Theories of Human Communication [antikvár]

PrefaceTheories of Human Communication was first published eleven years ago. Those who have followed the text through to this third edition have seen substantial changes from one version to the next. These differences represent changes in the field, my own broadening interest and awareness, and what I hope has been perceived as natural improvements in the writing and content. The past decade has been a period of tremendous development in communication theory, and although no single text can pretend to present the, state-of-the-art in communication theory, this third edition provides a good sense of what is happening in this field.The general nature and level of this book remain the same. It provides a multi-disciplinary survey of many of the theories that have historical and contemporary value to communication scholars. The book remains appropriate as an advanced undergraduate and graduate text with theory-by-theory coverage. It includes a discussion of the nature of theory and inquiry in communication and a summary of general and contextual theories of communication. The introductory material on theory and inquiry has been updated and expanded, and the book as a whole includes many newer theories that were not covered in the previous edition. Sadly, economics forced the elimination of other theories from the text, and difficult judgments had to be made about what to add and delete to keep the book's length about the same.Part II, which covers general theories of communication, has been completely recast. Instructors who have used previous editions may find some ad-