Understanding Communication Theory: A Beginner's Guide - Softcover

Croucher, Stephen M.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0415748046 ISBN 13: 9780415748049

Publisher: Routledge, 2015

Synopsis

This book offers students a comprehensive, theoretical, and practical guide to communication theory. Croucher defines the various perspectives on communication theory―the social scientific, interpretive, and critical approaches―and then takes on the theories themselves, with topics including interpersonal communication, organizational communication, intercultural communication, persuasion, critical and rhetorical theory and other key concepts. Each theory chapter includes a sample undergraduate-written paper that applies the described theory, along with edits and commentary by Croucher, giving students an insider’s glimpse of the way communication theory can be written about and applied in the classroom and in real life. Featuring exercises, case studies and keywords that illustrate and fully explain the various communication theories, Understanding Communication Theory gives students all the tools they need to understand and apply prominent communication theories.

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About the Author

Stephen M. Croucher is Professor at Massey University, New Zealand. He is co-author of Understanding Communication Research Methods.

Edition details

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0415748046
• ISBN 13: 9780415748049
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 374