Author: Robert S. Fortner
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
Keywords: communication, religion, series, culture, christian, media, identity, theory
Number of Pages: 298
Published: 2006-11-27
List price: $39.95
ISBN-10: 0742551954
ISBN-13: 9780742551954

Communication, Media, and Identity: A Christian Theory of Communication is the first comprehensive theoretical look at the nature of communication from a biblical Christian perspective. This groundbreaking new work discusses the implications of such a theory for interpersonal relations, use of media, and the development of digital culture in the wake of the computer. It also draws widely from the literature of the _secular_ world, critiquing perspectives where necessary and adopting perspectives that are in line with Christian anthropology, epistemology, and ontology. As the newest book in the

Authors:Cal W. Downs Phd, Allyson D. Adrian PhD,
Publisher: The Guilford Press
Keywords: communication, guilford, series, audits, strategic, organizational, assessing
Number of Pages: 292
Published: 2004-05-26
List price: $45.00
ISBN-10: 1593850107
ISBN-13: 9781593850104

This essential guide offers a detailed framework for assessing communication processes within an organization and using the results to develop improved organizational strategies. Presented in clear, accessible prose are the "tools of the trade" for planning and initiating audits, gathering data using a wide variety of methodologies, analyzing the findings, and preparing effective reports. Throughout, practical examples drawn from the authors’ influential work in the field help readers understand the real-world applications of the concepts discussed and gain skills for creative problem so

Authors:G. Riva, M.T. Anguera, B.K. Wiederhold and F. Mantov
Publisher: IOS Press
Keywords: communication, volume, emerging, studies, practices, technologies, experience, ultimate, cognition, presence, emotions, culture, towards, communicative
Number of Pages: 320
Published: 2006-10-01
List price: $183.00
ISBN-10: 1586036629
ISBN-13: 9781586036621

If there is one prerequisite that is critical for education, it is the need to communicate clearly and effectively. Communication is the core activity for an educator, conveying and sharing information from one person to another, from one organization to another or a combination of both. Professor Luigi Anolli has been one of the most distinguished leaders in the field of communication psychology in the past three decades through his contributions and his deep influence on many researchers and colleagues. Throughout his long career, he has made fundamental and profound contributions to various

Author: Everett M. Rogers
Publisher: Routledge
Keywords: communication, series, lea, change, routledge, social, education, strategy, entertainment
Number of Pages: 280
Published: 1999-07-01
List price: $49.95
ISBN-10: 0805833501
ISBN-13: 9780805833508

Arvind Singhal and Everett M. Rogers have developed this unique volume focused on the history and development of entertainment-education. This approach to communication is the process of designing and implementing a media message to both entertain and educate to increase audience members’ knowledge about an educational issue, create favorable attitudes, and change overt behavior. It uses the universal appeal of entertainment to show individuals how they can live safer, healthier, and happier lives. Entertainment formats such as soap operas, rock music, feature films, talk shows, cartoons

Authors:Bryan B. Whaley, Wendy Samter,
Publisher: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates
Keywords: communication, series, routledge, lea, theories, contemporary, explaining, exemplars
Number of Pages: 472
Published: 2006-10-23
List price: $65.95
ISBN-10: 0805839593
ISBN-13: 9780805839593

Offering a direct sightline into communication theory, Explaining Communication provides in-depth discussions of communication theories by some of the foremost scholars working in communication today. With contributions from the original theorists and scholars known for their work in specific theoretical perspectives, this distinctive text breaks new ground in giving these scholars the opportunity to address students firsthand, speaking directly to the coming generations of communication scholars. Covering a wide range of interpersonal communication theories, the scope of this exceptional vol

Author: Lynn M. Harter
Publisher: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates
Keywords: communication, series, lea, routledge, practice, theory, health, healing, narratives, research
Number of Pages: 536
Published: 2005-06
List price: $160.00
ISBN-10: 0805850317
ISBN-13: 9780805850314

This distinctive collection explores the use of narratives in the social construction of wellness and illness. Narratives, Health, and Healing emphasizes what the process of narrating accomplishes--how it serves in the health communication process where people define themselves and present their social and relational identities. Organized into four parts, the chapters included here examine health narratives in interpersonal relationships, organizations, and public fora. The editors provide an extensive introduction to weave together the various threads in the volume, highlight the approach and

Author: Wendy Samter Bryan B. Whaley
Publisher: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates
Keywords: communication, series, routledge, lea, theories, contemporary, explaining, exemplars
Number of Pages: 472
Published: 2006-10-23
List price: $150.00
ISBN-10: 0805839585
ISBN-13: 9780805839586

Offering a direct sightline into communication theory, Explaining Communication provides in-depth discussions of communication theories by some of the foremost scholars working in communication today. With contributions from the original theorists and scholars known for their work in specific theoretical perspectives, this distinctive text breaks new ground in giving these scholars the opportunity to address students firsthand, speaking directly to the coming generations of communication scholars. Covering a wide range of interpersonal communication theories, the scope of this exceptional vol