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A First Look at Communication Theory, 5/e

Em Griffin, Wheaton College

ISBN: 007248392x
Copyright year: 2003

Part One: Overview
Introduction
1. Talk about Theory
2. Mapping the Territory
3. Weighing the Words (Bormann)

Part Two: Interpersonal Communication
Interpersonal Messages
4. Symbolic Interactionism (Mead)
5. Coordinated Management of Meaning (Pearce & Cronen)
6. Expectancy Violations Theory (Burgoon)
7. Interpersonal Deception Theory (Buller & Burgoon)
Ethical Reflections
· Kant's Categorical Imperative
· Augustine's Divine Will
· Bok's Principle of Veracity
Cognitive Processing
8. Constructivism (Delia)
Relationship Development
9. Social Penetration Theory (Altman & Taylor)
10. Uncertainty Reduction Theory (Berger)
Relationship Maintenance
11. Relational Dialectics (Baxter & Montgomery)
12. The Interactional View (Watzlawick)
Influence
13. Social Judgment Theory (Sherif)
14. Elaboration Likelihood Model (Petty & Cacioppo)
15. Cognitive Dissonance Theory (Festinger)
Ethical Reflections
· Buber's Dialogic Ethics
· Nilsen's Significant Choice

Part Three: Group and Public Communication
Group Decision Making
16. Functional Perspective on Group Decision Making (Hirokawa & Gouran)
17. Adaptive Structuration Theory (Poole)
Organizational Communication
18. Information Systems Approach to Organizations (Weick)
19. Cultural Approach to Organizations (Geertz & Pacanowsky)
20. Critical Theory of Communication Approach to Organizations (Deetz)
Public Rhetoric
21. The Rhetoric (Aristotle)
22. Dramatism (Burke)
23. Narrative Paradigm (Fisher)
Ethical Reflections
· Aristotle's Golden Mean
· West's Prophetic Pragmatism

Part Four: Mass Communication
Media and Culture
24. Technological Determinism (McLuhan)
25. Semiotics (Barthes)
26. Cultural Studies (Hall)
Media Effects
27. Cultivation Theory (Gerbner)
28. Agenda-Setting Theory (McCombs & Shaw)
29. The Media Equation (Reeves & Nass)
Ethical Reflections
· Habermas' Discourse Ethics
· Christians' Communitarian Ethics

Part Five: Cultural Context
Intercultural Communication
30. Anxiety/Uncertainty Management Theory (Gudykunst)
31. Face-Negotiation Theory (Ting-Toomey)
32. Speech Codes Theory (Philipsen)
Gender and Communication
33. Genderlect Styles (Tannen)
34. Standpoint Theory (Harding & Wood)
35. Muted Group Theory (Kramarae)
Ethical Reflections
· Gilligan's Different Voice
· Benhabib's Interactive Univeralism

Part Six: Integration
Communication Theory
36. Order Out of Chaos

Appendices
A. Glossary of Terms
B. Abstract of Theories
C. Academic Journals that Focus on Communication Theory
D. Feature Films that Illustrate Communication Theory
E. The National Communication Association Credo for Ethical Communication

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