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A First Look at Communication Theory with Conversations CD-ROM

by: Griffin, Emory A.

A First Look at Communication Theory with Conversations CD-ROM

by: Griffin, Emory A.

ISBN 13:
9780073215181
ISBN 10:
007321518X
Edition: 6th
Format: Paperback
Copyright: 08/01/2005
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Languages
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Summary

The most widely-used textbook for the communication theory course,A First Look at Communication Theoryanalyzes the major communication theories at a level that is appropriate for both lower- and upper-level courses. The 33 theories represented in the text reflect a mix of foundational and recent scholarship and strike a balance of scientific and interpretive approaches.

Preface for Instructors

DIVISION ONE OVERVIEW

(50)

Introduction

(4)

Talk About Theory

(15)

Science or Interpretation: Two Views of a Monster Ad

(3)

Glenn: An Objective Approach

(1)

Marty: An Interpretive Approach

(1)

Objective or Interpretive: A Difference That Makes a Difference

(1)

Ways of Knowing: Discovering Truth or Creating Multiple Realities?

(1)

Human Nature: Determinism or Free Will?

(2)

The Highest Value: Objectivity or Emancipation?

(1)

The Purpose of Theory: Universal Laws or Guides for Interpretation?

(1)

Research Methods: Quantitative or Qualitative?

(5)

Experiments

(1)

Surveys

(1)

Textual Analysis

(1)

Ethnography

(1)

Questions to Sharpen Your Focus

(1)

A Second Look

(1)

Mapping the Territory (Seven Traditions in the Field of Communication Theory)

(16)

The Socio-Psychological Tradition Communication as Interpersonal Influence

(1)

The Cybernetic Tradition

Communication as Information Processing

(2)

The Rhetorical Tradition

Communication as Artful Public Address

(1)

The Semiotic Tradition

Communication as the Process of Sharing Meaning Through Signs

(2)

The Socio-Cultural Tradition

Communication as the Creation and Enactment of Social Reality

(2)

The Critical Tradition

Communication as a Reflective Challenge of Unjust Discourse

(2)

The Phenomenological Tradition

Communication as the Experience of Self and Others Through Dialogue

(1)

Fencing the Field of Communication Theory

(1)

The Ethical Tradition

Communication as People of Character Interacting in Just and Beneficial Ways

(1)

Questions to Sharpen Your Focus

(1)

A Second Look

(1)

Weighing the Words of Ernest Bormann's Symbolic Convergence Theory

(14)

A Test Case: Ernest Bormann's Symbolic Convergence Theory

(1)

What Makes an Objective Theory Good?

(5)

Scientific Standard 1: Explanation of the Data

(1)

Scientific Standard 2: Prediction of Future Events

(1)

Scientific Standard 3: Relative Simplicity

(1)

Scientific Standard 4: Hypotheses That Can Be Tested

(1)

Scientific Standard 5: Practical Utility

(1)

What Makes an Interpretive Theory Good?

(4)

Interpretive Standard 1: New Understanding of People

(1)

Interpretive Standard 2: Clarification of Values

(1)

Interpretive Standard 3: Aesthetic Appeal

(1)

Interpretive Standard 4: A Community of Agreement

(1)

Interpretive Standard 5: Reform of Society

(1)

Balancing the Scale: Similar Weights and Measures

(1)

Questions to Sharpen Your Focus

(1)

A Second Look

(2)

DIVISION TWO INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION

(194)

Interpersonal Messages

(3)

Symbolic Interactionism of George Herbert Mead

(11)

Meaning: The Construction of Social Reality

(1)

Language: The Source of Meaning

(1)

Thought: The Process of Taking the Role of the Other

(1)

The Self: Reflections in a Looking Glass

(2)

Community: The Socializing Effect of Others' Expectations

(1)

A Sampler of Applied Symbolic Interaction

(1)

Critique: A Theory Too Grand?

