A first look at communication theory Book

This best selling text, which is appropriate for both lower and upper levels, analyzes the major communication theories. The material is presented in a coherent manner without over simplification. For professors who wish to use theories found in previous editions, please go to www.afirstlook.com. This website is Em Griffin's homepage. Table of Contents PART ONE: OVERVIEW 1. Talk about Theory 2. Talkabout Communication 3. Weighing the words: Of Ernest Bormann´s Symbolic Convergence Theory PART TWO: MESSAGES 4. Information Theory of Claude Shannon & Warren Weaver 5. The Meaning of Meaning of I.A. Richards 6. Coordinated Management of Meaning of W. Barnett Pierce & Vernon Cronen 7. Symbolic Interactionism of George Herbert Mead 8. Expectancy Violations Theory of Judee Burgoon 9. Semiotics of Roland Barthes PART THREE: INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION 10. Constructivism of Jesse Delia 11. Social Penetration Theory of Irwin Alman & Dalmas Thomas ... PART FOUR: GROUP AND PUBLIC COMMUNICATION 18. Groupthink of Irving Janis PART FIVE: MASS COMMUNICATION 26. Tecnological Determinism of Marshall McLuhan ... PART SIX: CULTURAL CONTEXT 31. Anxiety/Uncertainty Management Theory of William Gudykunst ... PART SEVEN: INTEGRATION 36. Order out of Chaos