A First Look at Communication Theory 10th Edition by Em Griffin, ISBN-13: 978-1260132434

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A First Look at Communication Theory 10th Edition by Em Griffin, ISBN-13: 978-1260132434

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• Publisher: ‎ McGraw Hill; 10th edition (March 5, 2018)
• Language: ‎ English
• 560 pages
• ISBN-10: ‎ 1260132439
• ISBN-13: ‎ 978-1260132434

The tenth edition of A First Look at Communication Theory justifies again the program’s enduring popularity. Em Griffin, now joined by colleagues Andrew Ledbetter and Glenn Sparks, encourages students who are encountering the field for the first time to tackle theories without fear. The text’s conversational style and relevant examples keep complex theories within the grasp of first-time theory students. The authors introduce 32 diverse theories that are a mix of foundational and recent scholarship and, with the benefit of numerous examples and connections to pop culture, help students apply them to their own lives. The discrete presentation of the theories ensures a well-rounded understanding of each while promoting integrative thinking and facilitating the ability of instructors to skip or rearrange their presentation. The broad selection of theories-from the classics to the cutting edge-ensures that students have a solid foundation with which to begin understanding the relationships between theories.

New to This Edition:

● Responding to instructors’ desire to offer students more than one social media theory, a new chapter highlights Caroline Hawthornthwaite’s media multiplexity theory.

● A new chapter features Marc Orbe’s co-cultural theory, which is based on extensive phenomenological research among the LGBTQ community, people with physical disabilities, and African American men.

● The discussion of relational dialectics theory has been fully updated to center on Baxter’s second version of the theory, which draws heavily on the thinking of Mikhail Bahktin.

● Updated examples will appeal to current students, including the illustration of social judgment theory with the issue of gun control rather than airline safety.

● A revised critique of social information processing theory cites MIT professor Sherry Turkle’s challenge to Walther’s basic claim that anything we do face-to-face can be done just as well or better online.

● Cultural studies now includes Larry Frey’s appeal for communicative activism for social justice. This is the only ethical reflection in the book highlighting an ethicist currently active in the field of communication.

● Based on updated research, the presentation of face-negotiation theory has been simplified.

● End-of-chapter Critique sections are sharpened.

Table of Contents:

Preface for Instructors X

DIVISION ONE

OVERVIEW

CHAPTER 1

Launching Your Study

of Communication Theory 2

CHAPTER 2

Talk About Theory 13

CHAPTER 3

Weighing the Words 24

CHAPTER 4

Mapping the Territory (Seven Traditions in

the Field of Communication Theory) 36

DIVISION TWO

INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION

Interpersonal Messages 51

CHAPTER 5

Symbolic Interactionism 53

of George Herbert Mead

CHAPTER 6

Coordinated Management of Meaning (CMM)

of W. Barnett Pearce & Vernon Cronen 65

CHAPTER 7

Expectancy Violations Theory

of Judee Burgoon 79

Relationship Development 91

CHAPTER 8

Social Penetration Theory

of Irwin Altman & Dalmas Taylor 93

CHAPTER 9

Uncertainty Reduction Theory

of Charles Berger 105

CHAPTER 10

Social Information Processing Theory

of Joseph Walther 117

Relationship Maintenance 129

CHAPTER 11

Relational Dialectics Theory

of Leslie Baxter & Mikhail Bakhtin 131

CHAPTER 12

Communication Privacy Management Theory

of Sandra Petronio 145

CHAPTER 13

Media Multiplexity Theory

of Caroline Haythornthwaite 158

Influence 169

CHAPTER 14

Social Judgment Theory

of Muzafer Sherif 171

CHAPTER 15

Elaboration Likelihood Model

of Richard Petty & John Cacioppo 182

CHAPTER 16

Cognitive Dissonance Theory

of Leon Festinger 194

DIVISION THREE

GROUP AND PUBLIC COMMUNICATION

Group Communication 208

CHAPTER 17

Functional Perspective on Group Decision Making

of Randy Hirokawa & Dennis Gouran 210

CHAPTER 18

Symbolic Convergence Theory

of Ernest Bormann 223

Organizational Communication 235

CHAPTER 19

Cultural Approach to Organizations

of Clifford Geertz & Michael Pacanowsky 237

CHAPTER 20

Communicative Constitution of Organizations

of Robert McPhee 248

CHAPTER 21

Critical Theory of Communication in

Organizations

of Stanley Deetz 259

Public Rhetoric 273

CHAPTER 22

The Rhetoric

of Aristotle 275

CHAPTER 23

Dramatism

of Kenneth Burke 287

CHAPTER 24

Narrative Paradigm

of Walter Fisher 297

DIVISION FOUR

MASS COMMUNICATION

Media and Culture 307

CHAPTER 25

Media Ecology

of Marshall McLuhan 309

CHAPTER 26

Semiotics

of Roland Barthes 320

CHAPTER 27

Cultural Studies

of Stuart Hall 332

Media Effects 344

CHAPTER 28

Uses and Gratifications

of Elihu Katz 346

CHAPTER 29

Cultivation Theory

of George Gerbner 356

CHAPTER 30

Agenda-Setting Theory

of Maxwell McCombs & Donald Shaw 368

DIVISION FIVE

CULTURAL CONTEXT

Gender and Communication 382

CHAPTER 31

Genderlect Styles

of Deborah Tannen 384

CHAPTER 32

Standpoint Theory

of Sandra Harding & Julia Wood 396

CHAPTER 33

Muted Group Theory

of Cheris Kramarae 409

Intercultural Communication 421

CHAPTER 34

Communication Accommodation

Theory

of Howard Giles 423

CHAPTER 35

Face-Negotiation Theory

of Stella Ting-Toomey 436

CHAPTER 36

Co-Cultural Theory

of Mark Orbe 449

DIVISION SIX

INTEGRATION

Integration 463

CHAPTER 37

Common Threads in Comm Theories 465

Appendix A: Abstracts of Theories A-1

Appendix B: Feature Films That Illustrate

Communication Theories A-5

Appendix C: NCA Credo for

Ethical Communication A-7

Endnotes E-1

Credits and Acknowledgments C-1

Index I-1

Andrew Ledbetter received his M.A. and Ph.D. in communication studies from the University of Kansas. He is associate professor of communication studies at Texas Christian University. His research addresses how people use communication technology to maintain their interpersonal relationships. A related interest concerns how parent–child communication predicts health and well-being. Dr. Ledbetter has published more than 35 articles and received recognition for teaching excellence from both the National Communication Association and Central States Communication Association.

Em Griffin received his B.A. in political science from the University of Michigan, and his M.A. and Ph.D. in Communication from Northwestern University. He is professor of communication at Wheaton College in Illinois, where he has taught for the past 26 years and has been chosen Teacher of the Year. His research interest centers on the development of close friendships. Dr. 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 leads workshops on these topics in the Philippines, Singapore, and the United States.

Glenn Sparks received his Ph.D. in communication arts from the University of Wisconsin–Madison. He is a professor in the Brian Lamb School of Communication at Purdue University in Indiana, where he has taught for 28 years. His research focuses on the effects of media. Dr. Sparks is the author of Media Effects Research: A Basic Overview and a personal memoir, Rolling in Dough: Lessons I Learned in a Doughnut Shop; he is co-author of Refrigerator Rights: Our Crucial Need for Close Connection.

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