ISBN:
0415990254
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0415990262
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9780203874165
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9780415990257
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9780415990264
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (xvi, 136 p)
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24 cm
Edition:
Online-Ausg. 2009 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
Parallel Title:
Print version Distinctive Qualities in Communication Research
DDC:
302.207/2
Keywords:
Communication Research
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Communication - Research
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Electronic books
Abstract:
This timely volume provides an in-depth look at why the field of communication is so central in initiatives for social impact around the world. Editors Donal Carbaugh and Patrice M. Buzzanell bring together scholars with varied and productive approaches to communication to address the question of what distinguishes communication research from similar studies in other disciplines. The work provides an invaluable resource for defining the role of communication research in the academic community and the contributions it makes to the study of human interaction.  
Description / Table of Contents:
Foreword / Robert CraigWhat is distinctive in communication research? / Patrice Buzzanell and Donal Carbaugh -- A dialogic approach to interpersonal/family communication / Leslie A. Baxter -- Politically attentive relational constructionism (PARC) : making a difference in a pluralistic, interdependent world / Stanley Deetz -- The promise of communication in large-scale, community-based research / Michael Hecht -- The importance of communication science in addressing core problems in public health / Joseph N. Cappella and Robert Hornik -- Researching culture in contexts of social interaction : an ethnographic approach, a network of scholars, and illustrative moves / Gerry Philipsen -- Reflections on distinctive qualities in communication research / Donal Carbaugh and Patrice Buzzanell.
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
,
Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