(1)

Questions to Sharpen Your Focus

(1)

A Second Look

(1)

Coordinated Management of Meaning (CMM) of W. Barnett Pearce & Vernon Cronen

(17)

CMM in Action: Stories from the Field

(3)

Mediation

(1)

Family Therapy

(1)

Cupertino Community Project

(1)

Persons-in-Conversation: Creating Bonds of Union

(3)

Stories Told and Stories Lived

(5)

Bringing Coherence to Stories Told

(2)

Coordination---The Meshing of Stories Lived

(2)

Dialogic Communication: A New Way to Talk with Others

(1)

Critique: What Does the Language of CMM Create for You?

(2)

Questions to Sharpen Your Focus

(1)

Conversations: Barnett Pearce

(1)

A Second Look

(2)

Expectancy Violations Theory of Judee Burgoon

(14)

Personal Space Expectations: Conform or Deviate?

(2)

An Applied Test of the Original Model

(1)

A Convoluted Model Becomes an Elegant Theory

(1)

Core Concepts of EVT

(4)

Expectancy

(1)

Violation Valence

(2)

Communicator Reward Valence

(1)

Interaction Adaptation---Burgoon's Next Frontier

(1)

Critique: Work in Progress

(1)

Questions to Sharpen Your Focus

(1)

Conversations: Judee Burgoon

(1)

A Second Look

(2)

Interpersonal Deception Theory of David Buller & Judee Burgoon

(21)

An Emergent Theory of Strategic Interaction

(2)

Manipulating Information: The Language and Look of Liars

101

(2)

Leakage---The Truth Will Come Out (Maybe)

103

(1)

The Respondent's Dilemma: Truth Bias or Suspicion?

104

(1)

Putting Doubts to Rest: Deceiver Adjustment to Suspicion

105

(1)

Critique: Why Does It Have to Be So Complicated?

106

(2)

Questions to Sharpen Your Focus

108

(1)

Conversations: David Buller

108

(1)

A Second Look

108

(2)

Ethical Reflections

110

(1)

Immanuel Kant's Categorical Imperative

110

(1)

Augustine's Divine Will

111

(1)

Sissela Bok's Principle of Veracity

112

(2)

Relationship Development

114

(4)

Social Penetration Theory of Irwin Altman & Dalmas Taylor

118

(12)

Personality Structure: A Multilayered Onion

119

(1)

Closeness Through Self-Disclosure

119

(1)

The Depth and Breadth of Self-Disclosure

120

(2)

Regulating Closeness on the Basis of Rewards and Costs

122

(3)

Outcome: Rewards Minus Costs

123

(1)

Comparison Level (CL)---Gauging Relational Satisfaction

123

(1)

Comparison Level of Alternatives (CL alt)---Gauging Relational Stability

124

(1)

A Simple Notion Becomes More Complex in Practice

125

(2)

Communication Privacy Management Theory

125

(2)

Critique: Pulling Back from Social Penetration

127

(1)

Questions to Sharpen Your Focus

128

(1)

A Second Look

128

(2)

Uncertainty Reduction Theory of Charles Berger

130

(12)

Uncertainty Reduction: To Predict and Explain

132

(1)

An Axiomatic Theory: Certainty about Uncertainty

132

(2)

Theorems: The Logical Force of Uncertainty Axioms

134

(1)

Strategies to Cope with Certain Uncertainty

135

(3)

Critique: Nagging Doubts about Uncertainty

138

(1)

Questions to Sharpen Your Focus

139

(1)

Conversations: Chuck Berger

140

(1)

A Second Look

140

(2)

Social Information Processing Theory of Joseph Walther

142

(18)

CMC Versus Face-to-Face: A Sip Instead of a Gulp

143

(1)

You've Got Mail---A Case Study of Online Romance

144

(1)

Verbal Cues of Affinity Replace Nonverbal Cues

144

(3)

Experimental Support for a Counterintuitive Idea

145

(2)

Extended Time---The Crucial Variable in CMC

147

(1)

Hyperpersonal Perspective: It Doesn't Get Any Better Than This

148

(4)

Sender: Selective Self-Presentation

149

(1)

Receiver: Overattribution of Similarity

150

(1)

