Introducing Communication Theory Analysis and Application 7th Edition by Richard West, Lynn Turner ISBN 9781260575538 1260575535

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PART ONE Foundations
Communication, Theory, and Research
Chapter 1 Thinking About Communication: Definitions, Models, and Ethics
Defining Communication
Models of Understanding: Communication as Action, Interaction, and Transaction
Communication as Action: The Linear Model
Communication as Interaction: The Interactional Model
Communication as Transaction: The Transactional Model
Communication Models of the Future
Ethics and Communication
Business and Industry
Religion and Faith
Entertainment
Higher Education
Medicine
Politics
Technology
Some Final Thoughts
The Value of Understanding Communication Theory
Understanding Communication Theory Cultivates Critical Thinking Skills
Understanding Communication Theory Helps You to Recognize the Breadth and Depth of Research
Understanding Communication Theory Helps to Make Sense of Personal Life Experiences
Communication Theory Fosters Self-Awareness
Conclusion
Discussion Starters
Key Terms
Chapter 2 Thinking About the Field: Traditions and Contexts
A Historical Briefing
Seven Traditions in the Communication Field
The Rhetorical Tradition: Communication and the Art of Public Speaking
The Semiotic Tradition: Communication and the Co-Creation of Signs
The Phenomenological Tradition: Communication and the Analysis of the Everyday
The Cybernetic Tradition: Communication and the Processing of Information via Feedback
The Socio-Psychological Tradition: Communication and the Science of Human Behavior
The Socio-Cultural Tradition: Communication and Socially Constructed Reality
The Critical Tradition: Communication and Questioning the Status Quo
Putting It All Together
Seven Contexts in the Communication Field
Intrapersonal Communication
Interpersonal Communication
Small Group and Team Communication
Organizational Communication
Public/Rhetorical Communication
Mass/Media Communication
Cultural Communication
Collating the Contexts
Conclusion
Discussion Starters
Key Terms
Chapter 3 Thinking About Theory and Research
Defining Theory: What’s in a Name?
Components
Goals
Approaches to Knowing: How Do You See (and Talk About) the World?
The Positivistic, or Empirical, Approach
The Interpretive Approach
The Critical Approach
Approaches to Knowing: What Questions Do You Ask About the World?
Approaches to Knowing: How Do We Go About Theory Building?
Covering Law Approach
Rules Approach
Systems Approach
Evaluating Theory: Determining Theory Effectiveness
Theory and Metaphor
The Research Process
Communication Research and the Scientific Method
Communication Research and the Qualitative Approach
Conclusion
Discussion Starters
Key Terms
PART TWO Empirical/Post-Positivist Theories
Organization of “Introducing Communication Theory: Analysis and Application”
Intrapersonal: The Self and Messages
Chapter 4 Expectancy Violations Theory
Space Relations
Proxemic Zones
Territoriality
Assumptions of Expectancy Violations Theory
Arousal
Threat Threshold
Violation Valence
Communicator Reward Valence
Integration and Critique
Integration
Critique
Scope
Utility
Testability
Heurism
Closing
Discussion Starters
Key Terms
Interpersonal: Relationship Development
Chapter 5 Uncertainty Reduction Theory
Assumptions of Uncertainty Reduction Theory
Key Concepts of URT: The Axiom and Theorem
Axioms of Uncertainty Reduction Theory
Theorems of Uncertainty Reduction Theory
Expansions of Uncertainty Reduction Theory
Antecedent Conditions
Strategies
Developed Relationships
Social Media and Computer-Mediated Communication
Context
Integration and Critique
Integration
Critique
Utility
Heurism
Closing
Discussion Starters
Key Terms
Chapter 6 Social Exchange Theory
Assumptions of Social Exchange Theory
Dimensions of Interdependence
Evaluation of a Relationship
Power and Exchange Patterns
Integration and Critique
Integration
Critique
Scope
Utility
Testability
Heurism
Closing
Discussion Starters
Key Terms
Chapter 7 Social Penetration Theory
Assumptions of Social Penetration Theory
“Tearing Up” the Relationship: The Onion Analogy
A Social Exchange: Relational Costs and Rewards
Stages of the Social Penetration Process
Orientation: Revealing Bit by Bit
Exploratory Affective Exchange: The Self Emerges
Affective Exchange: Commitment and Comfortability
Stable Exchange: Raw Honesty and Intimacy
Integration and Critique
Integration
Critique
Scope
Heurism
Closing
Discussion Starters
Key Terms
Chapter 8 Social Information Processing Theory
Theoretical Turbulence: The Cues Filtered Out
Assumptions of Social Information Processing Theory
Hyperpersonal Perspective: “I Like What I Read and I Want More”
Sender: Selective Self-Presentation
Receiver: Idealization of the Sender
Channel Management
Feedback
Warranting: Gaining Confidence Online
Integration and Critique
Integration
Critique
Scope
