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This research volume serves as a comprehensive resource for psychophysiological research on media responses. It addresses the theoretical underpinnings, methodological techniques, and most recent research in this area. It goes beyond current volumes by placing the research techniques within a context of communication processes and effects as a field, and demonstrating how the real-time measurement of physiological responses enhances and complements more traditional measures of psychological effects from media.

This volume provides an overview of the methodological issues and challenges inherent in the study of small groups and teams from the perspective of seasoned researchers in communication, psychology and other fields in the behavioral and social sciences. It summarizes the current state of group methods in a format that is readable, insightful, and useful for both new and experienced group researchers. This collection of essays will inspire new and established researchers alike to look beyond their current methodological approaches, covering both traditional and new methods for studying groups and teams, and exploring the full range of groups in face-to-face and online settings. The work is an important addition to graduate study on group and team research and it will be a valuable reference for established group researchers, and consultants and other practitioners.

Communicating and Organizing in Context integrates Giddens¿ structuration theory with Goffman¿s interaction order and develops a new theoretical base¿the theory of structurational interaction¿for the analysis of communicating and organizing. This book will be a valuable resource for students and scholars as an orientation to the field of organizational communication.

This volume presents the basics of semiotic theory to communication scholars, it summarizes those aspects relevant to the study of social interaction, particularly the signs and codes - explaining how they come together within cultures.

Developed for use in courses on mass media and society, media studies, and media literacy, this book offers diverse theoretical perspectives and methodological approaches on the representation of romantic relationships across the media spectrum, including the myths, stereotypes, and prescriptions manifested throughout the press.

This volume focuses on the development of entertainment-education - using the universal appeal of entertainment to show individuals how they can live safer, healthier, and happier lives. The authors identify ethical and other problems that accompany this approach to social change.

Explores sex differences in how men and women communicate, set within the context of sex similarities. This book examines how sex differences and similarities can be seen in various verbal and nonverbal communicative behaviours across contexts. It is of interest to readers in communication, social psychology, relationships, and related fields.

This volume provides an overview of the methodological issues and challenges inherent in the study of small groups from the perspective of seasoned researchers in communication, psychology and other fields in the behavioral and social sciences. It summarizes the current state of group methods in a format that is readable, insightful, and useful for both new and experienced group researchers.

"Self Versus Others "explores the third-person effect and its role in media as a means of persuasion. This scholarly work synthesizes more than two decades of research on the third-person effect, the process in which individuals do not perceive them

Addressing both renowned theories and standard applications, Stories of Life in the Workplace explains how stories affect human practices and organizational life. Authors Larry Browning and George H. Morris explore how we experience, interpret, and personalize narrative stories in our everyday lives, and how these communicative acts impact our social aims and interactions. In pushing the boundaries of how we perceive narrative and organization, the authors include stories that are broadly applicable across all concepts and experiences.

The Global Journalist in the 21st Century systematically assesses the demographics, education, socialization, professional attitudes and working conditions of journalists in 33 countries around the world. As the most comprehensive and reliable source on journalists around the world, it will serve as the primary source for evaluating the state of journalism. It promises to become a standard textbook among journalism, media, and communication students and researchers around the world.

This volume delves into the use of interactive communication applications to promote health behavior change. Providing a timely and comprehensive review of current tools for health communication, eHealth Applications is a must-read for scholars, students and researchers in health communication, public health, and health education.

This volume delves into the use of interactive communication applications to promote health behavior change. Providing a timely and comprehensive review of current tools for health communication, eHealth Applications is a must-read for scholars, students and researchers in health communication, public health, and health education.

This text is the result of an "excellence project" - commissioned by the IABC (International Association of Business Communicators) Research Foundation. The project sought to explore what makes an excellent communication department and how good public relations makes organizations more effective.

Culture and Public Relations explores the impact of culture ' societal and organizational ' through the global lens of public relations. With contributors from Europe, Asia, Australia, and North America, this collection offers international perspectives on an increasingly important area. It will be required reading for scholars, researchers, and students in public relations and business.

Long-distance relationships have become a popular area of study, although limited work has been published. In response to this state of scholarship, Laura Stafford summarizes literature across the social sciences on various types of long-distance relationships and extracts themes and patterns across the relational types, relating them to theory.

A detailed commentary about the V-chip and its impact on communication policy. For scholars, lawyers, policy makers, and others interested in mass comm., broadcasting, and program rating issues.

Addressing both renowned theories and standard applications, Stories of Life in the Workplace explains how stories affect human practices and organizational life. Authors Larry Browning and George H. Morris explore how we experience, interpret, and personalize narrative stories in our everyday lives, and how these communicative acts impact our social aims and interactions. In pushing the boundaries of how we perceive narrative and organization, the authors include stories that are broadly applicable across all concepts and experiences.

Traces how political ads help to interpret the psychological reality of the presidential campaign in the minds of millions of voters. Suitable for researchers in advertising, communication, and consumer psychology, this title helps define future work on the relationship between television, politics, and the mind of the voter.

Traces how political ads help to interpret the psychological reality of the presidential campaign in the minds of millions of voters. This title covers such areas as Generating Meaning in the Pursuit of Power, Analyses of the Meaning of Political Ads, The Campaign Documentary as an Ad, and Regulating Signs and Images.

First Published in 1993. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

The aesthetic principles of television images presented are drawn from converging research in academic disciplines such as psychology, neurophysiology, and the fine arts. This study seeks to construct and strengthen the foundations of the theory of television aesthetics.

The book explores the juncture between two broad movements that hope to improve education: educational technology and media education. An analysis of these movements develops a vision of teaching and learning that is critical, inquiry-based and suitable for life in a mobile, global, democracy.

Focusing on the consolidation of players in many aspects of business, including banking, aviation, insurance and mass media, this work discusses the "Transnational Media Corporation" and asks what makes a global corporation global? And to what extent do TNMCs affect the marketplace of ideas?

Discusses the choice between culture and anarchy, and the role the international media play in the coaxing us to one or the other. Olson's argument details the primary thesis, examines the magnitude of the United States' media success, and gives examples of how that strategy has been deployed.

Working from the position that public relations is a theoretically grounded and research based discipline with the potential to bring numerous areas of applied communication together, the authors have developed this volume to open up the public relations field to a variety of theories.

Offers an analysis of crime coverage on local television, exploring the nature of local television news and the ongoing appeal of crime stories. This book focuses on live local television coverage of crime and examine its irresistibility to viewers and its impact on society's perceptions of itself.