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| SORT BY: Theories Authors | ✱ New in Edition 9 | |
| THEORY | AUTHOR(S) | COVERAGE |
|---|---|---|
| Action Assembly Theory PDF | John Greene | Brief ＋ Archive ED 1 |
| Adaptive Structuration Theory PDF | Marshall Scott Poole | Archive ED 7 |
| Agenda Setting Theory | McCombs & Shaw | Full CH 30 |
| Anxiety-Uncertainty Management Theory PDF | William Gudykunst | Archive ED 6 |
| Attribution Theory PDF | Fritz Heider | Brief ＋ Archive ED 2 |
| Black Feminist Thought | Patricia Collins | Brief |
| Categorical Imperative | Immanuel Kant | Brief |
| Classical Management Philosophy | Not available | Brief |
| ✱ Co-Cultural Theory | Mark Orbe | Brief |
| Cognitive Dissonance | Leon Festinger | Full CH 16 |
| Communication Accommodation Theory | Howard Giles | Full CH 31 |
| ✱ Communicative Constitutions of Organizations | Robert McPhee | Full CH 20 |
| Communitarian Ethics | Clifford Christians | Brief |
| Communication Privacy Management Theory | Sandra Petronio | Full CH 12 |
| Constructivism PDF | Jesse Delia | Archive ED 8 |
| Coordinated Management of Meaning | Pearce & Cronen | Full CH 6 |
| Critical Theory of Communication in Organizations | Stanley Deetz | Full CH 21 |
| Cultivation Theory | George Gerbner | Full CH 29 |
| Cultural Approach to Organizations | Geertz & Pacanowsky | Full CH 19 |
| Cultural Dimensions | Geert Hofstede | Brief |
| Cultural Studies | Stuart Hall | Full CH 27 |
| Dialogic Ethics | Martin Buber | Brief |
| Dialogics | Mikhail Bakhtin | Brief |
| Different Voice PDF | Carol Gilligan | Brief ＋ Archive ED 1 |
| Discourse Ethics | Jürgen Habermas | Brief |
| Dramatism | Kenneth Burke | Full CH 23 |
| Elaboration Likelihood Model | Petty & Cacioppio | Full CH 15 |
| Existential Theory PDF | Carl Rogers | Brief ＋ Archive ED 1 |
| Exitation Transfer Theory | Dolf Zillmann | Brief |
| Expectancy Violations Theory | Judee Burgoon | Full CH 7 |
| Face Negotiation Theory | Stella Ting-Toomey | Full CH 32 |
| FIRO Theory PDF | William Schutz | Archive ED 1 |
| Four Theories of the Press | Not available | Brief |
| Functional Perspective on Group Decision Making | Hirokawa & Gouran | Full CH 17 |
| Genderlect Styles | Deborah Tannen | Full CH 34 |
| General Semantics PDF | Alfred Korzybski | Archive ED 1 |
| Goals-Plans-Action Model | James Dillard | Brief |
| Golden Mean | Aristotle | Brief |
| Groupthink PDF | Irving Janis | Brief ＋ Archive ED 3 |
| Hierarchy of Needs PDF | Abraham Maslow | Archive ED 2 |
| High- and Low-Context Cultures | Edward Hall | Brief |
| Information Theory PDF | Shannon & Weaver | Archive ED 3 |
| Information Systems Approach to Organizations PDF | Karl Weick | Archive ED 6 |
| Interaction Adaptation Theory | Judee Burgoon | Brief |
| The Interactional View | Paul Watzlawick | Full CH 13 |
| Interactive Universalism | Seyla Benhabib | Brief |
| Interpersonal Deception Theory PDF | Buller & Burgoon | Archive ED 6 |
| Interact System Model of Decision Emergence PDF | B Aubrey Fisher | Archive ED 2 |
| Linguistic Relativity | Sapir & Whorf | Brief |
| Marxism | Karl Marx | Brief |
| Meaning of Meaning PDF | I A Richards | Brief ＋ Archive ED 3 |
| Media Ecology | Marshall McLuhan | Full CH 25 |
| The Media Equation PDF | Reeves & Nass | Archive ED 5 |
| Mediational Theory of Meaning PDF | Charles Osgood | Archive ED 1 |
| Muted Group Theory | Cheris Kramarae | Full CH 36 |
| Narrative Paradigm | Walter Fisher | Full CH 24 |
| Performance Ethnography | Dwight Conquergood | Brief |
| Postmodernism | Jean-Francois Lyotard | Brief |
| Principle of Veracity | Sissella Bok | Brief |
| Proxemic Theory PDF | Edward Hall | Brief ＋ Archive ED 1 |
| ✱ Relational Turbulence Model | Leanne Knobloch | Brief |
| Relational Control | Rogers & Farace | Brief |
| Relational Dialectics | Baxter, Montgomery | Full CH 11 |
| Resonance Principle of Persuasion | Tony Schwartz | Brief |
| Responsive "I" | Emmanuel Levinas | Brief |
| The Rhetoric | Aristotle | Full CH 22 |
| Semiotics | Roland Barthes | Full CH 26 |
| Significant Choice | Thomas Nilsen | Brief |
| Social Construction | Not available | Brief |
| Social Exchange Theory PDF | Thibaut & Kelley | Brief ＋ Archive ED 2 |
| Social Identity Theory | Tajfel with Turner | Brief |
| Social Information Processing Theory | Joseph Walther | Full CH 10 |
| Social Judgment Theory | Muzafer Sherif | Full CH 14 |
| Social Learning Theory-Social Cognition Theory PDF | Albert Bandura | Brief ＋ Archive ED 2 |
| Social Penetration Theory | Altman & Taylor | Full CH 8 |
| Speech Codes Theory | Gerry Philipsen | Full CH 33 |
| Spiral of Silence PDF | Elisabeth Noelle-Nuemann | Archive ED 7 |
| Standpoint Theory | Harding & Wood | Full CH 35 |
| Structural Linguistics | Ferdinand de Saussure | Brief |
| Symbolic Convergence Theory | Ernest Bormann | Full CH 18 |
| Symbolic Interactionism | George Herbert Mead | Full CH 5 |
| Two-Step Flow of Communication | Katz & Lazarsfeld | Brief |
| Uncertainty Reduction Theory | Charles Berger | Full CH 9 |
| Uses and Gratifications | Elihu Katz | Full CH 28 |
| SORT BY: Theories Authors | ✱ New in >Edition 9 | |
| THEORY | AUTHOR(S) | COVERAGE |
|---|---|---|
| Action Assembly Theory PDF | John Greene | B＋A ED 1 |
| Adaptive Structuration Theory PDF | Poole | A ED 7 |
| Agenda Setting Theory | McCombs & Shaw | F CH 30 |
| Anxiety-Uncertainty Management Theory PDF | Gudykunst | A ED 6 |
| Attribution Theory PDF | Fritz Heider | B＋A ED 2 |
| Black Feminist Thought | Collins | Brief |
| Categorical Imperative | Immanuel Kant | Brief |
| Classical Management Philosophy | Not available | Brief |
| ✱ Co-Cultural Theory | Mark Orbe | Brief |
| Cognitive Dissonance | Leon Festinger | F CH 16 |
| Communication Accommodation Theory | Howard Giles | F CH 31 |
| ✱ Communicative Constitutions of Organizations | Robert McPhee | F CH 20 |
| Communitarian Ethics | Christians | Brief |
| Communication Privacy Management Theory | Sandra Petronio | F CH 12 |
| Constructivism PDF | Jesse Delia | A ED 8 |
| Coordinated Management of Meaning | Pearce & Cronen | F CH 6 |
| Critical Theory of Communication in Organizations | Stanley Deetz | F CH 21 |
| Cultivation Theory | George Gerbner | F CH 29 |
| Cultural Approach to Organizations | Geertz & Pacanowsky | F CH 19 |
| Cultural Dimensions | Geert Hofstede | Brief |
| Cultural Studies | Stuart Hall | F CH 27 |
| Dialogic Ethics | Martin Buber | Brief |
| Dialogics | Mikhail Bakhtin | Brief |
| Different Voice PDF | Carol Gilligan | B＋A ED 1 |
| Discourse Ethics | Habermas | Brief |
| Dramatism | Kenneth Burke | F CH 23 |
| Elaboration Likelihood Model | Petty & Cacioppio | F CH 15 |
| Existential Theory PDF | Carl Rogers | B＋A ED 1 |
| Exitation Transfer Theory | Dolf Zillmann | Brief |
| Expectancy Violations Theory | Judee Burgoon | F CH 7 |
| Face Negotiation Theory | Ting-Toomey | F CH 32 |
| FIRO Theory PDF | William Schutz | A ED 1 |
| Four Theories of the Press | Not available | Brief |
| Functional Perspective on Group Decision Making | Hirokawa & Gouran | F CH 17 |
| Genderlect Styles | Deborah Tannen | F CH 34 |
| General Semantics PDF | Korzybski | A ED 1 |
| Goals-Plans-Action Model | James Dillard | Brief |
| Golden Mean | Aristotle | Brief |
| Groupthink PDF | Irving Janis | B＋A ED 3 |
| Hierarchy of Needs PDF | Abraham Maslow | A ED 2 |
| High- and Low-Context Cultures | Edward Hall | Brief |
| Information Theory PDF | Shannon & Weaver | A ED 3 |
| Information Systems Approach to Organizations PDF | Karl Weick | A ED 6 |
| Interaction Adaptation Theory | Judee Burgoon | Brief |
| The Interactional View | Paul Watzlawick | F CH 13 |
| Interactive Universalism | Seyla Benhabib | Brief |
| Interpersonal Deception Theory PDF | Buller & Burgoon | A ED 6 |
| Interact System Model of Decision Emergence PDF | B Aubrey Fisher | A ED 2 |
| Linguistic Relativity | Sapir & Whorf | Brief |
| Marxism | Karl Marx | Brief |
| Meaning of Meaning PDF | I A Richards | B＋A ED 3 |
| Media Ecology | McLuhan | F CH 25 |
| The Media Equation PDF | Reeves & Nass | A ED 5 |
| Mediational Theory of Meaning PDF | Charles Osgood | A ED 1 |
| Muted Group Theory | Cheris Kramarae | F CH 36 |
| Narrative Paradigm | Walter Fisher | F CH 24 |
| Performance Ethnography | Conquergood / Turner | Brief |
| Postmodernism | Lyotard | Brief |
| Principle of Veracity | Sissella Bok | Brief |
| Proxemic Theory PDF | Edward Hall | B＋A ED 1 |
| ✱ Relational Turbulence Model | Leanne Knobloch | Brief |
| Relational Control | Rogers & Farace | Brief |
| Relational Dialectics | Baxter, Montgomery | F CH 11 |
| Resonance Principle of Persuasion | Tony Schwartz | Brief |
| Responsive "I" | Levinas | Brief |
| The Rhetoric | Aristotle | F CH 22 |
| Semiotics | Roland Barthes | F CH 26 |
| Significant Choice | Thomas Nilsen | Brief |
| Social Construction | Not available | Brief |
| Social Exchange Theory PDF | Thibaut & Kelley | B＋A ED 2 |
| Social Identity Theory | Tajfel with Turner | Brief |
| Social Information Processing Theory | Joseph Walther | F CH 10 |
| Social Judgment Theory | Muzafer Sherif | F CH 14 |
| Social Learning Theory-Social Cognition Theory PDF | Albert Bandura | B＋A ED 2 |
| Social Penetration Theory | Altman & Taylor | F CH 8 |
| Speech Codes Theory | Gerry Philipsen | F CH 33 |
| Spiral of Silence PDF | Noelle-Neumann | A ED 7 |
| Standpoint Theory | Harding & Wood | F CH 35 |
| Structural Linguistics | de Saussure | Brief |
| Symbolic Convergence Theory | Ernest Bormann | F CH 18 |
| Symbolic Interactionism | Mead | F CH 5 |
| Two-Step Flow of Communication | Katz & Lazarsfeld | Brief |
| Uncertainty Reduction Theory | Charles Berger | F CH 9 |
| Uses and Gratifications | Elihu Katz | F CH 28 |
| SORT BY: Theories Authors | ✱ New in 9 | |
| THEORY/AUTHOR | COVERAGE | |
|---|---|---|
| Action Assembly Theory (John Greene) | B＋A Ed 1 | |
| Adaptive Structuration Theory (Marshall Scott Poole) | A Ed 7 | |
| Agenda Setting Theory (Maxwell McCombs & Donald Shaw) | F Ch 30 | |
| Anxiety-Uncertainty Management Theory (William Gudykunst) | A Ed 6 | |
| Attribution Theory (Fritz Heider) | B＋A Ed 2 | |
| Black Feminist Thought (Patricia Collins) | B | |
| Categorical Imperative (Immanuel Kant) | B | |
| Classical Management Philosophy (Immanuel Kant) | B | |
| ✱ Co-Cultural Theory (Mark Orbe) | B | |
| Cognitive Dissonance (Leon Festinger) | F Ch 16 | |
| Communication Accommodation Theory (Howard Giles) | F Ch 31 | |
| ✱ Communicative Constitutions of Organizations (Robert McPhee) | F Ch 20 | |
| Communitarian Ethics (Clifford Christians) | B | |
| Communication Privacy Management Theory (Sandra Petronio) | F Ch 12 | |
| Constructivism (Jesse Delia) | A Ed 8 | |
| Coordinated Management of Meaning (W Barnett Pearce & Vernon Cronen) | F Ch 6 | |
| Critical Theory of Communication in Organizations (Stanley Deetz) | F Ch 21 | |
| Cultivation Theory (George Gerbner) | F Ch 29 | |
| Cultural Approach to Organizations (Clifford Geertz & Michael Pacanowsky) | F Ch 19 | |
| Cultural Dimensions (Geert Hofstede) | B | |