Utility
Testability
Closing
Discussion Starters
Key Terms
Groups, Teams, and Organizations
Chapter 9 Structuration Theory
Assumptions of Structuration Theory
Central Concepts of Structuration Theory
Agency and Reflexivity
Duality of Structure
Social Integration
Application of Time and Space
Integration and Critique
Integration
Critique
Scope
Parsimony
Closing
Discussion Starters
Key Terms
Chapter 10 Organizational Information Theory
The Only Constant Is Change (in Organizations)
General Systems Theory
Darwin’s Theory of Sociocultural Evolution
Assumptions of Organizational Information Theory
Key Concepts and Conceptualizing Information
Information Environment: The Sum Total
Rules: Guidelines to Analyze
Self-Governance in an Age of Rules
Cycles: Act, Respond, Adjust
The Principles Related to Equivocality
Reducing Equivocality: Trying to Use the Information
Enactment: Assigning Message Importance
Selection: Interpreting the Inputs
Retention: Remembering the Small Stuff
Integration and Critique
Integration
Critique
Logical Consistency
Utility
Heurism
Closing
Discussion Starters
Key Terms
The Media
Chapter 11 Agenda Setting Theory
History of Agenda Setting Research
Pretheoretical Conceptualizing
Establishing the Theory of Agenda Setting
Elaborating the Theory
Assumptions of Agenda Setting Theory
Three-Part Process of Agenda Setting
Three Levels of Agenda Setting
Integration and Critique
Integration
Critique
Scope
Utility
Heurism
Closing
Discussion Starters
Key Terms
Chapter 12 Spiral of Silence Theory
The Court of Public Opinion
Assumptions of Spiral of Silence Theory
The Media’s Influence
The Train Test
The Hard Core
Speaking Out About Various Issues
The Spiral of Silence and Social Media
Integration and Critique
Integration
Critique
Logical Consistency
Heurism
Closing
Discussion Starters
Key Terms
Chapter 13 Uses and Gratifications Theory
Assumptions of Uses and Gratifications Theory
History of Uses and Gratifications Research
Changing Positions on Media Effects
Key Concepts
Contemporary Applications of Uses and Gratifications Theory
Integration and Critique
Integration
Critique
Logical Consistency
Heurism
Closing
Discussion Starters
Key Terms
Culture and Diversity
Chapter 14 Face-Negotiation Theory
About Face
Face and Politeness Theory
Facework
Assumptions of Face-Negotiation Theory
Individualistic and Collectivistic Cultures
Face Management and Culture
Managing Conflict Across Cultures
Integration and Critique
Integration
Critique
Logical Consistency
Heurism
Closing
Discussion Starters
Key Terms
PART THREE Interpretive Theories
Intrapersonal: The Self and Messages
Chapter 15 Symbolic Interaction Theory
History of Symbolic Interaction Theory
Assumptions of Symbolic Interaction Theory
Individuals Construct Meaning via the Communication Process
Humans Act Toward Others on the Basis of the Meanings Those Others Have for Them 246
Meaning Is Created in Interaction Between People
Meaning Is Modified Through an Interpretive Process
Self-Concept Is a Motivation for Behavior
Individuals Develop Self-Concepts Through Interactions with Others
Self-Concepts Provide an Important Motive for Behavior
A Unique Relationship Exists Between the Individual and Society
People and Groups Are Influenced by Cultural and Social Processes
Social Structure Is Worked Out Through Social Interaction
Key Concepts
Mind
Self
Society
Integration and Critique
Integration
Critique
Scope
Utility
Testability
Closing
Discussion Starters
Key Terms
Chapter 16 Coordinated Management of Meaning
All the World’s a Stage
Assumptions of Coordinated Management of Meaning
The Hierarchy of Organized Meaning
Content
Speech Act
Episodes
Relationship
Life Scripts
Cultural Patterns
Charmed and Strange Loops
The Coordination of Meaning: Making Sense of the Sequence
Influences on the Coordination Process
Rules and Unwanted Repetitive Patterns
Integration and Critique
Integration
Critique
Scope
Parsimony
Utility
Heurism
Closing
Discussion Starters
Key Terms
Interpersonal: Relationship Development
Chapter 17 Communication Privacy Management Theory
Evolution of Communication Privacy Management Theory
Assumptions of CPM
Key Components and Axioms of CPM
Component 1: Privacy Ownership
Component 2: Privacy Control
Component 3: Privacy Turbulence
Integration and Critique
Integration
Critique
Logical Consistency
Utility
Heurism
Closing
Discussion Starters
Key Terms
Chapter 18 Groupthink
Assumptions of Groupthink
What Comes Before: Antecedent Conditions of Groupthink
Groups, Teams, and Organizations
Group Cohesiveness
Structural Factors
Group Stress
Symptoms of Groupthink
Overestimation of the Group
Closed-Mindedness
Pressures Toward Uniformity
Think Before You Act: Ways to Prevent Groupthink
Polythink: Moving Beyond the Groupthink Phenomenon
Integration and Critique
Integration
Critique
Scope
Testability
Heurism
Test of Time
Closing
Discussion Starters
Key Terms
Chapter 19 Organizational Culture Theory
