Survey of Communication Study

Welcome
elcome to the open source version of Survey of Communication Study. This offers the opportunity to introduce people to Communication as an academic field of study. We have broken the book into two parts. First, we lay the foundation by covering the scope of communication study, its history, as well as a brief introduction to theories and research methods. Second, we provide chapters that survey many of the areas of specialization practiced in the field of Communication today.

Table of Contents

 * /Preface/

Part I

 * /Chapter 1 - Foundations: Defining Communication and Communication Study/
 * /Chapter 2 - Verbal Communication/
 * /Chapter 3 - Nonverbal Communication/
 * /Chapter 4 - History of Communication Study/
 * /Chapter 5 - Communication Theory/
 * /Chapter 6 - Communication Research/

Part II

 * Introduction
 * /Chapter 7 - Rhetorical Criticism/
 * /Chapter 8 - Mass Communication/
 * /Chapter 9 - Interpersonal Communication/
 * /Chapter 10 - Group Communication/
 * /Chapter 11 - Organizational Communication/
 * /Chapter 12 - Intercultural Communication/
 * /Chapter 13 - Gender Communication/

Authors

 * Laura K. Hahn, Professor, Humboldt State University
 * Scott T. Paynton, Professor, Humboldt State University