TY - BOOK AU - West,Richard L. AU - Turner,Lynn H. TI - Introducing communication theory: analysis and application SN - 9780071276344 : AV - Q360 .W47 2010 PY - 2010/// CY - Boston PB - McGraw-Hill KW - Information theory KW - Communication N1 - 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 UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1001/2009417825-t.html ER -