PART I. PERSPECTIVES ON COMMUNICATION THEORY
1. Conceptual Foundations: What Is Communication?
2. Philosophical Foundations: What Is Theory?
3. Post-Positivist Approaches on Theory Development
4. Interpretive Approaches on Theory Development
5. Critical Approaches on Theory Development
PART II. THEORIES OF COMMUNICATION PROCESSES
6. Theories of Symbolic Organization
7. Theories of Message Production
8. Theories of Message Processing
9. Theories of Discourse and Interaction
10. Theories of Communication in Developing Relationships
11. Theories of Communication in Developed Relationships
PART III. THEORIES OF COMMUNICATION CONTEXTS
12. Theories of Organizational Communication
13. Theories of Small Group Communication
14. Theories of Media Processing and Effects
15. Theories of Media and Society
16. Theories of Culture and Communication
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