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A Survey of Scientific Communication Theory
Contributor(s): Pavitt, Charles (Author)

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ISBN: 1433133776     ISBN-13: 9781433133770
Publisher: Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publi
OUR PRICE: $180.03  

Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: July 2016
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BISAC Categories:
- Language Arts & Disciplines | Communication Studies
Dewey: 302.2
LCCN: 2016014705
Physical Information: 369 pages
Features: Bibliography, Index
 
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This detailed survey of present-day scientific communication theory rejects the outmoded levels organizational scheme in favor of a system based on the underlying model and fundamental explanatory principle each theory presupposes. In doing so it shows the fundamental similarities among all communication-relevant contexts. Most theories included in the book are causal in nature, derived from one of three underlying models: message production, message reception, or interactive. A few theories take on a functional form, sometimes in dialectic or systemic versions. An introductory chapter describes what is meant by scientific explanation, how that concept is instantiated in scientific communication theory, and delineates the three causal models prevalent in these theories. A useful resource for scholars, this book is suitable for graduate and advanced undergraduate courses in communication theory.
 
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