Research Catalog

Title

Human communication theory and research : concepts, contexts, and challenges / Robert L. Heath, Jennings Bryant.

Author

Heath, Robert L. (Robert Lawrence), 1941-

Publication

Mahwah, N.J. : L. Erlbaum, [2000], ©2000.

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Additional Authors

Bryant, Jennings.

Description

x, 454 pages : illustrations; 24 cm.

Summary

• "Human Communication Theory and Research introduces students to the growing body of theory and research in communication demonstrating the integration between the communication efforts of interpersonal organizations and mediated settings. This second edition builds from the foundation of the original volume to demonstrate the rich array of theories, theoretical connections, and research findings that drive the communication discipline. Authors Robert L.
• Heath and Jennings Bryant have added a chapter on new communication technologies and have increased depth throughout the volume, particularly in the areas of social meaning, critical theory and cultural studies, and organizational communication.".
• "Appropriate for use in communication theory courses at the advanced undergraduate and graduate level, this text offers students insights to understanding the issues and possible answers to the question of what communication is in all forms and contexts."--BOOK JACKET.

Series Statement

LEA's communication series

Uniform Title

LEA's communication series.

Subject

• Communication

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. 399-430) and indexes.

Contents

1. Why Study Theories and Conduct Research? -- 2. Anatomy of the Communication Process -- 3. Language, Meaning, and Messages -- 4. Information and Uncertainty: Concepts and Contexts -- 5. Persuasion: Concepts and Contexts -- 6. Interpersonal Communication: Relationships, Expectations, and Conflict -- 7. Interpersonal Communication: Social Cognition and Communication Competence -- 8. Communication in Organizations -- 9. Mass-Mediated Communication -- 10. New Communication Technologies.

ISBN

• 0805830073 (alk. paper)
• 0805830081 (pbk. : alk. paper)

LCCN

00033166

OCLC

• ocm43992877
• SCSB-3913495

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries