Em Griffin is Professor of Communication at Wheaton College in Illinois, where he has taught for the past twenty-six years and has been chosen Teacher of the Year. He received his bachelor�s degree in political science from the University of Michigan, and his M.A. and Ph.D. in Communication from Northwestern University. His research interest centers on the development of close friendships.

Professor Griffin is the author of three applied communication books: The Mind Changers analyzes practical techniques of persuasion; Getting Together offers research-based suggestions for effective group leadership; and Making Friends describes the way that quality interpersonal communication can build close relationships. He also speaks and leads workshops on these topics in the United States, Singapore, and the Philippines. Professor Griffin�s wife, Jean, is an artist. They have two

adult children, Jim and Sharon.

This best selling text,which is appropriate for both lower and upper levels,analyzes the major communication theories. The material is presented in a coherent manner without over simplification

Table of Contents

Division One: Overview
1. Launching Your Study of Communication Theory2. Talk About Theory 3. Weighing the Words 4. Mapping the Territory (Seven Traditions in the Field of Communication Theory)
Division Two: Interpersonal Communication Interpersonal Messages5. Symbolic Interactionism of George Herbert Mead6. Coordinated Management of Meaning (CMM) of W. Barnett Pearce & Vernon Cronen7. Expectancy Violations Theory of Judee Burgoon8. Constructivism of Jesse DeliaRelationship Development9. Social Penetration Theory of Irwin Altman & Dalmas Taylor10. Uncertainty Reduction Theory of Charles Berger11. Social Information Processing Theory of Joseph WaltherRelationship Maintenance12. Relational Dialectics of Leslie Baxter & Barbara Montgomery13. The Interactional View of Paul Watzlawick Influence14. Social Judgment Theory of Muzafer Sherif15. Elaboration Likelihood Model Richard Petty & John Cacioppo16. Cognitive Dissonance Theory of Leon Festinger
Division Three: Group and Public Communication Group Decision Making17. Functional Perspective on Group Decision Making of Randy Hirokawa & Dennis Gouran18. Adaptive Structuration Theory of Marshall Scott PooleOrganizational Communication19. Cultural Approach to Organizations of Clifford Geertz & Michael Pacanowsky20. Critical Theory of Communication Approach to Organizations of Stan DeetzPublic Rhetoric21. The Rhetoric of Aristotle22. Dramatism of Kenneth Burke23. Narrative Paradigm of Walter FisherEthical Reflections
Division Four: Mass Communication Media and Culture24. Media Ecology of Marshall McLuhan25. Semiotics of Roland Barthes26. Cultural Studies of Stuart Hall Media Effects27. Cultivation Theory of George Gerbner28. Agenda-Setting Theory of Maxwell McCombs & Donald Shaw29. Spiral of Silence of Elisabeth Noelle-Neumann
Division Five: Cultural Context Intercultural Communication30. Communication Accommodation Theory of Howard Giles31. Face-Negotiation Theory of Stella Ting-Toomey32. Speech Codes Theory of Gerry PhilipsenGender and Communication33. Genderlect Styles of Deborah Tannen34. Standpoint Theory of Sandra Harding & Julia Wood35. Muted Group Theory of Cheris Kramarae
Division Six: Integration Communication Theory36. Common Threads in Communication Theories
Appendix A. Abstracts of Theories
Appendix B. Feature Films that Illustrate Communication Theory
Appendix C. National Communication Association Credo for Ethical Communication
Endnotes
Credits and Acknowledgements
Index