Table of Contents

Preface for InstructorsDivision One: OverviewChapter 1: Launching Your Study of Communication TheoryChapter 2: Talk About TheoryChapter 3: Weighing the WordsChapter 4: Mapping the Territory (Seven Traditions in the Field of Communication Theory)

Division Two: Interpersonal Communication Interpersonal MessagesChapter 5: Symbolic Interactionism of George Herbert MeadChapter 6: Coordinated Management of Meaning (CMM) of W. Barnett Pearce & Vernon CronenChapter 7: Expectancy Violations Theory of Judee BurgoonChapter 8: Constructivism of Jesse Delia Relationship DevelopmentChapter 9: Social Penetration Theory of Irwin Altman & Dalmas TaylorChapter 10: Uncertainty Reduction Theory of Charles BergerChapter 11: Social Information Processing Theory of Joseph Walther Relationship MaintenanceChapter 12: Relational Dialectics of Leslie Baxter & Barbara MontgomeryChapter 13: Communication Privacy Management Theory of Sandra PetronioChapter 14: The Interactional View of Paul Watzlawick InfluenceChapter 15: Social Judgment Theory of Muzafer SherifChapter 16: Elaboration Likelihood Model of Richard Petty & John CacioppoChapter 17: Cognitive Dissonance Theory of Leon Festinger

Division Three: Group and Public Communication Group CommunicationChapter 18: Functional Perspective on Group Decision Making of Randy Hirokawa & Dennis GouranChapter 19: Symbolic Convergence Theory of Ernest Bormann Organizational CommunicationChapter 20: Cultural Approach to Organizations of Clifford Geertz & Michael PacanowskyChapter 21: Critical Theory of Communication in Organizations of Stanly Deetz Public RhetoricChapter 22: The Rhetoric of AristotleChapter 23: Dramatism of Kenneth BurkeChapter 24: Narrative Paradigm of Walter FisherDivision Four: Mass Communication Media and CultureChapter 25: Media Ecology of Marshall McLuhanChapter 26: Semiotics of Roland BarthesChapter 27: Cultural Studies of Stuart Hall Media EffectsChapter 28: Uses and Gratifications of Elihu Katz Chapter 29: Cultivation Theory of George GerbnerChapter 30: Agenda-Setting Theory of Maxwell McCombs & Donald Shaw

Division Five: Cultural Context Intercultural CommunicationChapter 31: Communication Accommodation Theory of Howard GilesChapter 32: Face-Negotiation Theory of Stella Ting ToomeyChapter 33: Speech Codes Theory of Gerry Philipsen Gender and CommunicationChapter 34: Genderlect Styles of Deborah TannenChapter 35: Standpoint Theory of Sandra Harding & Julia WoodChapter 36: Muted Group Theory of Cheris Kramarae

Division Six: IntegrationChapter 37: Common Threads in Comm Theories

Appendix A: Abstracts of TheoriesAppendix B: Feature Films that Illustrate Communication TheoriesAppendix C: NCA Credo for Ethical Communication EndnotesCredits and AcknowledgementsIndex

About the Author

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.