| Cultural Studies (Stuart Hall) | F Ch 27 | |
| Dialogic Ethics (Martin Buber) | B | |
| Dialogics (Mikhail Bakhtin) | B | |
| Different Voice (Carol Gilligan) | B＋A Ed 1 | |
| Discourse Ethics (Jürgen Habermas) | B | |
| Dramatism (Kenneth Burke) | F Ch 23 | |
| Elaboration Likelihood Model (Richard Petty & John Cacippio) | F Ch 15 | |
| Existential Theory (Carl Rogers) | B＋A Ed 1 | |
| Exitation Transfer Theory (Dolf Zillmann) | B | |
| Expectancy Violations Theory (Judee Burgoon) | F Ch 7 | |
| Face Negotiation Theory (Stella Ting-Toomey) | F Ch 32 | |
| FIRO Theory (William Schutz) | A Ed 1 | |
| Four Theories of the Press (William Schutz) | B | |
| Functional Perspective on Group Decision Making (Randy Hirokawa & Dennis Gouran) | F Ch 17 | |
| Genderlect Styles (Deborah Tannen) | F Ch 34 | |
| General Semantics (Alfred Korzybski) | A Ed 1 | |
| Goals-Plans-Action Model (James Dillard) | B | |
| Golden Mean (Aristotle) | B | |
| Groupthink (Irving Janis) | B＋A Ed 3 | |
| Hierarchy of Needs (Abraham Maslow) | A Ed 2 | |
| High- and Low-Context Cultures (Edward Hall) | B | |
| Information Theory (Claude Shannon & Warren Weaver) | A Ed 3 | |
| Information Systems Approach to Organizations (Karl Weick) | A Ed 6 | |
| Interaction Adaptation Theory (Judee Burgoon) | B | |
| The Interactional View (Paul Watzlawick) | F Ch 13 | |
| Interactive Universalism (Seyla Benhabib) | B | |
| Interpersonal Deception Theory (David Buller & Judee Burgoon) | A Ed 6 | |
| Interact System Model of Decision Emergence (B Aubrey Fisher) | A Ed 2 | |
| Linguistic Relativity (Edward Sapir & Benjamin Lee Whorf) | B | |
| Marxism (Karl Marx) | B | |
| Meaning of Meaning (I A Richards) | B＋A Ed 3 | |
| Media Ecology (Marshall McLuhan) | F Ch 25 | |
| The Media Equation (Byron Reeves & Clifford Nass) | A Ed 5 | |
| Mediational Theory of Meaning (Charles Osgood) | A Ed 1 | |
| Muted Group Theory (Cheris Kramarae) | F Ch 36 | |
| Narrative Paradigm (Walter Fisher) | F Ch 24 | |
| Performance Ethnography (Dwight Conquergood) | B | |
| Postmodernism (Jean-Francois Lyotard) | B | |
| Principle of Veracity (Sissella Bok) | B | |
| Proxemic Theory (Edward Hall) | B＋A Ed 1 | |
| ✱ Relational Turbulence Model (Leanne Knobloch) | B | |
| Relational Control (Edna Rogers & Richard Farace) | B | |
| Relational Dialectics (Leslie Baxter & Barbara Montgomery) | F Ch 11 | |
| Resonance Principle of Persuasion (Tony Schwartz) | B | |
| Responsive "I" (Emmanuel Levinas) | B | |
| The Rhetoric (Aristotle) | F Ch 22 | |
| Semiotics (Roland Barthes) | F Ch 26 | |
| Significant Choice (Thomas Nilsen) | B | |
| Social Construction (Thomas Nilsen) | B | |
| Social Exchange Theory (John Thibaut & Harold Kelley) | B＋A Ed 2 | |
| Social Identity Theory (Henri Tajfel with John Turner) | B | |
| Social Information Processing Theory (Joseph Walther) | F Ch 10 | |
| Social Judgment Theory (Muzafer Sherif) | F Ch 14 | |
| Social Learning Theory-Social Cognition Theory (Albert Bandura) | B＋A Ed 2 | |
| Social Penetration Theory (Irwin Altman & Dalmas Taylor) | F Ch 8 | |
| Speech Codes Theory (Gerry Philipsen) | F Ch 33 | |
| Spiral of Silence (Elisabeth Noelle-Nuemann) | A Ed 7 | |
| Standpoint Theory (Sandra Harding & Julia T Wood) | F Ch 35 | |
| Structural Linguistics (Ferdinand de Saussure) | B | |
| Symbolic Convergence Theory (Ernest Bormann) | F Ch 18 | |
| Symbolic Interactionism (George Herbert Mead) | F Ch 5 | |
| Two-Step Flow of Communication (Elihu Katz & Paul Lazersfeld) | B | |
| Uncertainty Reduction Theory (Charles Berger) | F Ch 9 | |
| Uses and Gratifications (Elihu Katz) | F Ch 28 | |
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