The Cultural Metaphor: Of Spider Webs and Organizations
Assumptions of Organizational Cultural Theory
Ethnographic Understanding: Laying It On Thick
The Communicative Performance
Ritual Performances
Passion Performances
Social Performances
Political Performances
Enculturation Performances
Integration and Critique
Integration
Critique
Logical Consistency
Utility
Heurism
Closing
Discussion Starters
Key Terms
The Public
Chapter 20 The Rhetoric
The Rhetorical Tradition
Assumptions of the Rhetoric
The Syllogism: A Three-Tiered Argument
Canons of Rhetoric
Invention
Arrangement
Style
Memory
Delivery
Types of Rhetoric
Integration and Critique
Integration
Critique
Logical Consistency
Heurism
Test of Time
Closing
Discussion Starters
Key Terms
Chapter 21 Dramatism
Assumptions of Dramatism
Dramatism as New Rhetoric
Identification/Division and Substance
The Process of Guilt and Redemption
The Pentad
Integration and Critique
Integration
Critique
Scope
Parsimony
Utility
Heurism
Closing
Discussion Starters
Key Terms
Chapter 22 The Narrative Paradigm
Assumptions of the Narrative Paradigm
Key Concepts in the Narrative Approach
Narration (or Narratives)
Narrative Rationality
Integration and Critique
Integration
Critique
Scope
Logical Consistency
Utility
Heurism
Closing
Discussion Starters
Key Terms
The Media
Chapter 23 Media Ecology Theory
Assumptions of Media Ecology Theory
Making Media History and Making “Sense”
The Tribal Era
The Literate Era
The Print Era
The Electronic Era
The Medium Is the Message
Gauging the Temperature: Hot and Cool Media
The Circle Is Complete: The Tetrad
Enhancement
Obsolescence
Retrieval
Reversal
Carrying the McLuhan Banner: Postman and Meyrowitz
Integration and Critique
Integration
Critique
Testability
Heurism
Closing
Discussion Starters
Key Terms
Culture and Diversity
Chapter 24 Communication Accommodation Theory
Social Psychology and Social Identity
Assumptions of Communication Accommodation Theory
Ways to Adapt
Convergence: Merging Thoughts Ahead
Divergence: Vive la Différence
Overaccommodation: Miscommunicating with a Purpose
Integration and Critique
Integration
Critique
Scope
Logical Consistency
Heurism
Closing
Discussion Starters
Key Terms
PART FOUR Critical Theories
Interpersonal: Relationship Development
Chapter 25 Relational Dialectics Theory
Assumptions of Relational Dialectics Theory
Central Propositions of Relational Dialectics Theory
Interpretive Research in Relational Dialectics Theory
Basic Dialectic 1: Autonomy and Connection
Basic Dialectic 2: Openness and Protection
Basic Dialectic 3: Novelty and Predictability
Beyond Basic Dialectics
Contextual Dialectics
Responses to Dialectics
Relational Dialectics Theory 2.0: A Critical Turn
Integration and Critique
Integration
Critique
Parsimony
Utility
Heurism
Closing
Discussion Starters
Key Terms
The Media
Chapter 26 Cultivation Theory
Developing Cultivation Theory
Assumptions of Cultivation Theory
Processes and Products of Cultivation Theory
The Four-Step Process
Mainstreaming and Resonance
The Mean World Index
Cultivation Theory as Critical Theory
Integration and Critique
Integration
Critique
Logical Consistency
Utility
Heurism
Test of Time
Closing
Discussion Starters
Key Terms
Chapter 27 Cultural Studies
The Marxist Legacy: Power to the People
Assumptions of Cultural Studies
Hegemony: The Influence on the Masses
Counter-Hegemony: The Masses Start to Influence the Dominant Forces
Audience Decoding
Integration and Critique
Integration
Critique
Logical Consistency
Utility
Heurism
Closing
Discussion Starters
Key Terms
Culture and Diversity
Chapter 28 Muted Group Theory
History of Muted Group Theory
Dominant and Non-dominant Groups
Assumptions of Muted Group Theory
The Process of Silencing
Ridicule
Ritual
Control
Harassment
Strategies of Resistance
Integration and Critique
Integration
Critique
Utility
Test of Time
Closing
Discussion Starters
Key Terms
Chapter 29 Feminist Standpoint Theory
Evolution of Feminist Standpoint Theory
Standpoint Theory
Feminist Standpoint Theory
Black Feminist Standpoint Theory
Feminist Standpoint Theory and Black Feminist Standpoint Theory in Communication Studies
Assumptions of Feminist Standpoint Theory
Key Concepts of Feminist Standpoint Theory
Voice
Standpoint
Situated Knowledges
Sexual Division of Labor
Integration and Critique
Integration
Critique
Utility
Closing
Discussion Starters
Key Terms
Chapter 30 Co-Cultural Theory
Foundations of Co-Cultural Theory
Muted Group Theory
Standpoint Theory
Phenomenology
Assumptions of Co-Cultural Theory
Communication Orientations and Strategies
Goals/Preferred Outcomes
Approaches
Communication Orientations
Testing the Communication Orientations
Strategies
Other Factors Influencing NDGMs’ Communication Choices
Field-of-experience
Perceived Costs and Rewards
Capability
Situation
Integration and Critique
Integration
Critique
Scope
Parsimony
Heurism
Closing
Discussion Starters
Key Terms