Introducing communication : perspectives, assumptions, and implications / Amardo Rodriguez.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rodriguez, Amardo, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Communication.

Physical Description:

xvi, 190 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm

Place of Publication:

Toronto ; Buffalo : London : University of Toronto Press, [2020]

Summary:

"The study of communication is important in terms of deepening our understanding of the human condition, enlarging how we frame and resolve human problems and struggles, and appreciating the different perspectives that communication brings to the study of the human experience. This book highlights the differences, consequences and implications that come with diverse ways of defining, understanding, and studying communication. Featuring discussions on issues and challenges that are currently impacting people from around the world, this book discusses the concerns associated with mass globalization, and new technologies, such as the demise of the world's linguistic diversity. Robust, and student-friendly, Introducing Communication encourage students to look reflectively on how these consequences and implications come to impact how we live and communicate. Introducing Communication is ideally suited for instructors who teach courses on introductory communication, and are seeking a text that is theoretically rigorous, intellectually expansive, and pedagogically elegant."-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Communication as Language and Symbols

Communication as Messages

Communication as Media

Communication as Meanings

Communication as Narratives

Communication as Performances

Communication as Relationships

Communication as Modes of Being

Integration and Discussion

Challenges Facing the Study and Practice of Communication.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 167-176) and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Rodriguez, Amardo. Introducing communication.

ISBN:

9781487507145

1487507143

9781487524821

148752482X

OCLC:

1123171169