Thinking Through Communication: An Introduction to the Study of Human Communication - Softcover

Trenholm, Sarah

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1138233900 ISBN 13: 9781138233904

Publisher: Routledge, 2017

Synopsis

Now in its eighth edition, Thinking Through Communication provides a balanced introduction to the fundamental theories and principles of communication. It explores communication in a variety of contexts―from interpersonal to group to mass media―and can be used in both theoryand skills-based courses. With a dynamic approach, Trenholm helps students to develop a better understanding of communication as a field of study, as well as its practical applications. This edition devotes attention to how new technologies are changing the ways we think about communication, with revised chapters on both traditional and social media.

About this title

From the Back Cover:

We use it every day. It can be interpersonal, nonverbal, group, public, or even electronic. And we could all probably benefit from a lesson on ways to use it more effectively. So what is it? Communication. And this book is intended to be the lesson we need, as it reveals and explains the language, codes, creativity, technology and skills of which effective, clear communication is made. This coherent, clear book provides an excellent and balanced introduction to basic theories and principles of communication. It covers a full range of topics-- from the history of communication study to the efforts of communication scholars, with nearly half of its coverage devoted to contexts of communication. The author asks readers to rediscover the daily process of communication and to think about it in systematic ways. Anyone concerned with communicating effectively.

About the Author:

Sarah Trenholm is Emerita Professor in the Department of Communication Studies at Ithaca College, New York, USA.

About this edition

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2017
• ISBN 10: 1138233900
• ISBN 13: 9781138233904
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 440