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 | | Communication Theories: Perspectives, Processes, and Contexts by Katherine Miller ISBN-10: 0767405005 ISBN-10: 0-7674-0500-5 ISBN-13: 9780767405003 ISBN-13: 978-0-7674-0500-3 Hardcover 2001-08-31 McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Languages Find Lowest Price |
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Product Description Communication Theories is designed to provide students with a current and comprehensive discussion of influential theories in communication. While it emphasizes theories developed by communication scholars, the book also includes theories developed outside the field that have strongly influence the work of communication scholars. The main goals of this text are to provide students with a complete understanding of the strengths and weaknesses of communication theories; help students see where these theories fit in the grand scheme of social inquiry; and help students learn more generally about how to evaluate and critique theories at a more sophisticated level of understanding. | ||
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Excellent detailed overview I totally disagree with the previous reviewer who gave 2 stars, this book is well structured and flows nicely, and the frequent citations in the text are to be expected in an academic textbook. The introductory foundations chapters are especially excellent, and the coverage throughout is appropriate to a comprehesnive overview. Yes, the book is a bit dense at times, but it would be hard to cover this much material without some occasional density. Highly recommended. | ||
Incompletely Complete This book, while giving complete information, is poorly written and has an obvious political skew. There are constant references to "So-and-so says ..." and every second line there is a parenthetical documentation that severely breaks up any flow while reading. The information is complete, and extremely accurate, but that is a small pay off for the lack of structure and extremely small, congested print. | ||