4th Edition

Communicating Ethically Character, Duties, Consequences, and Relationships

By William W. Neher Copyright 2024
380 Pages
by Routledge

380 Pages
by Routledge

380 Pages
by Routledge

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This thoroughly updated fourth edition provides a broad introduction to the major theoretical perspectives on the ethics of communication. It brings together classical and modern theories of ethical philosophy to address issues at play in specific careers and domains throughout the field. By incorporating a simple framework for ethical reasoning, readers are able to develop their own... Read more

Part 1:

1. Introduction to Communication Ethics 

2. Character and Virtue Ethics 

3. Duties 

4. Consequences 

5. Relationships 

6. Contemporary Challenges to Traditional Ethics

Part 2:

7. Ethics of Online Communication and Social Media 

8. Ethics in Interpersonal Communication: Relationship and Character 

9. Intercultural Communication and Inclusive Communication 

10. Ethics of Risk Communication  

11. Ethical Issues in Mass Communication 

12. Ethics of Political Communication

13. Ethics in Organizational Communication

14. Capstone 

Biography

William W. Neher is Professor Emeritus of Communication Studies at Butler University, USA.