Introducing Communication: Perspectives, Assumptions, and Implications
Jan 2020 · University of Toronto Press
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The study of communication deepens our understanding of the human condition, enlarges how we frame and resolve human problems and struggles, and allows us to appreciate the different perspectives that communication brings to the study of the human experience. Introducing Communication provides an overview of eight different communication perspectives and explores important concepts from around the world, highlighting the consequences and implications that come with diverse ways of defining, understanding, and studying communication. Featuring discussions on issues and challenges associated with mass globalization and new technologies, this smart and sophisticated text encourages students to reflect on how these consequences and implications come to bear on how we live and communicate. Introducing Communication is ideally suited for instructors who teach introductory communication courses and are seeking a text that is theoretically rigorous, intellectually expansive, and pedagogically elegant.
The study of communication deepens our understanding of the human condition, enlarges how we frame and resolve human problems and struggles, and allows us to appreciate the different perspectives that communication brings to the study of the human experience. Introducing Communication provides an...
About the author
Amardo Rodriguez is a Laura J. and L. Douglas Meredith professor in the Department of Communication and Rhetorical Studies at Syracuse University.
Amardo Rodriguez is a Laura J. and L. Douglas Meredith professor in the Department of Communication and Rhetorical Studies at Syracuse University.
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