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Introduction to Human Communication Susan R. Beauchamp

Introduction to Human Communication By Susan R. Beauchamp

Introduction to Human Communication by Susan R. Beauchamp

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Introduction to Human Communication: Perception, Meaning, and Identity by Susan R. Beauchamp

Introduction to Human Communication shows how effective communication is central to shared meaning-making, identity construction and maintenance, and responsible interaction with the world. In an inviting and engaging style, Beauchamp and Baran provide the most current and complete survey of the discipline. They cover the basics of communication theory and research with vivid examples while providing practical tools to help students become more thoughtful, confident, and ethical communicators. The text demonstrates the relevance of communication to our everyday lives and invites students to apply what they learn in a broad variety of contexts, including mass communication, organizational communication, health communication, and social media.

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Introduction to Human Communication feels much more dialogic and inviting than the average intro text. I've read lots of these texts, and I was drawn in immediately. It resonated with me, and the flow kept, maintained, and enhanced my interest.--Andrew F. Herrmann, East Tennessee State University The authors have presented essential information on the state of knowledge about communication in a manner that instructors and students will find provocative and an enhancement to learning about communication.--Jerry L. Allen, University of New Haven

About Susan R. Beauchamp

Susan R. Beauchamp spent 15 years as a news and public affairs journalist before embarking on a college teaching career. She has carved out a special place for herself at Bryant as a sought-after public speaking coach and teacher and as the founder of the University's annual Public Speaking Colloquium. Stanley J. Baran is the founding and current Chair of the Department of Communication at Bryant University where his research and teaching specialty is communication theory. He has published ten books, scores of scholarly articles, and sits or has sat on the editorial boards of five journals. His work has been translated into half a dozen languages.

