A First Look at Communication Theory 10th Edition by Em Griffin, ISBN-13: 978-1260132434
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- Publisher: McGraw Hill; 10th edition (March 5, 2018)
- Language: English
- 560 pages
- ISBN-10: 1260132439
- ISBN-13: 978-1260132434
The tenth edition of A First Look at Communication Theory justifies again the program’s enduring popularity. Em Griffin, now joined by colleagues Andrew Ledbetter and Glenn Sparks, encourages students who are encountering the field for the first time to tackle theories without fear. The text’s conversational style and relevant examples keep complex theories within the grasp of first-time theory students. The authors introduce 32 diverse theories that are a mix of foundational and recent scholarship and, with the benefit of numerous examples and connections to pop culture, help students apply them to their own lives. The discrete presentation of the theories ensures a well-rounded understanding of each while promoting integrative thinking and facilitating the ability of instructors to skip or rearrange their presentation. The broad selection of theories-from the classics to the cutting edge-ensures that students have a solid foundation with which to begin understanding the relationships between theories.
New to This Edition:
● Responding to instructors’ desire to offer students more than one social media theory, a new chapter highlights Caroline Hawthornthwaite’s media multiplexity theory.
● A new chapter features Marc Orbe’s co-cultural theory, which is based on extensive phenomenological research among the LGBTQ community, people with physical disabilities, and African American men.
● The discussion of relational dialectics theory has been fully updated to center on Baxter’s second version of the theory, which draws heavily on the thinking of Mikhail Bahktin.
● Updated examples will appeal to current students, including the illustration of social judgment theory with the issue of gun control rather than airline safety.
● A revised critique of social information processing theory cites MIT professor Sherry Turkle’s challenge to Walther’s basic claim that anything we do face-to-face can be done just as well or better online.
● Cultural studies now includes Larry Frey’s appeal for communicative activism for social justice. This is the only ethical reflection in the book highlighting an ethicist currently active in the field of communication.
● Based on updated research, the presentation of face-negotiation theory has been simplified.
● End-of-chapter Critique sections are sharpened.
Table of Contents:
Preface for Instructors X
DIVISION ONE
OVERVIEW
CHAPTER 1
Launching Your Study
of Communication Theory 2
CHAPTER 2
Talk About Theory 13
CHAPTER 3
Weighing the Words 24
CHAPTER 4
Mapping the Territory (Seven Traditions in
the Field of Communication Theory) 36
DIVISION TWO
INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION
Interpersonal Messages 51
CHAPTER 5
Symbolic Interactionism 53
of George Herbert Mead
CHAPTER 6
Coordinated Management of Meaning (CMM)
of W. Barnett Pearce & Vernon Cronen 65
CHAPTER 7
Expectancy Violations Theory
of Judee Burgoon 79
Relationship Development 91
CHAPTER 8
Social Penetration Theory
of Irwin Altman & Dalmas Taylor 93
CHAPTER 9
Uncertainty Reduction Theory
of Charles Berger 105
CHAPTER 10
Social Information Processing Theory
of Joseph Walther 117
Relationship Maintenance 129
CHAPTER 11
Relational Dialectics Theory
of Leslie Baxter & Mikhail Bakhtin 131
CHAPTER 12
Communication Privacy Management Theory
of Sandra Petronio 145
CHAPTER 13
Media Multiplexity Theory
of Caroline Haythornthwaite 158
Influence 169
CHAPTER 14
Social Judgment Theory
of Muzafer Sherif 171
CHAPTER 15
Elaboration Likelihood Model
of Richard Petty & John Cacioppo 182
CHAPTER 16
Cognitive Dissonance Theory
of Leon Festinger 194
DIVISION THREE
GROUP AND PUBLIC COMMUNICATION
Group Communication 208
CHAPTER 17
Functional Perspective on Group Decision Making
of Randy Hirokawa & Dennis Gouran 210
CHAPTER 18
Symbolic Convergence Theory
of Ernest Bormann 223
Organizational Communication 235
CHAPTER 19
Cultural Approach to Organizations
of Clifford Geertz & Michael Pacanowsky 237
CHAPTER 20
Communicative Constitution of Organizations
of Robert McPhee 248
CHAPTER 21
Critical Theory of Communication in
Organizations
of Stanley Deetz 259
Public Rhetoric 273
CHAPTER 22
The Rhetoric
of Aristotle 275
CHAPTER 23
Dramatism
of Kenneth Burke 287
CHAPTER 24
Narrative Paradigm
of Walter Fisher 297
DIVISION FOUR
MASS COMMUNICATION
Media and Culture 307
CHAPTER 25
Media Ecology
of Marshall McLuhan 309
CHAPTER 26
Semiotics
of Roland Barthes 320
CHAPTER 27
Cultural Studies
of Stuart Hall 332
Media Effects 344
CHAPTER 28
Uses and Gratifications
of Elihu Katz 346
CHAPTER 29
Cultivation Theory
of George Gerbner 356
CHAPTER 30
Agenda-Setting Theory
of Maxwell McCombs & Donald Shaw 368
DIVISION FIVE
CULTURAL CONTEXT
Gender and Communication 382
CHAPTER 31
Genderlect Styles
of Deborah Tannen 384
CHAPTER 32
Standpoint Theory
of Sandra Harding & Julia Wood 396
CHAPTER 33
Muted Group Theory
of Cheris Kramarae 409
Intercultural Communication 421
CHAPTER 34
Communication Accommodation
Theory
of Howard Giles 423
CHAPTER 35
Face-Negotiation Theory
of Stella Ting-Toomey 436
CHAPTER 36
Co-Cultural Theory
of Mark Orbe 449
DIVISION SIX
INTEGRATION
Integration 463
CHAPTER 37
Common Threads in Comm Theories 465
Appendix A: Abstracts of Theories A-1
Appendix B: Feature Films That Illustrate
Communication Theories A-5
Appendix C: NCA Credo for
Ethical Communication A-7
Endnotes E-1
Credits and Acknowledgments C-1
Index I-1
Andrew Ledbetter received his M.A. and Ph.D. in communication studies from the University of Kansas. He is associate professor of communication studies at Texas Christian University. His research addresses how people use communication technology to maintain their interpersonal relationships. A related interest concerns how parent–child communication predicts health and well-being. Dr. Ledbetter has published more than 35 articles and received recognition for teaching excellence from both the National Communication Association and Central States Communication Association.
Em Griffin received his B.A. in political science from the University of Michigan, and his M.A. and Ph.D. in Communication from Northwestern University. He is professor of communication at Wheaton College in Illinois, where he has taught for the past 26 years and has been chosen Teacher of the Year. His research interest centers on the development of close friendships. Dr. Griffin is the author of three applied communication books: The Mind Changers analyzes practical techniques of persuasion; Getting Together offers research-based suggestions for effective group leadership; and Making Friends describes the way that quality interpersonal communication can build close relationships. He also leads workshops on these topics in the Philippines, Singapore, and the United States.
Glenn Sparks received his Ph.D. in communication arts from the University of Wisconsin–Madison. He is a professor in the Brian Lamb School of Communication at Purdue University in Indiana, where he has taught for 28 years. His research focuses on the effects of media. Dr. Sparks is the author of Media Effects Research: A Basic Overview and a personal memoir, Rolling in Dough: Lessons I Learned in a Doughnut Shop; he is co-author of Refrigerator Rights: Our Crucial Need for Close Connection.
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