Channel: Communicating on Your Own Time

151

(1)

Feedback: Self-Fulfilling Prophecy

152

(1)

Critique: Walther's Candid Assessment

152

(2)

Questions to Sharpen Your Focus

154

(1)

Conversations: Joe Walther

154

(1)

A Second Look

155

(1)

Relationship Maintenance

156

(4)

Relational Dialectics of Leslie Baxter & Barbara Montgomery

160

(15)

The Tug-of-War Dialectics of Close Relationships

161

(1)

Three Dialectics That Affect Relationships

162

(5)

Integration and Separation

164

(1)

Stability and Change

165

(1)

Expression and Nonexpression

166

(1)

A Second Generation of Relational Dialectics: Emphasis on Dialogue

167

(4)

Dialogue as a Constitutive Process

167

(1)

Dialogue as Dialectical Flux

168

(1)

Dialogue as an Aesthetic Moment

169

(1)

Dialogue as Utterance

169

(1)

Dialogue as a Critical Sensibility

170

(1)

Critique: Meeting the Criteria for a Good Interpretive Theory

171

(1)

Questions to Sharpen Your Focus

172

(1)

Conversations: Leslie Baxter

173

(1)

A Second Look

173

(2)

The Interactional View of Paul Watzlawick

175

(15)

The Family as a System

176

(1)

Axioms of Interpersonal Communications

177

(4)

One Cannot Not Communicate

177

(1)

Communication = Content + Relationship

178

(1)

The Nature of a Relationship Depends on How Both Parties Punctuate the Communication Sequence

179

(1)

All Communication Is Either Symmetrical or Complementary

180

(1)

Trapped in a System with No Place to Go

181

(1)

Reframing: Changing the Game by Changing the Rules

182

(2)

Critique: Adjustments Needed within the System

184

(1)

Questions to Sharpen Your Focus

185

(1)

A Second Look

185

(2)

Cognitive Processing

187

(3)

Constructivism of Jesse Delia

190

(16)

Role Category Questionnaire Instructions

190

(1)

Personal Constructs as Evidence of Cognitive Complexity

191

(1)

An Index of Social Perception Skills

191

(1)

Scoring the RCQ for Construct Differentiation

192

(1)

Person--Centered Messages--The Interpersonal Edge

193

(1)

Message Production: Crafting Goal-Based Plans for Action

194

(4)

Goals

195

(1)

Plans

195

(2)

Action

197

(1)

Beneficial Effects of Person-Centered Messages

198

(2)

Socializing a New Generation of Sophisticated Speakers

200

(1)

Critique: Second Thoughts about Cognitive Complexity

201

(1)

Questions to Sharpen Your Focus

202

(1)

Conversations: Jesse Delia, Brant Burleson, and Jim Applegate

202

(1)

A Second Look

202

(4)

Influence

Social Judgment Theory of Muzafer Sherif

206

(10)

Three Attitude Zones: Acceptance, Rejection, and Noncommitment

207

(1)

Ego-Involvement: How Much Do You Care?

208

(2)

Judging the Message: Contrast and Assimilation Errors

210

(1)

Discrepancy and Attitude Change

211

(1)

Practical Advice for the Persuader

212

(1)

Evidence That Argues for Acceptance

212

(2)

Critique: How Wide Is Your Theoretical Latitude of Acceptance?

214

(1)

Questions to Sharpen Your Focus

215

(1)

A Second Look

215

(1)

Elaboration Likelihood Model of Richard Petty & John Cacioppo

216

(12)

The Central and the Peripheral Routes: Alternative Paths to Persuasion

217

(1)

Motivation for Elaboration: Is It Worth the Effort?

218

(1)

Ability for Elaboration: Can They Do It?

