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Delve into the field of communication studies, which is a discipline that deals with human communication and behavior. The term communication refers chiefly to three types of communication: verbal (the sharing of information through speech), written (involving any type of message communicated through the written word), and nonverbal (communication without words, such as body language). Different types of communication include talking, typing an email, or smiling.
Communication studies stretches as far back as ancient Greece, when the study of rhetoric, the art of persuading others through public speaking, was considered an essential part of education. This classical tradition influenced the development of classes in rhetoric and oratory in the United States in the early 19th century. It became a more scientific field of study in the mid-20th century as scholars attempted to better understand the power of communication to influence others.
Communication studies straddles the fields of the social sciences and the humanities in its interest in both the methods of communicating as well as how messages are interpreted through political, cultural, economic, semiotic, hermeneutic, and social contexts. Since communication is ubiquitous in society, the application of communication studies is quite broad. Communication studies is often incorporated in other fields of study, such as journalism, film criticism, theater, public relations, and political science as well as a range of media such as radio, television, and film. Intercultural communication, which is a form of communication that aims to share information across different cultures and social groups, is becoming increasingly important in a global society.
Major organizations associated with communication studies include the Association for Business Communication, the Association of Schools of Journalism and Mass Communication, the International Communication Association, and the National Association for Media Literacy Education.
Gale provides scholarly tools to advance the study of communication, including databases, primary source archives, and eBooks.
Ideal for school, academic, and public libraries, Gale databases offer researchers access to credible, up-to-date information on communication studies.
Gale Primary Sources contains archives and communication research journals that provide researchers with primary source material, including historical documents, archives, and works of art that can be used to examine and analyze the evolution of communication over time.
Gale offers a variety of eBooks covering a wide range of communication topics, including family communication, organizational communication, disorders, language, and more. Users can add Gale eBooks to a customized collection and cross-search to pinpoint relevant content. Workflow tools help users easily share, save, and download content.
Case Studies in Organizational Communication, 2nd Edition
SAGE | 2013 | ISBN-13: 9781452263885
This updated edition integrates ethical theory and practice to help strengthen readers’ awareness, judgment, and action in organizations by exploring ethical dilemmas in a diverse range of well-known business cases. This volume explores a range of complex issues in today’s organizations, addresses ethical concerns, and investigates the fundamentals that enable organizations to be simultaneously productive and ethical. Compiled with a variety of important examples of organizational communication ethics of today, case studies include the discussion of ethical dilemmas faced by Walmart, Toyota, Enron, Mitsubishi, BP, Arthur Andersen, Google, college athletics, and the pharmaceutical industry, among others. Through these case studies, students are able to directly assess ethical and unethical decision-making in a rich, diverse, and complex manner that moves beyond simple explanations of ethics. This book is an invaluable resource for students and those interested in organizational communication ethics.
Returning to Interpersonal Dialogue and Understanding Human Communication in the Digital Age, 1st Edition
Information Science Reference | 2019 | ISBN-13: 9781522541691
Digital collaboration is abundant in today’s world, but it’s often problematic and doesn’t provide an apt solution to the human need for comprehensive communication. Humans require more personal interactions beyond what can be achieved online. This title is a collection of innovative studies on the methods and applications of comparing online human interactions to face-to-face interactions. While highlighting topics including digital collaboration, social media, and privacy, this book is a vital reference source for public administrators, educators, businesses, academicians, and researchers seeking current research on the importance of nondigital communication between people.
The SAGE Encyclopedia of Human Communication Sciences and Disorders, 1st Edition
SAGE | 2019 | ISBN-13: 9781483380827
This in-depth encyclopedia is aimed at undergraduate students interested in interdisciplinary perspectives on human communication—both normal and disordered—across the life span. This timely and unique set will look at the spectrum of communication disorders, from causation and prevention to testing and assessment through rehabilitation, intervention, and education. This encyclopedia offers an interdisciplinary reach, including a strong focus on health issues, with topics such as Asperger’s syndrome, fetal alcohol syndrome, anatomy of the human larynx, dementia, and more. It includes core psychology and cognitive sciences topics, such as social development, stigma, language acquisition, self-help groups, memory, depression, behaviorism, and cognitive development. Education topics include cooperative learning, special education, and classroom-based service delivery. Top researchers and clinicians across multiple fields have contributed to approximately 640 signed entries across four volumes.
The SAGE Handbook of Family Communication, 1st Edition
SAGE | 2015 | ISBN-13: 9781483312729
This in-depth encyclopedia is aimed at undergraduate students interested in interdisciplinary perspectives on human communication—both normal and disordered—across the life span. This timely and unique set will look at the spectrum of communication disorders, from causation and prevention to testing and assessment through rehabilitation, intervention, and education. This encyclopedia offers an interdisciplinary reach, including a strong focus on health issues, with topics such as Asperger’s syndrome, fetal alcohol syndrome, anatomy of the human larynx, dementia, and more. It includes core psychology and cognitive sciences topics, such as social development, stigma, language acquisition, self-help groups, memory, depression, behaviorism, and cognitive development. Education topics include cooperative learning, special education, and classroom-based service delivery. Top researchers and clinicians across multiple fields have contributed to approximately 640 signed entries across four volumes.
What Goes On Inside Your Brain?: Language, Communication, and Your Brain, 1st Edition
Gareth Stevens Publishing| 2019 | ISBN-13: 9781538235621
Language is a powerful tool that humans have developed and advanced far more than any other species. The key to utilizing this tool lies in our mental power. What does the brain do to help us learn and use language? What must happen in our minds so that we communicate effectively? This text covers the basics of speaking and listening, but it even goes into more complex areas such as dyslexia and creative expression. Readers are guided through the amazing world of linguistics and the brain’s starring role in helping us understand and be understood.
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