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31. Interactive Oral History Interviewing

    Edited by Eva M. McMahan, Kim Lacy Rogers

    Series: Routledge Communication Series

    The essays in this anthology represent, in the broadest sense, an interpretive perspective of inquiry that has flourished in oral history for the past 15 years. This perspective considers oral history interviews as subjective, socially constructed and emergent events; that is, understanding,...

    Published December 8th 2011 by Routledge
32. The Formation of Campaign Agendas

    A Comparative Analysis of Party and Media Roles in Recent American and British Elections

    By Holli A. Semetko, Jay G. Blumler, Michael Gurevitch, David H. Weaver, Steve Barkin

    Series: Routledge Communication Series

    This unusual volume seeks to accomplish three related goals: * to assess the extent and limits of media power in election campaigns * to extend the concept of media agenda-setting to include the contributions of powerful news sources in the process of election agenda formation * to evaluate...

    Published December 8th 2011 by Routledge
33. Debate and Critical Analysis

    The Harmony of Conflict

    By Robert James Branham

    Series: Routledge Communication Series

    Rather than approach debate primarily as a form of interscholastic competition, this unique book identifies it as an activity that occurs in many settings: scientific conferences, newspaper op-ed pages, classrooms, courts of law, and everyday domestic life. Debate is discussed as an integral part...

    Published December 8th 2011 by Routledge
34. Aids

    A Communication Perspective

    Edited by Timothy Edgar, Mary Anne Fitzpatrick, Vicki S. Freimuth

    Series: Routledge Communication Series

    Prevention through appropriate behavior is the best weapon available to fight further spread of HIV infection. However, individuals take necessary actions to prevent diseases such as AIDS only when they are properly informed and they feel motivated to respond to the information they possess. In...

    Published December 8th 2011 by Routledge
35. News Analysis

    Case Studies of international and National News in the Press

    By Teun A. van Dijk

    Series: Routledge Communication Series

    Published December 1st 2011 by Routledge
36. Audience Responses To Media Diversification

    Coping With Plenty

    Edited by Lee B. Becker, Klaus Schoenbach

    Series: Routledge Communication Series

    Published December 1st 2011 by Routledge
37. Negotiating the Crisis

    Drgs and the Transformation of Hospitals

    By Patricia Geist, Monica Hardesty

    Series: Routledge Communication Series

    In 1984 Congress revamped Medicare to save a financially distraught health care system, thus transforming the hospital as an organization. Diagnosis Related Groups (DRGs) -- the cornerstone of this extensive reorganization -- have triggered repercussions that are still adversely affecting health...

    Published December 1st 2011 by Routledge
38. Communication Campaigns About Drugs

    Government, Media, and the Public

    Edited by Pamela J. Shoemaker

    Series: Routledge Communication Series

    Published December 1st 2011 by Routledge
39. Measuring Psychological Responses To Media Messages

    Edited by Annie Lang

    Series: Routledge Communication Series

    Characterized by its multi-level interdisciplinary character, communication has become a variable field -- one in which the level of analysis varies. This has had important ramifications for the study of communication because, to some extent, the questions one asks are determined by the methods one...

    Published December 1st 2011 by Routledge
40. Research Methods for Studying Groups and Teams

    A Guide to Approaches, Tools, and Technologies

    Edited by Andrea Hollingshead, Marshall Scott Poole

    Series: Routledge Communication Series

    This volume provides an overview of the methodological issues and challenges inherent in the study of small groups from the perspective of seasoned researchers in communication, psychology and other fields in the behavioral and social sciences. It summarizes the current state of group methods in a...

    Published November 22nd 2011 by Routledge