219

(1)

Type of Elaboration: Objective Versus Biased Thinking

220

(1)

Elaborated Arguments: Strong, Weak, and Neutral

220

(1)

Peripheral Cues: An Alternative Route of Influence

221

(2)

Pushing the Limits of Peripheral Power

223

(1)

Choosing a Route: Practical Advice for the Persuader

224

(1)

Critique: Elaborating the Model

225

(1)

Questions to Sharpen Your Focus

226

(1)

A Second Look

226

(2)

Cognitive Dissonance Theory of Leon Festinger

228

(17)

Dissonance: Discord Between Behavior and Belief

228

(1)

Three Hypotheses: Ways to Reduce Dissonance Between Attitudes and Actions

229

(3)

Hypothesis 1: Selective Exposure Prevents Dissonance

230

(1)

Hypothesis 2: Postdecision Dissonance Creates a Need for Reassurance

231

(1)

Hypothesis 3: Minimal Justification for Action Induces a Shift in Attitude

231

(1)

A Classic Experiment: ``Would I Lie for a Dollar?''

232

(1)

Three State-of-the-Art Revisions: The Cause and Effect of Dissonance

233

(4)

Self-Consistency: The Rationalizing Animal

234

(1)

Personal Responsibility for Bad Outcomes (the New Look)

235

(1)

Self-Affirmation to Dissipate Dissonance

236

(1)

Theory into Practice: Persuasion Through Dissonance

237

(1)

Critique: Dissonance over Dissonance

238

(1)

Questions to Sharpen Your Focus

239

(1)

A Second Look

239

(2)

Ethical Reflections

241

(1)

Martin Buber's Dialogic Ethics

241

(1)

Thomas Nilsen's Significant Choice

242

(3)

DIVISION THREE GROUP AND PUBLIC COMMUNICATION

245

(108)

Group Decision Making

246

(3)

Functional Perspective on Group Decision Making of Randy Hirokawa & Dennis Gouran

249

(13)

Four Functions of Effective Decision Making

250

(3)

Analysis of the Problem

250

(1)

Goal Setting

251

(1)

Identification of Alternatives

251

(2)

Evaluation of Positive and Negative Characteristics

253

(1)

Prioritizing the Functions

253

(2)

The Role of Communication in Fulfilling the Functions

255

(1)

From the Tiny Pond to the Big Ocean

256

(2)

Practical Advice for Amateurs and Professionals

258

(1)

Critique: Is Rationality Overrated?

259

(1)

Questions to Sharpen Your Focus

260

(1)

Conversations: Randy Hirokawa

260

(1)

A Second Look

261

(1)

Adaptive Structuration Theory of Marshall Scott Poole

262

(16)

Phasing Out the Phase Model

263

(1)

Structuration According to Giddens

264

(2)

Interaction: Concerns of Morality, Communication, and Power

266

(1)

The Use and Abuse of Rules and Resources

267

(1)

Researching the Use of Rules and Resources

268

(1)

Production of Change, Reproduction of Stability

269

(2)

Crafting the Decision

269

(1)

Duality of Structure

270

(1)

How Should We Then Live---in a Group?

271

(1)

Critique: Tied to Giddens---for Better or Worse

272

(1)

Questions to Sharpen Your Focus

273

(1)

Conversations: Scott Poole

274

(1)

A Second Look

274

(1)

Organizational Communication

275

(3)

Information Systems Approach to Organizations of Karl Weick

278

(11)

Organizing: Making Sense Out of Equivocal Information

279

(1)

Sensemaking in a Loosely Coupled System

280

(2)

Organizing to Survive in a Changing Environment

282

(1)

The Three-Stage Process of Socio-Cultural Evolution

283

(3)

Enactment: Don't Just Sit There; Do Something

283

(1)

Selection: Retrospective Sensemaking

284

(2)

Retention: Treat Memory as a Pest

286

(1)

Critique: The Strength and Weakness of Metaphor

286

(1)

Questions to Sharpen Your Focus

287

(1)

A Second Look

288

(1)

Cultural Approach to Organizations of Clifford Geertz & Michael Pacanowsky

289

(11)

Culture as a Metaphor of Organizational Life

289

(1)

What Culture Is; What Culture Is Not

290

(1)

Thick Description---What Ethnographers Do

291

(1)

Metaphors: Taking Language Seriously

292

(1)

The Symbolic Interpretation of Story

293

(1)

Stories at Dixie

293

(1)

Fiction as a Form of Scholarly Discourse

294

(1)

Ritual: This Is the Way It's Always Been, and Always Will Be

294

(2)

Can the Manager Be an Agent of Cultural Change?

