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More than words : an introduction to communication / Richard Dimbleby and Graeme Burton.

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Dimbleby, Richard.
Contributor:
Burton, Graeme.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Communication.
Physical Description:
xv, 275 p.
Edition:
3rd ed.
Place of Publication:
London ; New York : Routledge, 1998.
Language Note:
English
Summary:
The authors cover the essential elements of communication, including communication between individuals and groups, in organizations and through mass media and new technologies.
Contents:
chapter 1 What is communication?
chapter 1 How do we experience communication?
chapter 1 Why do we communicate?
chapter Social needs
chapter Self-expression
chapter 3 What happens when we communicate?
chapter Sharing
chapter Signs and meanings
chapter Codes
chapter 3 4 Communication as behaviour
chapter Conclusion
chapter Assignment Two
chapter 2 Interpersonal communication
chapter 1 Means of contact
chapter 2 Dealing with others 2.1 Strategies
chapter Self-esteem
chapter We perceive their emotional state
chapter Allowing first impressions of others to influence us
chapter 4 Barriers to communication
chapter 5 Interpersonal skills
chapter Review
chapter 3 Communication in groups
chapter 1 What is a group?
chapter Informal friendship groups
chapter 2 Why do people join groups? 2.1 Reasons for forming and joining groups
chapter Autocratic
chapter 4 Communicating in groups 4.1 Observing group communication
chapter 4 3 Group communication: tasks, relationships, individual needs
chapter 4 5 Communication skills in groups
chapter 4 Communication in organizations
chapter 1 How do organizations operate?
chapter 1 3 Networks of communication
chapter 1 5 Informal channels of communication
chapter 2 Applications: case studies and activities
chapter 2 3 Case Study: I heard it on the grapevine
chapter 5 Mass communication
chapter 1 A mass-communication society
chapter 1 5 More fun but less real choice?
chapter 1 6 Mass communications as extensions of ourselves
chapter 2 Interpreting the media
chapter 2 1 Texts
chapter 2 3 Realism
chapter 3 3 News Construction of reality
chapter 6 Communication and media skills
chapter 1 Getting started general principles for approaching practical work
chapter 2 3 Interviews
chapter 3 Writing skills
chapter 3 1 Questionnaires
chapter 4 Design skills
chapter 6 2 Taking the picture
chapter Assignment: Case Study
chapter Glossary of communication terms
chapter Resources list for Communication Studies.
Notes:
Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
"Resources list for communication studies": p. [266]-272.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9786612777356
9781906561253
1906561257
9781134699681
1134699689
9781134699698
1134699697
9781282777354
1282777351
9780203010747
0203010744
OCLC:
179140241

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