Exploring Communication Theory: Making Sense of Us - Softcover

Floyd, Kory

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1138200158 ISBN 13: 9781138200159

Verlag: Routledge, 2017

Inhaltsangabe

This text presents and explains theories in communication studies from the epistemological perspectives of the researchers who use them. Rather than representing a specific theoretical paradigm (social scientific, interpretive, or critical), the author team presents the three major paradigms in one text, each writing in his or her area of expertise. Every theory is explained in a "native" voice, from a position of deep understanding and experience, improving clarity for readers.

The text also provides insights on using communication theory to address real-life challenges. Considering that theories are developed to guide scholarly research more than to provide practical advice, this feature of the book helps students create realistic expectations for what theories can and cannot do and makes clear that many theories can have practical applications that students can use to their advantage in everyday life.

Offering a comprehensive exploration of communication theories through multiple lenses, Exploring Communication Theory provides an integrated approach to studying communication theory and to demonstrating its application in the world of its readers.

Online resources also accompany the text. For students: practice quizzes to review key concepts; for instructors: an instructor’s manual featuring chapter outlines, lists of key terms, discussion questions, suggested further readings, and both in-class and out-of-class exercises, as well as lecture slides and sample essay test questions.

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Kory Floyd is a professor of communication at the University of Arizona.

Paul Schrodt

is the Philip J. and Cheryl C. Burguières Professor of Communication Studies at Texas Christian University.

Larry Erbert

is an associate professor of communication at the University of Colorado Denver.

Angela Trethewey

is dean of the College of Communication and Education at California State University, Chico.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Routledge
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2017
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 1138200158
• ISBN 13: 9781138200159
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 412
• Herausgeber: Schrodt Paul, Erbert Larry, Trethewey Angela
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: Nicht verfügbar
• Verantwortliche Person: Nicht verfügbar