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Tables of Contents for Communication Theories
CONTENTS
PART I. PERSPECTIVES ON COMMUNICATION THEORY 1. Conceptual Foundations: What Is Communication?Defining CommunicationMoving Beyond Definitions 2. Philosophical Foundations: What Is Theory?The Nature of TheoryMetaheoretical ConsiderationsTheory in the Communication Discipline 3. Post-Positivist Approaches on Theory DevelopmentPhilosophical Roots: PositivismPost-Positivism in Social Research TodayPost-Positivism in Communication Research 4. Interpretive Approaches on Theory DevelopmentHistorical BackgroundFoundational Theoretical PositionsInterpretive Theory in CommunicationStructure and Function of Interpretive TheorySummary 5. Critical Approaches on Theory DevelopmentHistorical Roots of Critical TheoryContemporary Critical TheoryCritical Approaches in CommunicationSummary
PART II. THEORIES OF COMMUNICATION PROCESSES 6. Theories of Symbolic OrganizationSocial Scientific Approaches to Symbolic OrganizationHumanistic Approaches to Symbolic OrganizationComparison and Commentary 7. Theories of Message ProductionConstructivist TheoryAction Assembly TheoryPlanning and GoalsComparison and Commentary 8. Theories of Message ProcessingThree Classic Models of PersuasionElaboration Likelihood ModelInoculation TheoryProblematic Integration TheoryComparison and Commentary 9. Theories of Discourse and InteractionSpeech Art TheoryCoordinated Management of Meaning TheoryCommunication Accomodation TheoryExpectancy Violation and Interaction Adaptation TheoriesComparison and Commentary 10. Theories of Communication in Developing RelationshipsSocial Penetration TheoryUncertainty Reduction TheoryComparison and Commentary 11. Theories of Communication in Developed RelationshipsRelational Systems Theory: The Palo Alto GroupTheories of Relational DialecticsComparison and Commentary
PART III. THEORIES OF COMMUNICATION CONTEXTS 12. Theories of Organizational CommunicationWeick's Theory of OrganizingStructuration TheoryThe Text and Conversation of OrganzingUnobtrusive and Concertive Control TheoryComparison and Commentary 13. Theories of Small Group CommunicationFormative Research in Group InteractionFunctional TheoryStructural ApproachesSymbolic Convergence TheoryComparison and Commentary 14. Theories of Media Processing and EffectsThe Development of Media Effects ResearchSocial Cognitive TheoryUses and Gratifications TheoryMedia Systems Dependency TheoryTheories of the Media and EmotionComparison and Commentary 15. Theories of Media and SocietyAgenda Setting TheorySpiral of Silence TheoryCultivation TheoryComparison and Commentary 16. Theories of Culture and CommunicationSpeech Codes TheoryTheories of Face and CultureTheories of Co-Cultural GroupsComparison and Commentary