West, Richard L. <br/><br/>
Introducing communication theory :  analysis and application / 
Richard West and Lynn H. Turner. 
 - fourth edition. 
 - Boston :  McGraw-Hill,  2010. 
 - various paging :  illustration ;  24 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. 1-36, 3rd group) and index. 
<br/><br/>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. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780071276344 :  US$45 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2009417825 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Information theory.<br/>Communication.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>Q360  / .W47 2010