New Second Edition Now Available!
Striking a balance in coverage between the extremes of analyzing too many or too few theories, Contemporary Communication Theory examines important theory building activity in the field of communication. The text continues the tradition of being primarily social science based yet includes research and theories from other theoretical paradigms. The NEW second edition of Contemporary Communication Theory: 
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Features a Streamlined Approach! The publication’s chapters have been condensed and streamlined to improve readability and accessibility. </li>
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Integrates New Content! New theories have been added and five new chapters have been created (Relational Contexts, New Media/Computer Mediated Contexts, Health Contexts, Cultural Contexts, and Research Methods).</li>
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Goes Beyond Theory Handbooks! The text features a new chapter on communication research methods that demonstrates research examples and shows readers how theories are tested.</li>
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Is Current! New studies, new research and new citations have been added to most chapters.</li>
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Is Practical! Seamlessly integrated within the book’s pedagogy, the accompanying content includes interactive exercises, glossary of terms, and an extensive instructor’s resource package. </li>
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Contemporary Communication Theory

Politics & Social Sciences

Dominic A. Infante

Andrew S. Rancer

Theodore A. Avtgis

Erina Lynne Macgeorge

Social Sciences

Kendall/Hunt Publishing

A refreshing fusion of interpersonal human relations and argumentation! This clear and engaging volume is unique because of its dual focus. On the one hand, the purpose is to instruct on the methods of argumentation theory. This represents a set of principles, methods, and strategies of argument that have evolved from the time of Ancient Greece. On the other hand, the intent is to teach human relations in argumentative situations, specifically, how to manage interpersonal relations during arguments. Books on argumentation and debate have tended to say little about how arguing can affect the relationship one has with an adversary. How do you prevent harm to a valued friendship, for instance? Moreover, books on interpersonal communication have had little to say about arguing. Instead, the emphasis is on achieving satisfying relations with others. The author shows that recent research makes it clear that argumentation and interpersonal communication are complementary areas of communication. Arguing constructively in informal interpersonal and small group contexts is a skill that can bring about good outcomes. Interpersonal communication instruction on building and maintaining satisfying relations with other people is lacking if it does not deal with how to do this while arguing, especially since argumentative communication probably will occur throughout a relationship. This book has been written to correct what has been perhaps too narrow a focus in the areas of argumentation and interpersonal communication.
 Titles of related interest from Waveland Press: Hollihan-Baaske, Arguments and Arguing: The Products and Process of Human Decision Making, Third Edition (ISBN 9781478629290) and Makau-Marty, Dialogue and Deliberation (ISBN 9781478600657).

Arguing Constructively

Self-Help

Relationships

Waveland Pr Inc.

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