Mediation, Information, and Communication - 9781138512009

Name: Mediation, Information, and Communication - 9781138512009
Brand: Taylor & Francis

Taylor & Francis

Mediation, Information, and CommunicationAuthor(s): Brent D. Ruben\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138512009, 978-1138512009\nSynopsis\nThis third volume of Information and Behavior shows broad continuities with previous volumes in this series, but it also represents an important evolution. In emphasizing theoretical advances in mediation, information, and communication processes, this volume has unifying themes at the cutting edge of communication research, linking communication with areas as far-ranging as cognitive psychology, intellectual history, social psychology, policy, and macroeconomics.\n\nA sampling of the contents indicates both continuities and discontinuities of communication research embodied in this volume. Contributions include Joseph Turow, \""Mass Communication as Concept\""; Gary Grumpert and Robert Cathcart, \""A Theory of Mediation;\"" Leah Lievrouw and T. Andrew Finn, \""Common Dimensions of ""