Table of Contents

CONTENTS Preface PART 1 FOUNDATIONS OF COMMUNICATION CHAPTER 1 The Communication Process: Perception, Meaning, and Identity THE PROCESS OF MEANING-MAKING From Transmission to Constitutive Models of Communication THE POWER OF CULTURE COMMUNICATION AND PERCEPTION SIGNS AND SYMBOLS Representational and Presentational Communication COMMUNICATION AND IDENTITY Symbolic Interaction and the Looking Glass Frame Analysis WHAT DOES COMMUNICATION GIVE YOU THE POWER TO DO? REVIEW OF LEARNING OUTCOMES QUESTIONS FOR REVIEW QUESTIONS FOR DISCUSSION Thumbnail Theory: Symbolic Interaction and the Looking Glass Thumbnail Theory: Frame Analysis SIGNIFICANT TERMS Box: Communication in the Workplace: Communicating Well To Land That Job Box: Introduction to Ethical Communication Box: Introduction to Personally Responsible Communication Box: Introduction to Socially Responsible Communication CHAPTER 2 Communication Research and Inquiry DEFINING THEORY Scientific Inquiry THREE PHILOSOPHICAL QUESTIONS THAT SHAPE SCIENTIFIC INQUIRY DIFFERENT TRADITIONS OF COMMUNICATION INQUIRY Postpositivst Theory and Research Interpretive Theory and Research Critical Theory and Research TOOLS OF OBSERVATION-DIFFERENT RESEARCH METHODS Experiments Surveys Textual Analysis Mixing Methods and Traditions REVIEW OF LEARNING OUTCOMES QUESTIONS FOR REVIEW QUESTIONS FOR DISCUSSION SIGNIFICANT TERMS Box: Socially Responsible Communication: Communication Inquiry Needs to Be Bigger! Box: Communication in the Workplace: The Benefits of Critical Thinking Box: Personally Responsible Communication: Solving Not-So-Well-Posed Problems Box: Ethical Communication: Where Do You Draw the Line? CHAPTER 3 Verbal Communication THE STRUCTURE OF LANGUAGE LANGUAGE AND THOUGHT Linguistic Relativity Hypothesis Metaphor The Ladder of Abstraction THE FUNCTIONS OF LANGUAGE LANGUAGE AND MEANING MAKING Situational, Social, and Cultural Meaning Syntactic Ambiguity Euphemisms LANGUAGE AND PROTECTING SELF-IDENTITY: POLITENESS THEORY REVIEW OF LEARNING OUTCOMES QUESTIONS FOR REVIEW QUESTIONS FOR DISCUSSION SIGNIFICANT TERMS Thumbnail Theory: Linguistic Relativity Hypothesis Thumbnail Theory: Theory of Metaphor Thumbnail Theory: The Ladder of Abstraction Box: Socially Responsible Communication: WAR! What is it Good For? Box: Communication in the Workplace: Speaking Well to do Well Box: Ethical Communication: Lying Box: Personally Responsible Communication: Speaking Inclusively CHAPTER 4 Nonverbal Communication WHAT IS NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION? Verbal Communication versus Nonverbal Communication THEORY OF NONVERBAL CODING SYSTEMS Framing Verbal Interactions TYPES OF NONVERBAL CODING SYSTEMS THE ROLE OF NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION IN MEANING MAKING AND IDENTITY REVIEW OF LEARNING OUTCOMES QUESTIONS FOR REVIEW QUESTIONS FOR DISCUSSION SIGNIFICANT TERMS Box: Ethical Communication: Freedom of Expression versus Professional Attractiveness Box: Communication in the Workplace: On-The-Job Nonverbal Communication Box: Personally Responsible Communication: Touching in the Workplace Box: Socially Responsible Communication: How We Spend Our Time CHAPTER 5 Listening WHAT IS LISTENING? The Importance of Listening MISCONCEPTIONS ABOUT LISTENING THE COMPONENTS OF EFFECTIVE LISTENING BARRIERS TO EFFECTIVE LISTENING Physical Noise Psychological Noise Physiological Noise Semantic Noise External Distractions Counterproductive Listening Styles TYPES OF LISTENING BECOMING AN EFFECTIVE LISTENER REVIEW OF LEARNING OUTCOMES QUESTIONS FOR REVIEW QUESTIONS FOR DISCUSSION SIGNIFICANT TERMS Thumbnail Theory: The HURIER Model of Listening Box: Communication in the Workplace: The 80/20 Rule Box: Personally Responsible Communication: Being an Active Listener Box: Ethical Communication: The Ethics of Listening Box: Socially Responsible Communication: Questioning Our Cultural Speakers PART 2 COMMUNICATION CONTEXTS CHAPTER 6 Relational and Conflict Communication THE VALUE OF RELATIONSHIPS The Provisions of Relationships THE ROLE OF INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION DEVELOPING AND MAINTAINING RELATIONSHIPS THROUGH INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION Uncertainty Reduction Theory Social Penetration Theory Social Exchange Theory Relational Dialectics Theory INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION AND CONFLICT Types of Conflict Stages of Interpersonal Conflict Conflict Management Styles RESOLVING CONFLICT: WHAT TO DO AND WHAT NOT TO DO What to Do What Not to Do REVIEW OF LEARNING OUTCOMES QUESTIONS FOR REVIEW QUESTIONS FOR DISCUSSION Thumbnail Theory: Uncertainty Reduction Theory Thumbnail Theory: Social Penetration Theory Thumbnail Theory: Social Exchange Theory Thumbnail Theory: Relational Dialectics Theory SIGNIFICANT TERMS Box: Communication in the Workplace: Mastering the Soft Skills Box: Personally Responsible Communication: It Takes Two to Tango, but Someone Has to Lead Box: Socially Responsible Communication: Beauty is Only Screen Deep Box: Ethical Communication: Sugar-Coated Hostility. CHAPTER 7 Communicating in Small Groups THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF GROUPS DYNAMICS OF GROUP STRUCTURE Informal and Formal Communication in Groups The Five Stages of Group Development Group Cohesion and Breakdown STYLES OF LEADERSHIP Forms of Power IMPROVING YOUR GROUP COMMUNICATION SKILLS REVIEW OF LEARNING OUTCOMES QUESTIONS FOR REVIEW QUESTIONS FOR DISCUSSION SIGNIFICANT TERMS Thumbnail Theory: Structuration Theory Thumbnail Theory: Systems Theory Box: Socially Responsible Communication: Forming a Group Box: Personally Responsible Communication: Structuration Theory Box: Ethical Communication: Systems Theory and Our Responsibility to the Group Box: Communication in the Workplace: 12 Cs for Successful Teamwork CHAPTER 8 Organizational Communication ORGANIZATIONAL COMMUNICATION Types and Movement of Organizational Messages Upward Messages Downward Messages Horizontal Messages THE ORGANIZATION AS A SYSTEM POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE ORGANIZATIONAL COMMUNICATION TRAITS ORGANIZATIONAL CLIMATE AND CULTURE Strong Organizational Cultures Dealing With Diversity in an Organizational Culture REVIEW OF LEARNING OUTCOMES QUESTIONS FOR REVIEW QUESTIONS FOR DISCUSSION SIGNIFICANT TERMS Thumbnail Theory: Weber's Theory of Bureaucracy Box: Ethical Communication: Could You Blow the Whistle? Box: Personally Responsible Communication: Status Update: I've Just Been Fired Box: Socially Responsible Communication: Doing Well by Doing Good Box: Communication in the Workplace: Dealing with On-the-Job Conflict CHAPTER 9 Intercultural Communication WHAT IS INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION? OBSTACLES ASSOCIATED WITH INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION THE

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CIN0190269618G
9780190269616
0190269618
Introduction to Human Communication: Perception, Meaning, and Identity by Susan R. Beauchamp
Susan R. Beauchamp
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Oxford University Press Inc
20151230
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