Theories of human communication /

Title:

Theories of human communication /

Author:

Littlejohn, Stephen W.

Published:

Long Grove, Ill. : c2011.

Format:

Book

Institution:

Emerson College

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: pt. I FOUNDATIONS -- 1. Communication Theory and Scholarship -- Defining Communication -- The Academic Study of Communication -- The Process of Inquiry in Communication -- A Basic Model of Inquiry -- Types of Scholarship -- How Scholars Work -- Notes -- 2. The Idea of Theory -- Dimensions of Theory -- Philosophical Assumptions -- Concepts -- Explanations -- Principles -- Nomothetic Theory -- Philosophical Assumptions -- Concepts -- Explanations -- Practical Theory -- Philosophical Assumptions -- Concepts -- Explanations -- Principles -- Evaluating Communication Theory -- Theoretical Scope -- Appropriateness -- Heuristic Value -- Validity -- Parsimony -- Openness -- So What Makes a Good Theory After All? -- Looking Forward -- Notes -- 3. Traditions of Communication Theory -- Framing Communication Theory -- The Semiotic Tradition

Online access:

No online access

Library holdings:

Emerson Main Stacks
P90 .L48 2011 – Available