Introducing communication theory : analysis and application / Richard West and Lynn H. Turner.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 1-36, 3rd group) and index.

Thinking about communication : definitions, models, and ethics -- Thinking about the field : traditions and contexts -- Thinking about theory and research -- As we begin ... -- Symbolic interaction theory -- Coordinated management of meaning -- Cognitive dissonance theory -- Expectancy violations theory -- Uncertainty reduction theory -- Social penetration theory -- Social exchange theory -- Relational dialectics theory -- Communication privacy management theory -- Groupthink -- Structuration theory -- Organizational culture theory -- Organizational information theory -- The rhetoric -- Dramatism -- The narrative paradigm -- Cultural studies -- Cultivation analysis -- Uses and gratifications theory -- Spiral of silence theory -- Media ecology theory -- Face-negotiation theory -- Communication accommodatio theory -- Muted group theory -- Standpoint theory -- Moving in new directions.