen Communication in Group Decision Making 293 Chapter Fourteen Communication and Organizational Networks 316 Chapter Fifteen Communication and Media 341 PART IV Capstone 375 Chapter Sixteen Developing Core Communication Theory 376 vii
PART I Chapter One Chapter Two Detailed Contents The Nature of Inquiry and Theory 1 Communication Theory and Scholarship 2 What Is Communication Theory? 2 Why Study Communication Theory? 3 The Academic Study of Communication 3 Defining Communication 6 The Process of Inquiry in Communication 8 A Basic Model of Inquiry 8 Types of Scholarship 9 The Creation of Knowledge 11 Knowledge by Discovery 12 Knowledge by Interpretation 12 Knowledge by Criticism 12 Genres of Communication Theory 13 Structural and Functional Theories 13 Cognitive and Behavioral Theories 14 Interactional and Conventional Theories 15 Interpretive Theories 15 Critical Theories 16 Contexts of Communication 17 Developing Core Communication Theory 18 Concepts and Commentary 19 Theory in the Process of Inquiry 21 The N ature of Theory 21 Basic Elements of Theory 22 Concepts in Theories 22 Explanation in Theories 23 The Traditional Ideal of Theory 25 Theory Development and Change 27 The Functions of Theory 28 Philosophical Issues in the Study of Communication 29
PART II Chapter Throe Chapter Four Detailed Contents ix Communication Metatheory 29 Issues of Epistemology 30 Issues of Ontology 32 Axiological Issues 33 How to Evaluate a Communication Theory 34 Theoretical Scope 34 Appropriateness 35 Heuristic Value 35 Validity 35 Parsimony 36 Concepts and Commentary 36 Topics in Communication Theory 39 System Theory 40 Fundamental System Concepts 41 What Is a System? 41 Cybernetics 45 Information Theory 50 Basic Concepts 50 Language and Information 51 Information Transmission 52 General System Theory as an Approach to Knowledge 52 System Theory and the Study of Communication 54 System Theory and Communication in Relationships 54 System Theory and Large Networks 56 Networks and Convergence Theory 57 Commentary and Critique 58 Theories of Signs and Language 63 Semiotics 63 Morris on Signs, Behavior, and Interaction 65 Langer’s Theory of Symbols 67 Eco’s Semiotics 70 The Structure of Language 72 Classical Foundations 72 Theories of Nonverbal Communication 77 Kinesics 78 Proxemics 79 Ekman and Friesen 80
Detailed Contents Chapter Five Chapter Six Chapter Seven Research on Nonverbal Communication 81 Commentary and Critique 82 Theories of Discourse The Rules Approach to Communication Approaches to Rules 87 Speech Act Theory 87 Conversation Analysis 90 Conversational Maxims 91 Conversational Coherence 92 Conversational Argument 98 A Poststructuralist View of Discourse Commentary and Critique 103 Theories of Message Production Traits, States, and Processes 107 Behavioral and Cognitive Explanations The Behavioral Tradition 109 The Cognitive Tradition 109 Communication States: Traits and Situations 100 Some Communication Traits 110 The Role of the Situation 114 Process Theories 116 Accommodation 116 Action Assembly 117 Constructivism 119 Compliance Gaining 122 Commentary and Critique 124 Theories of Message Reception and Processing 132 Message Interpretation 133 Interpreting Concepts: Osgood on Meaning 133 Interpreting Intentions: Relevance Theory 137 Interpreting Causes: Attribution Theory 139 Reinterpreting Messages: Second-Guessing Theory 144 Information Organization 147 Organizing Beliefs: Information-Integration Theory 147 Maintaining Balance: Consistency Theories 150 Judgment Processes 155 Evaluation: Elaboration Likelihood Theory 155 Judging Behavior: Expectancy-Violation Theory 158 Judging Claims: Cognitive Argument 161 85 86 100 107 108
