Encyclopedia of Communication Theory

Encyclopedia of Communication Theory
ISBN-10
1452265798
ISBN-13
9781452265797
Category
Language Arts & Disciplines
Pages
1192
Language
English
Published
2009-08-18
Publisher
SAGE Publications
Authors
Stephen W. Littlejohn, Karen A. Foss

Description

With more than 300 entries, these two volumes provide a one-stop source for a comprehensive overview of communication theory, offering current descriptions of theories as well as the background issues and concepts that comprise these theories. This is the first resource to summarize, in one place, the diversity of theory in the communication field. Key Themes Applications and Contexts Critical Orientations Cultural Orientations Cybernetic and Systems Orientations Feminist Orientations Group and Organizational Concepts Information, Media, and Communication Technology International and Global Concepts Interpersonal Concepts Non-Western Orientations Paradigms, Traditions, and Schools Philosophical Orientations Psycho-Cognitive Orientations Rhetorical Orientations Semiotic, Linguistic, and Discursive Orientations Social/Interactional Orientations Theory, Metatheory, Methodology, and Inquiry

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