Theories of Human Communication

by Karen A. Foss, John G. Oetzel, Stephen W. Littlejohn

Book Overview

This text synthesizes and organizes communication theories into an easily understandable framework. Each theory is presented in a similar way to provide a consistent model for students to work from. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1577667069
• ISBN13: 9781577667063
• Release Date: November 2010
• Publisher: Waveland Press
• Length: 487 Pages
• Weight: 1.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 7.1" x 9.4"

Customer Reviews

An excellent overview...

I read an earlier edition of this book when I was a graudate student. I now recommend this book to any of my own students wanting a concise overview of the many different theories of communication. There is no better book for this purpose.

Thorough Overview Provided

Dr. Littlejohn does a masterful job of describing the various theories in human communication. The book is divided into manageable segments which place the theorists into understandable blocks. Before introducing the various theories, however, he discusses the nature of academic inquiry and what theory building is all about.His various categories of theories include: general theories, thematic theories, and contextual theories. A person familiar with the writers in these various categories will find this book easy to follow, however beginning students need to be prepared to spend a little extra time with some of this material as it can be challenging when you're exposed to it initially.