Applying communication theory for professional life : a practical introduction /: a practical introduction. ([2019])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Marianne Dainton, La Salle University ; Elaine D. Zelley, La Salle University.
• Authors: Dainton, Marianne; Zelley, Elaine D
• Contents: Preface; Acknowledgments; CHAPTER 1. Introduction to Communication Theory; Learning Objectives; What Is Communication?; Dance’s Definitions of Communication; Contexts of Communication; Communication Competence; Concepts, Models, and Theories; Three Types of Theory; Evaluating Theory; Summary; Key Terms; CHAPTER 2. Theory Development; Learning Objectives; Theory–Research Link; What Is Research?; Research Methods in Communication; Social Science and the Humanities; How Theories Change and Grow; Summary; Key Terms; CHAPTER 3. Cognition and Intrapersonal Communication; Learning Objectives; Cognitive Process; Attribution Theory; Uncertainty Reduction Theory; Expectancy Violations Theory; Cognitive Dissonance Theory; Summary and Research Applications; Key Terms; CHAPTER 4. Individual and Social Approaches to Communication; Learning Objectives; Nature Versus Nurture; Social Role Theory of Gender; Emotional Intelligence and Transformational Leadership; Message Design Logics; Interactional Perspective on Workplace Generations; Summary and Research Applications; Key Terms; CHAPTER 5. Interpersonal Communication; Learning Objectives; Interpersonal Communication Defined; Politeness Theory; Social Exchange Theory; Dialectical Perspective; Communication Privacy Management Theory; Summary and Research Applications; Key Terms; CHAPTER 6. Culture; Learning Objectives; Culture Defined; Hofstede’s Cultural Dimensions; Communication Accommodation Theory; Anxiety/Uncertainty Management Theory; Conflict Face Negotiation Theory; Summary and Research Applications; Key Terms; CHAPTER 7. Persuasion; Learning Objectives; Persuasion Defined; Elaboration Likelihood Model; Theory of Planned Behavior; Inoculation Theory; Narrative Paradigm; Summary and Research Applications; Key Terms; CHAPTER 8. Group Communication; Learning Objectives; Group Communication Defined; Functional Group Decision Making; Groupthink; Adaptive Structuration Theory; Symbolic Convergence Theory; Summary and Research Applications; Key Terms; CHAPTER 9. Organizational Communication; Learning Objectives; Organizational Communication Defined; Systems Metaphor; Organizational Culture; Organizational Assimilation; Organizational Identification and Control; Organizing Theory; Summary and Research Applications; Key Terms; CHAPTER 10. Mediated Communication; Learning Objectives; What Is Social Media?; Diffusion of Innovations; Social Network Analysis; Media Richness Theory; Uses and Gratifications Theory; Summary and Research Applications; Key Terms; CHAPTER 11. Mass Communication; Learning Objectives; Characteristics of Mass Media; Agenda-Setting Theory; Cultivation Theory; Social Cognitive Theory of Mass Communication; Encoding/Decoding Theory; Summary and Research Applications; Key Terms; CHAPTER 12. What Should a Communicator Do?; Learning Objectives; Conclusions About Communication; Conclusions About Influences and Effects; Returning to Communication Competence; Summary; Glossary; References; About the Authors; Index;
• Edition: Fourth edition
• Publisher Details: Los Angeles : SAGE Publications, Inc
• Publication Date: 2019
• Extent: 1 online resource, illustrations
• Subjects: 302.201; Communication -- Philosophy
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781506315461; 1506315461
• Related ISBNs: 9781506315478
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.
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