Part One: FoundationsCOMMUNICATION, THEORY, AND RESEARCH1- Thinking About Communication: Definitions, Models, and Ethics2- Thinking About the Field: Traditions and Contexts3- Thinking About Theory and ResearchPart Two: Theories and Theoretical ThinkingTHE SELF AND MESSAGES4- Symbolic Interaction Theory5- Coordinated Management of Meaning6- Cognitive Dissonance Theory7- Expectancy Violations TheoryRELATIONSHIP DEVELOPMENT8- Uncertainty Reduction Theory9- Social Exchange Theory10- Social Penetration Theory11- Relational Dialectics Theory12- Communication Privacy Management Theory13- Social Information Processing TheoryGROUPS, TEAMS, AND ORGANIZATIONS14- Groupthink15- Structuration Theory16- Organizational Culture Theory17- Organizational Information TheoryTHE PUBLIC18- The Rhetoric19- Dramatism20- The Narrative ParadigmTHE MEDIA21- Agenda Setting Theory22- Spiral of Silence Theory23- Uses and Gratifications Theory24- Cultivation Theory25- Cultural Studies26- Media Ecology TheoryCULTURE AND DIVERSITY27- Face-Negotiation Theory28- Communication Accommodation Theory29- Muted Group Theory30- Feminist Standpoint Theory
Richard West is a past President of the National Communication
Association. He is also Professor in the Department of
Communication Studies at Emerson College in Boston. At Emerson, he
has served as the Department Chair for several years, as the Acting
Director of the Institute for Liberal Arts and Interdisciplinary
Studies, and as the Project Director of the Center for Innovation
in Teaching and Learning. He is past President of the Eastern
Communication Association, where he received the Past Officer's
Award and was recognized as a "Distinguished Research Fellow" in
the Association. Rich is also the former Director of NCA's
Educational Policies Board. Both Illinois State University
(B.A./M.A.) and Ohio University (Ph.D.) have recognized him as an
Outstanding Alum in Communication Studies. Rich's research has
appeared in Communication Education, Communication Studies,
Communication Quarterly, Day Care and Early Education,
Communication Reports, Journal of Family Communication, among other
diverse outlets. He has written extensively in the area of
classroom communication and has been recognized as a "Leading
Scholar" in Classroom Communication by the Communication Institute
for Online Scholarship (CIOS). Rich's principle co-author is Lynn
Turner. Together with Lynn, he has co-authored 5 books in multiple
editions. He is also co-editor of The Family Communication
Sourcebook and the co-editor of the Sage Handbook of Family
Communication. In 2014, NCAs Family Communication Division
recognized the Sourcebook as its Outstanding Book Award. In
addition, Rich has (co) authored dozens of articles and book
chapters and is a current member of numerous journal editorial
boards. Rich's research has been featured in a number of media
outlets including USA Today, Christian Science Monitor, NPR,
Toronto Globe & Mail, CNN International, Austin Statesman (TX),
among others. When he has some free time, he enjoys working on his
105 year-old summer home in Maine, but privately admits that he
would rather hire people than do the work himself!
Lynn Turner teaches in the College of Communication at Marquette
University. She received her Ph.D. from Northwestern
University in 1989. She is the author of several journal
articles, books, and book chapters focused on communication
studies. She is the recipient of the Marquette University
College of Communication Research Award (1998), the Organization
for the Study of Communication, Language, and Genders Outstanding
Book Award (1997) and Outstanding Article Award (2000). She
is guest editor (with Richard West) for a special issue of
the Journal of Family Communication and she serves on the
editorial board of several communication journals. She is the
Vice-President of Central States Communication Association and
Past-President of the Family Division of the National Communication
Association. Her current research interests include family
communication, gendered communication, and communication and
relationships.
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