<p>  Anyone who wishes to pursue a career in communication with groups needs this comprehensive book on the theories behind communication.  This volume provides practical, engaging overviews of over 42 different theories that readers will need to be aware of if they are pursuing this serious field. The authors, established writers and scholars who are known as "the park rangers of communication theory", have provided a user-friendly tour. Accurate, up-to-date, and comprehensive, this volume will prove a valuable addition to the literature on the subject.  Those involved in communication careers. </p>

Understanding Communication Theory: The Communicative Forces for Human Action

Politics & Social Sciences

Cragan, John F.

Shields, Donald C.

Social Sciences

Pearson

This volume presents a metatheory for explaining communication theories. Three communication paradigms are identified (symbolic, relational and rational) and three theories are examined - Bormann's Symbolic Convergence Theory, Burke's Dramatism Theory and Fisher's Narrative Theory.

Symbolic Theories in Applied Communication Research: Bormann, Burke, and Fisher

Hampton Pr

The SCA Program in Applied Communication supports the Speech Communication Association mission of promoting the study, criticism, research, teaching, and application of artistic, humanistic, and scientific principles of communication. Specifically, the goal of this publication program is to develop and innovative, theoretically informed, and socially relevant body of scholarly works that examine a wide range of applied communication topics. Each publication clearly demonstrates the value of human communication in addressing serious social issues and challenges. In this book we present a methatheory for explaining communication theories. We identify three communication paradigms: Symbolic, Relational and Rational. The book focuses on three theories contributing to the Symbolic Paradigm constellation of theories: Bormann's Symbolic Convergence Theory, Burke's Dramatist Theory and Fisher's Narrative Theory.

Hampton Press

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Understanding Communication Theory: The Communicative Forces for Human Action

Symbolic Theories in Applied Communication Research: Bormann, Burke, and Fisher

Symbolic Theories in Applied Communication Research: Bormann, Burke, and Fisher