Description
The tenth edition of A First Look at Communication Theory justifies again the program’s enduring popularity. Griffin, joined by colleagues Andrew Ledbetter and Glenn Sparks, encourages students who are encountering the field for the first time to tackle theories without fear. The authors introduce 32 diverse theories that are a mix of foundational and recent scholarship and, with the benefit of numerous examples and connections to pop culture, help students apply them to their own lives. This program ensures that students have a solid foundation with which to begin understanding the relationships between theories.
Table of Contents Division One Overview
Chapter 1 Launching Your Study of Communication Theory
Chapter 2 Talk About Theory
Chapter 3 Weighing the Words
Chapter 4 Mapping the Territory (Seven Traditions in the Field of Communication Theory)
Division Two Interpersonal Communication
Interpersonal Messages
Chapter 5 Symbolic Interactionism of George Herbert Mead
Chapter 6 Coordinated Management of Meaning (CMM) of W. Barnett Pearce & Vernon Cronen
Chapter 7 Expectancy Violations Theory of Judee Burgoon
Chapter 8 Social Penetration Theory of Irwin Altman & Dalmas Taylor
Chapter 9 Uncertainty Reduction Theory of Charles Berger
Chapter 10 Social Information Processing Theory of Joseph Walther
Chapter 11 Relational Dialectics of Leslie Baxter & Barbara Montgomery
Chapter 12 Communication Privacy Management Theory of Sandra Petronio
Chapter 13 Media Multiplexity Theory of Caroline Haythornthwaite
Chapter 14 Social Judgment Theory of Muzafer Sherif
Chapter 15 Elaboration Likelihood Model of Richard Petty & John Cacioppo
Chapter 16 Cognitive Dissonance Theory of Leon Festinger
Division Three Group and Public Communication
Group Communication
Chapter 17 Functional Perspective on Group Decision Making of Randy Hirokawa & Dennis Gouran
Chapter 18 Symbolic Convergence Theory of Ernest Bormann
Organizational Communication
Chapter 19 Cultural Approach to Organizations of Clifford Geertz & Michael Pacanowsky
Chapter 20 Communicative Constitution of Organizations of Robert McPhee
Chapter 21 Critical Theory of Communication in Organizations of Stanly Deetz
Public Rhetoric
Chapter 22 The Rhetoric of Aristotle
Chapter 23 Dramatism of Kenneth Burke
Chapter 24 Narrative Paradigm of Walter Fisher
Division Four Mass Communication
Media and Culture
Chapter 25 Media Ecology of Marshall McLuhan
Chapter 26 Semiotics of Roland Barthes
Chapter 27 Cultural Studies of Stuart Hall
Media Effects
Chapter 28 Uses and Gratifications of Elihu Katz
Chapter 29 Cultivation Theory of George Gerbner
Chapter 30 Agenda-Setting Theory of Maxwell McCombs & Donald Shaw
Division Five Cultural Context
Gender and Communication
Chapter 31 Genderlect Styles of Deborah Tannen
Chapter 32 Standpoint Theory of Sandra Harding & Julia Wood
Chapter 33 Muted Group Theory of Cheris Kramarae
Intercultural Communication
Chapter 34 Communication Accommodation Theory of Howard Giles
Chapter 35 Face-Negotiation Theory of Stella Ting-Toomey
Chapter 36 Co-Cultural Theory of Mark rbe
Division Six Integration
Integration
Chapter 37 Common Threads in Comm Theories
Appendix A: Abstracts of Theories Appendix B: Feature Films That Illustrate Communication Theories Appendix C: NCA Credo for Ethical Communication
EM Griffin, Wheaton College Andrew Ledbetter, Texas Christian University Glenn Sparks, Purdue University