296

(1)

Critique: Is the Cultural Approach Useful?

297

(1)

Questions to Sharpen Your Focus

298

(1)

A Second Look

299

(1)

Critical Theory of Communication Approach to Organizations of Stanley Deetz

300

(19)

Corporate Colonization of Everyday Life

301

(1)

Information Versus Communication: A Difference That Makes a Difference

302

(2)

Strategy: Overt Managerial Moves to Extend Control

304

(2)

Consent: Willing Allegiance to Covert Control

306

(2)

Involvement: Free Expression of Ideas, but No Voice

308

(1)

Participation: Stakeholder Democracy in Action

309

(1)

Models of Stakeholder Participation

310

(1)

Critique: Is Workplace Democracy Just a Dream?

311

(2)

Questions to Sharpen Your Focus

313

(1)

Conversations: Stan Deetz

314

(1)

A Second Look

314

(2)

Public Rhetoric

316

(3)

The Rhetoric of Aristotle

319

(10)

Rhetoric: Making Persuasion Probable

320

(1)

Rhetorical Proof: Logos, Ethos, Pathos

320

(5)

Case Study: ``I Have a Dream''

321

(1)

Logical Proof: Lines of Argument That Make Sense

321

(2)

Ethical Proof: Perceived Source Credibility

323

(1)

Emotional Proof: Striking a Responsive Chord

324

(1)

The Five Canons of Rhetoric

325

(1)

Critique: Standing the Test of Time

326

(1)

Questions to Sharpen Your Focus

327

(1)

A Second Look

327

(2)

Dramatism of Kenneth Burke

329

(10)

Identification: Without It, There Is No Persuasion

330

(1)

The Dramatistic Pentad

331

(1)

Guilt-Redemption Cycle: The Root of All Rhetoric

332

(3)

Redemption Through Victimage

333

(2)

A Rhetorical Critique Using Dramatistic Insight

335

(1)

Malcolm X, ``The Ballot or the Bullet''

335

(1)

Critique: Evaluating the Critic's Analysis

336

(1)

Questions to Sharpen Your Focus

337

(1)

A Second Look

338

(1)

Narrative Paradigm of Walter Fisher

339

(14)

Telling a Compelling Story

340

(1)

Narration and Paradigm: Defining the Terms

341

(1)

Paradigm Shift: From a Rational World Paradigm to a Narrative One

342

(2)

Narrative Rationality: Coherence and Fidelity

344

(2)

Narrative Coherence: Does the Story Hang Together?

344

(1)

Narrative Fidelity: Does the Story Ring True and Humane?

345

(1)

Critique: Does Fisher's Story Have Coherence and Fidelity?

346

(1)

Questions to Sharpen Your Focus

347

(1)

A Second Look

348

(1)

Ethical Reflections

349

(1)

Aristotle's Golden Mean

349

(1)

Cornel West's Prophetic Pragmatism

350

(3)

DIVISION FOUR MASS COMMUNICATION

353

(70)

Media and Culture

354

(4)

Semiotics of Roland Barthes

358

(12)

Wrestling with Signs

359

(2)

A Sign Is the Combination of Its Signifier and Signified

359

(1)

A Sign Does Not Stand on Its Own: It Is Part of a System

360

(1)

The Yellow Ribbon Transformation: From Forgiveness to Pride

361

(1)

The Making of Myth: Stripping the Sign of Its History

362

(2)

Unmasking the Myth of a Homogeneous Society

364

(2)

The Semiotics of Mass Communication: ``I'd Like to Be Like Mike''

366

(1)

Critique: Do Mythic Signs Always Reaffirm the Status Quo?

