A First Look at Communication Theory, International Edition

Preface for Instructors Division One: Overview Chapter 1: Launching Your Study of Communication Theory Chapter 2: Talk About Theory Chapter 3: Weighing the Words Chapter 4: Mapping the Territory (Seven Traditions in the Field of Communication Theory) Division Two: Interpersonal Communication Interpersonal Messages Chapter 5: Symbolic Interactionism of George Herbert Mead Chapter 6: Coordinated Management of Meaning (CMM) of W. Barnett Pearce & Vernon Cronen Chapter 7: Expectancy Violations Theory of Judee Burgoon Chapter 8: Constructivism of Jesse Delia Relationship Development Chapter 9: Social Penetration Theory of Irwin Altman & Dalmas Taylor Chapter 10: Uncertainty Reduction Theory of Charles Berger Chapter 11: Social Information Processing Theory of Joseph Walther Relationship Maintenance Chapter 12: Relational Dialectics of Leslie Baxter & Barbara Montgomery Chapter 13: Communication Privacy Management Theory of Sandra Petronio Chapter 14: The Interactional View of Paul Watzlawick Influence Chapter 15: Social Judgment Theory of Muzafer Sherif Chapter 16: Elaboration Likelihood Model of Richard Petty & John Cacioppo Chapter 17: Cognitive Dissonance Theory of Leon Festinger Division Three: Group and Public Communication Group Communication Chapter 18: Functional Perspective on Group Decision Making of Randy Hirokawa & Dennis Gouran Chapter 19: Symbolic Convergence Theory of Ernest Bormann Organizational Communication Chapter 20: Cultural Approach to Organizations of Clifford Geertz & Michael Pacanowsky Chapter 21: Critical Theory of Communication in Organizations of Stanly Deetz Public Rhetoric Chapter 22: The Rhetoric of Aristotle Chapter 23: Dramatism of Kenneth Burke Chapter 24: Narrative Paradigm of Walter Fisher Division Four: Mass Communication Media and Culture Chapter 25: Media Ecology of Marshall McLuhan Chapter 26: Semiotics of Roland Barthes Chapter 27: Cultural Studies of Stuart Hall Media Effects Chapter 28: Uses and

Em Griffin is Professor of Communication at Wheaton College in Illinois, where he has taught for the past twenty-six years and has been chosen Teacher of the Year. He received his bachelor's degree in political science from the University of Michigan, and his M.A. and Ph.D. in Communication from Northwestern University. His research interest centers on the development of close friendships. Professor Griffin is the author of three applied communication books: The Mind Changers analyzes practical techniques of persuasion; Getting Together offers research-based suggestions for effective group leadership; and Making Friends describes the way that quality interpersonal communication can build close relationships. He also speaks and leads workshops on these topics in the United States, Singapore, and the Philippines. Professor Griffin's wife, Jean, is an artist. They have two adult children, Jim and Sharon.