A first look at communication theory

Content: Preface for Instructors 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: Constructivism of Jesse Delia  Relationship Development Chapter 9: Social Penetration Theory of Irwin Altman & Dalmas Taylor Chapter 10: Uncertainty Reduction Theory of Charles Berger Chapter 11: Social Information Processing Theory of Joseph Walther  Relationship Maintenance Chapter 12: Relational Dialectics of Leslie Baxter & Barbara Montgomery Chapter 13: Communication Privacy Management Theory of Sandra Petronio Chapter 14: The Interactional View of Paul Watzlawick  Influence Chapter 15: Social Judgment Theory of Muzafer Sherif Chapter 16: Elaboration Likelihood Model of Richard Petty & John Cacioppo Chapter 17: Cognitive Dissonance Theory of Leon Festinger   Division Three: Group and Public Communication  Group Communication Chapter 18: Functional Perspective on Group Decision Making of Randy Hirokawa & Dennis Gouran Chapter 19: Symbolic Convergence Theory of Ernest Bormann  Organizational Communication Chapter 20: Cultural Approach to Organizations of Clifford Geertz & Michael Pacanowsky 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  Intercultural Communication Chapter 31: Communication Accommodation Theory of Howard Giles Chapter 32: Face-Negotiation Theory of Stella Ting Toomey Chapter 33: Speech Codes Theory of Gerry Philipsen  Gender and Communication Chapter 34: Genderlect Styles of Deborah Tannen Chapter 35: Standpoint Theory of Sandra Harding & Julia Wood Chapter 36: Muted Group Theory of Cheris Kramarae   Division Six: 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  Endnotes Credits and Acknowledgements Index