Detailed Contents xi Chapter Eight Chapter Nine Chapter Ten Judging Attitudes: Social Judgment Theory 162 Commentary and Critique 164 Theories of Symbolic Interaction, Dramatism, and Narrative Symbolic Interactionism 169 The Chicago School 171 The Iowa School 174 Dramatism and Narrative 177 The Dramatism of Burke 178 Goffman’s Social Approach 181 Bormann’s Convergence Theory 184 Fisher’s Theory of N arrative 185 Commentary and Critique 187 169 Theories of Social and Cultural Reality 190 The Social Construction of Reality 190 The Social Construction of Self 191 The Social Construction of Emotion 193 Accounts in Social Construction 195 Rules and Social Action 198 Shimanoff’s Rule-Governing Approach 198 Contingency Rules Theory 201 Coordinated Management óf Meaning 202 Language and Culture 207 Linguistic Relativity 208 Elaborated and Restricted Codes 209 Commentary and Critique 712 Theories of Experience and Interpretation 215 Phenomenology 215 Classical Phenomenology 216 Social Phenomenology 218 Hermeneutic Phenomenology 220 Hermeneutics 222 Textual Interpretation 224 Cultural Interpretation 225 Ethnography of Communication 227 Organizational Culture 229 Interpretative Media Studies 232 Commentary and Critique 234
xii Detailed Contents Chapter Eleven PART III Chapter Twelve Chapter Thirteen Critical Theories Feminist Theory 239 Muted-Group Theory 241 The Patriarchal Universe of Discourse 243 Marxist Critique 245 The Frankfurt School and Universal Pragmatics 248 Cultural Studies 252 Commentary and Critique 255 Contextual Themes Communication in Relationships Relational Communication 262 Relational Perception 262 The Palo Alto Group 264 The Development of Relationships 269 Information and Uncertainty in Relationships 269 Self-Disclosure 272 Social Penetration Theory 274 Relational Dissolution 276 Relationships in Context 280 Communication in Friendships 280 Communication in Marriage 282 Communication in Conflict 284 Commentary and Critique 289 Communication in Group Decision-Making Foundations of Group Communication 294 The Input-Process-Output Model 294 A General Organizing Model 294 Janis’s Groupthink Theory 296 Group-Decision Quality 299 The Interactional Tradition 301 The Structurationist Perspective 308 Structuration Theory 306 Structuration and Decision Development 309 Commentary and Critique 313 238 261 262 293
Detailed Contents xiii Chapter Fourteen Chapter Fifteen PART IV Chapter Sixteen Communication and Organizational Networks Networks: An Integrative View 318 The Positional Tradition and Formal Networks 322 Classical Foundations: Weber 322 Likert’s Four Systems 323 Unobtrusive Control and Identification 327 The Relational and Cultural Traditions: Emergent Networks 331 The Idea of Organizational Culture 331 The Process of Organizing 332 Structuration in Organizations 333 Commentary and Critique 338 Communication and Media An Organizing Model 342 Media Content and Structure 342 Innis and McLuhan 342 Semiotics 345 Media as Social Institution 348 Media and the Audience 349 Mass Society Versus Community 349 Active Audience Versus Passive Audience 351 Theories of Cultural Outcomes 352 The Functions of Mass Communication 352 The Diffusion of Innovations 253 Public Opinion and the Spiral of Silence 356 Cultivation Analysis 358 The Agenda-Setting Function 360 Theories of Individual Outcomes 363 The Effects Tradition 363 Limited or Powerful Effects? 363 Uses, Gratifications, and Dependency 364 Commentary and Critique 369 Capstone Developing Core Communication Theory The Rise of Middle-Range Theory 377 Core Communication Theory 377 316 341 375 376
xiv Detailed Contents Issues in Core Communication Theory 379 Message Production 379 Meaning 380 Message Structure 381 Interactional Dynamics 382 Institutional Dynamics 382 In Closing 383 Bibliography 385 Author Index 408 Subject Index 413
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