| Abstract |
"The third edition of this text maintains its place as a key resource for learning the foundational and emerging theories in the field of interpersonal communication. With each chapter devoted to a specific theory and authored by an expert in that theory, the book gives students a comprehensive overview of this discipline. This edition features an expanded discussion of theory evaluation and theory development and new attention to both social media and diversity. With the theory chapters sharing the same structure, the book ensures consistent coverage of topics within each theory. This book is an essential text for advanced undergraduate and graduate courses in interpersonal communication and theory"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Biographical note | Dawn O. Braithwaite (PhD, University of Minnesota) is a Willa Cather Professor of Communication, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, USA. She studies discourse-dependent families, dialectics of relating, and communication rituals in stepfamilies and voluntary kin. She has published 6 books and over 130 articles and chapters. A Distinguished Scholar of the National Communication Association and Western States Communication Associations, Braithwaite received NCA's Bernard J. Brommel Award for Family Communication and the Becker Distinguished Service Award. She is the Past President of NCA and WSCA. Paul Schrodt (PhD, University of Nebraska-Lincoln) is the Philip J. and Cheryl C.Burguir̈esProfessor in the Department of Communication Studies at Texas Christian University, USA. He studies communication processes that facilitate family relationships, with a particular interest in conflict and stepfamily functioning. He has authored more than 100 journal articles and book chapters, has received the National Communication Association's Bernard J. Brommel Award for Family Communication, and served as Editor of Communication Monographs. |
| Source of description | Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on October 19, 2021). |
| Issued in other form | Print version: Engaging theories in interpersonal communication. 3rd edition. New York, NY : Routledge, 2022 9780367425319 |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2021017819 |
| ISBN | 9781003195511 (ebook) |
| ISBN | 1003195512 (ebook) |
| ISBN | 9781000457025 (electronic bk. ; EPUB) |
| ISBN | 1000457028 (electronic bk. ; EPUB) |
| ISBN | 9781000457018 (electronic bk. ; PDF) |
| ISBN | 100045701X (electronic bk. ; PDF) |
| ISBN | (paperback) |
| ISBN | (hardback) |
| Stock number | 9781003195511 Taylor & Francis |