367

(1)

Questions to Sharpen Your Focus

368

(1)

A Second Look

368

(2)

Cultural Studies of Stuart Hall

370

(15)

The Media as Powerful Ideological Tools

371

(1)

Early Cultural Critics

372

(2)

Making Meaning

374

(1)

Corporate Control of Mass Communication

374

(1)

The Media Role in the 1991 Gulf War

375

(1)

Post-9/11 Media Coverage: The Chill of Constraint

376

(2)

An Obstinate Audience

378

(1)

Critique: Your Judgment Will Depend on Your Ideology

379

(2)

Questions to Sharpen Your Focus

381

(1)

A Second Look

381

(2)

Media Effects

383

(2)

Cultivation Theory of George Gerbner

385

(10)

An Index of Violence

386

(1)

Equal Violence, Unequal Risk

387

(1)

Establishing a Viewer Profile

388

(1)

Minds Plowed by Television Grow Fearful Thoughts

388

(1)

Mainstreaming

389

(1)

Resonance

390

(1)

Critique: Is the Cultivation Differential Real, Large, Crucial?

391

(2)

Questions to Sharpen Your Focus

393

(1)

A Second Look

393

(2)

Agenda-Setting Theory of Maxwell McCombs & Donald Shaw

395

(13)

The Original Agenda: Not What to Think, but What to Think About

395

(1)

A Theory Whose Time Had Come

396

(1)

Media Agenda and Public Agenda: A Close Match

397

(1)

What Causes What?

398

(1)

Who Sets the Agenda for the Agenda Setters?

399

(1)

Who Is Most Affected by the Media Agenda?

400

(1)

Framing: Transferring the Salience of Attributes

401

(1)

Not Just What to Think About, but How to Think About It

402

(1)

Beyond Opinion: The Behavioral Effect of the Media's Agenda

403

(2)

Will New Media Continue to Guide Focus, Opinions, and Behavior?

404

(1)

Critique: Are the Effects Too Limited, the Scope Too Wide?

405

(1)

Questions to Sharpen Your Focus

406

(1)

Conversations: Max McCombs

406

(1)

A Second Look

407

(1)

Spiral of Silence of Elisabeth Noelle-Neumann

408

(15)

A Quasi-Statistical Organ Sensing the Climate of Opinion

409

(1)

Fear of Isolation: The Engine That Drives the Spiral of Silence

409

(1)

The Powerful Role of the Mass Media

410

(2)

A Time to Speak and a Time to Keep Silent

412

(2)

The Accelerating Spiral of Silence

414

(2)

The Hard Core and Avant-Garde: Holdouts Who Can Change the World

416

(1)

Critique: Fatal Flaws in Mapping the Spiral?

416

(2)

Questions to Sharpen Your Focus

418

(1)

A Second Look

419

(1)

Ethical Reflections

420

(1)

Jurgen Habermas' Discourse Ethics

420

(2)

Clifford Christians' Communitarian Ethics

422

(1)

DIVISION FIVE CULTURAL CONTEXT

423

(88)

Intercultural Communication

424

(2)

Anxiety/Uncertainty Management Theory of William Gudykunst

426

(13)

Enter the Stranger

426

(1)

Effective Communication: Thwarted by Anxiety and Uncertainty

427

(4)

Lower and Upper Thresholds for Fears and Doubts

430

(1)

Mindfulness: Conscious Choice Rather Than Scripted Behavior

431

(1)

Causes of Anxiety and Uncertainty in Intercultural Encounters

432

(4)

Self-Concept

433

(1)

Motivation to Interact

433

(1)

Reactions to Strangers

434

(1)

Social Categorization of Strangers

434

(1)

Situational Processes

435

(1)

Connections with Strangers

435

(1)

Ethical Interactions

435

(1)

Critique: Reflections on the Choices That Gudykunst Made

436

(1)

Questions to Sharpen Your Focus

437

(1)

A Second Look

438

(1)

Face-Negotiation Theory of Stella Ting-Toomey

439

(15)

Collectivistic and Individualistic Cultures

441

(1)

Self-Construal: Varied Self-Images Within a Culture

442

(1)

The Multiple Faces of Face

443

(2)

Predictable Styles of Conflict Management

445

(3)

