{"product_id":"encyclopedia-of-communication-theory-1st-ed","title":"Encyclopedia of Communication Theory (1ST ed.)","description":"\n\u003ctable align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"productDetailSmallElements\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBiographical Note\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStephen Littlejohn\u003c\/strong\u003e (Ph.D., University of Utah), is a conflict management consultant, mediator, facilitator, and trainer. He is consultant for the Public Dialogue Consortium and a partner in Domenici Littlejohn, Inc. Stephen is co-author of \u003cem\u003eMoral Conflict: When Social Worlds Collide\u003c\/em\u003e (Sage, 1997) and has written numerous other books and articles on communication and conflict. He was a professor of communication at Humboldt State University in California and is currently Adjunct Professor of Communication and Journalism at the University of New Mexico. He has done research on mediation and conflict management for 19 years and has been an active mediator for eight. Stephen has been a consultant for such clients as the Waco Youth Summit, the Alliance for Constructive Communication, the City of Cupertino, Columbia Basin College, and Washington State University. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKaren Foss (Ph.D., University of Iowa) is Regents' Professor and until recently was Chair of the Department of Communication and Journalism at the University of New Mexico and has joined Stephen Littlejohn as a co-author on his bestselling textbook, \u003cem\u003eTheories of Human Communication, 9th Edition\u003c\/em\u003e. She has been at the University of New Mexico since 1993 and in that time served not only as a departmental chair but also as Director of Graduate Studies for the department and as Director of Women's Studies. In 2005, she received the Gender Scholar of the Year award from the Southern States Communication Association and was named Presidential Teaching Fellow for 2004-2006. Her research interests include contemporary rhetoric and criticism, social movements and social change, and feminist perspectives on communication. In addition to her work on \u003cem\u003eTheories of Human Communication\u003c\/em\u003e, she has co-authored \u003cem\u003eWomen Speak: The Eloquence of Women's Lives, Inviting Transformation: Presentational Speaking for a Changing World, Contemporary Perspectives on Rhetoric, Feminist Rhetorical Theory \u003c\/em\u003e(SAGE 1999) and \u003cem\u003eReadings in Feminist Rhetorical Theory \u003c\/em\u003e(SAGE 2004). Dr. Foss regularly teaches feminist rhetorical theory; rhetorical criticism; rhetorical theory; women, agency, and change; and public speaking.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMarc Notes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tA SAGE reference publication.;Includes bibliographical references and index.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"....In two volumes, the editors have provided an overview of the subject broad enough to allow users to appreciate the interconnectedness of the principles of communications in a general sense, and narrow enough to focus only upon communication theory.\"--A. Todman (4\/1\/2010 12:00:00 AM)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher Marketing\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith more than 300 entries, these two volumes provide a one-stop source for a comprehensive overview of communication theory, offering current descriptions of theories as well as the background issues and concepts that comprise these theories. This is the first resource to summarize, in one place, the diversity of theory in the communication field.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKey Themes\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eApplications and Contexts\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCritical Orientations\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCultural Orientations\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCybernetic and Systems Orientations\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFeminist Orientations\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGroup and Organizational Concepts\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInformation, Media, and Communication Technology\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInternational and Global Concepts\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInterpersonal Concepts\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNon-Western Orientations\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eParadigms, Traditions, and Schools\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePhilosophical Orientations\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePsycho-Cognitive Orientations\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRhetorical Orientations\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSemiotic, Linguistic, and Discursive Orientations\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSocial\/Interactional Orientations\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTheory, Metatheory, Methodology, and Inquiry\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations:\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/span\u003e 11\/15\/2009 pg. 83 (EAN 9781412959377, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eChoice\u003c\/span\u003e 02\/01\/2010 (EAN 9781412959377, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/span\u003e 11\/01\/2009 pg. 249 (EAN 9781412959377, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eContributor Bio:\u003c\/strong\u003eLittlejohn, Stephen W\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eStephen Littlejohn\u003c\/strong\u003e (Ph.D., University of Utah), is a conflict management consultant, mediator, facilitator, and trainer. 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