{"product_id":"communication-as-1","title":"Communication as ...","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhat does it mean to argue that communication is organizing? Or ritual? Or failure? What is at stake in choosing one metaphor or stance over another? What is gained and what is lost - for the field, for the theories themselves, and especially for humans communicating in everyday contexts? In \u003cstrong\u003eCommunication as...: Perspectives on Theory, \u003c\/strong\u003eeditors Gregory J. Shepherd, Jeffrey St. John, and Ted Striphas bring together a collection of 27 essays that explores the wide range of theorizing about communication, cutting across all lines of traditional division in the field.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe essays in this text are written by leading scholars in the field of communication theory, with each scholar employing a particular stance or perspective on what communication theory is and how it functions. In essays that are brief, argumentative, and forceful, the scholars propose their perspective as a primary or essential way of viewing communication with decided benefits over other views.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eKey Features:\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCompares and contrasts different metaphorical views on the theory and practice of communication, challenging students to develop their own argument about communication theory   \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePromotes an alternative way of examining communication problems - through the engaged interplay of a diversity of positions - encouraging readers to think through contemporary problems and questions in the field   \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCompels readers to confront competing theoretical positions and their consequences head-on rather than outlining theories in ways that might separate them from their real-world consequences \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCommunication as...\u003c\/strong\u003e is an excellent textbook for advanced undergraduate and graduate courses on communication theory in the fields of Communication, Journalism, Sociology, and Psychology.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"SAGE Publications Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54245718589784,"sku":"9781412906579","price":215.76,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781412906579.jpg?v=1777772722","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/communication-as-1","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}