Application: Competent Intercultural Facework

448

(1)

Critique: Passing the Test with a Good Grade

449

(2)

Questions to Sharpen Your Focus

451

(1)

Conversations: Stella Ting-Toomey

452

(1)

A Second Look

452

(2)

Speech Codes Theory of Gerry Philipsen

454

(16)

The Distinctiveness of Speech Codes

456

(1)

The Multiplicity of Speech Codes

456

(1)

The Substance of Speech Codes

457

(1)

The Interpretation of Speech Codes

458

(2)

The Site of Speech Codes

460

(1)

The Force of Speech Codes in Discussions

461

(1)

Performance Ethnography

462

(1)

Critique: Different Speech Codes in Communication Theory

463

(2)

Questions to Sharpen Your Focus

465

(1)

Conversations: Gerry Philipsen

465

(1)

A Second Look

465

(2)

Gender and Communication

467

(3)

Genderlect Styles of Deborah Tannen

470

(12)

When Harry Met Sally: The Clash of Two Cultures

471

(2)

Women's Desire for Connection Versus Men's Desire for Status

473

(1)

Rapport Talk Versus Report Talk

473

(3)

Public Speaking Versus Private Speaking

474

(1)

Telling a Story

474

(1)

Listening

475

(1)

Asking Questions

475

(1)

Conflict

476

(1)

``Now You're Beginning to Understand''

476

(2)

Critique: Is Tannen Soft on Research and Men?

478

(2)

Questions to Sharpen Your Focus

480

(1)

A Second Look

480

(2)

Standpoint Theory of Sandra Harding & Julia T. Wood

482

(12)

A Feminist Standpoint Rooted in Philosophy and Literature

483

(2)

Women as a Marginalized Group

485

(2)

Knowledge from Nowhere Versus Local Knowledge

487

(1)

Strong Objectivity: Less Partial Views from the Standpoint of Women

488

(1)

Theory to Practice: Communication Research Based on Women's Lives

489

(1)

The Standpoint of Black Feminist Thought

490

(1)

Critique: Do Standpoints on the Margins Give a Less False View?

491

(1)

Questions to Sharpen Your Focus

492

(1)

A Second Look

493

(1)

Muted Group Theory of Cheris Kramarae

494

(17)

Muted Groups: Black Holes in Someone Else's Universe

495

(1)

The Masculine Power to Name Experience

496

(1)

Men as the Gatekeepers of Communication

497

(1)

The Unfulfilled Promise of the Internet

498

(1)

Women's Truth into Men's Talk: The Problem of Translation

499

(2)

Speaking Out in Private: Networking with Women

501

(1)

Speaking Out in Public: A Feminist Dictionary

502

(1)

Sexual Harassment: Coining a Term to Label Experience

502

(2)

Critique: Is a Good Man Hard to Find (and Change)?

504

(1)

Questions to Sharpen Your Focus

505

(1)

Conversations: Cheris Kramarae

505

(1)

A Second Look

506

(1)

Ethical Reflections

507

(1)

Carol Gilligan's Different Voice

507

(1)

Seyla Benhabib's Interactive Universalism

508

(3)

DIVISION SIX INTEGRATION

511

Communication Theory

512

(4)

Order Out of Chaos

516

Plotting Theories on an Objective-Interpretive Scale

517

(2)

``On the One Hand...On the Other''

519

(1)

Four Options for Scholars: Reject, Respect, Cooperate, Merge

520

(4)

Rejecting Inferior Scholarship

520

(1)

Respecting and Celebrating Differences

521

(1)

Cooperating with Needed Colleagues

522

(1)

Legitimizing the Child of a Shotgun Marriage (Merge)

523

(1)

A Final Note

524

(1)

Questions to Sharpen Your Focus

525

(1)

A Second Look

525

Appendix A: Abstracts of Theories

(5)

Appendix B: Feature Films That Illustrate Communication Theories

(2)

Appendix C: NCA Credo for Communication Ethics

Endnotes

(1)

Credits and Acknowledgments

(1)

Index

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