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1. Communication and Social Cognition

   Theories and Methods

   Edited by David R. Roskos-Ewoldsen, Jennifer L. Monahan

   Series: Routledge Communication Series

   Communication and Social Cognition represents the explosion of work in the field of social cognition over the past 25 years. Expanding the contribution made by Social Cognition and Communication, published in 1982, this scholarly collection updates the study of communication from a social cognitive...

   Published April 30th 2013 by Routledge
2. Biotechnology and Communication

   The Meta-Technologies of Information

   Edited by Sandra Braman

   Series: Routledge Communication Series

   This volume examines the convergence of biotechnology and communication systems and explores how this convergence directly influences our understanding of the nature of communication. Editor Sandra Braman brings together scholars to examine this convergence in three areas: genetic information and "...

   Published April 30th 2013 by Routledge
3. Deciding Communication Law

   Key Cases in Context

   By Susan Dente Ross

   Series: Routledge Communication Series

   This clearly written and well-focused volume combines concise decisions of the primary areas of communication law with the foundational case decisions in those domains. Thus, in one volume, students of communication law, constitutional law, political science, and related fields find both the key...

   Published April 30th 2013 by Routledge
4. Defending the First

   Commentary on First Amendment Issues and Cases

   Edited by Joseph Russomanno

   Series: Routledge Communication Series

   Defending the First provides a collection of new perspectives on the First Amendment in legal and communication contexts. Editor Joseph Russomanno brings together a roster of major figures who have participated in the shaping of First Amendment law over the past 30 years. Readers are taken into a...

   Published April 30th 2013 by Routledge
5. Managing Uncertainty in Organizational Communication

   By Michael W. Kramer

   Series: Routledge Communication Series

   In this book, Michael W. Kramer applies uncertainty reduction theory (URT)--a key theory in current communication scholarship--to the context of organizational communication. Examining URT and the range of research applicable to organizational settings, Kramer proposes a groundbreaking theory of...

   Published April 23rd 2013 by Routledge
6. 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 April 14th 2013 by Routledge
7. Sourcebook for Political Communication Research

   Methods, Measures, and Analytical Techniques

   Edited by Erik P. Bucy, R. Lance Holbert

   Series: Routledge Communication Series

   The Sourcebook for Political Communication Research will offer scholars, students, researchers, and other interested readers a comprehensive source for state-of-the-art/field research methods, measures, and analytical techniques in the field of political communication. The need for this Sourcebook...

   Published March 26th 2013 by Routledge
8. Strategic Interpersonal Communication

   Edited by John A. Daly, John M. Wiemann

   Series: Routledge Communication Series

   This book discusses how people go about achieving their social goals through human symbolic interaction. The editors' collective presumption is that there are more or less typical ways that people attempt to obtain desired outcomes -- be they persuasive, informative, conflictive, or the like --...

   Published December 14th 2012 by Routledge
9. Making Media Content

   The Influence of Constituency Groups on Mass Media

   By John A. Fortunato

   Series: Routledge Communication Series

   Making Media Content addresses the development of media content and the various factors and constituencies that influence content, such as advertisers, corporate interests, owners, and advocacy groups. It examines the strategic decision-making of mass media organizations as they determine what...

   Published December 13th 2012 by Routledge
10. Arguing

    Exchanging Reasons Face to Face

    By Dale Hample

    Series: Routledge Communication Series

    Arguing: Exchanging Reasons Face to Face describes the process and products of face-to-face argument. Author Dale Hample presents arguing as a type of interpersonal interaction, rather than as a kind of text or a feature of a public speech. He focuses primarily on argument production, and explores...

    Published November 27th 2012 by Routledge