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Written as an introduction for beginning students, this book offers a thorough, yet lively, overview of human communication in all its aspects.
Accessibly written and assuming no prior knowledge of the discipline Communication: An Introduction: offers a thorough, yet lively, examination of all aspects of human communication, including: a summary of its nature, form and function; a detailed analysis of all the levels of communication; a description and overview of the different traditions of communication studies; and a consideration of the future of communication - as a phenomenon and as a field of research.
Contents
PART ONE: INTRODUCTION
Communication
Elusive Phenomenon, Emergent Discipline
PART TWO: FORMS AND FUNCTIONS OF COMMUNICATION
Forms and Levels of Communication
Some Elementary Distinctions
Culture and Society, Media and Communication
PART THREE: LEVELS OF COMMUNICATION
Individual Communication
Intrapersonal, Interpersonal and Group Communication
Organizational Communication
Societal Communication, Mass Communication
International and Intercultural Communication
PART FOUR: THE FUTURE OF COMMUNICATION
The Future of Communication and Communication Research