When Communication Became a Discipline

When Communication Became a Discipline describes how speech and journalism professors embraced the concept of communication as central to their scholarly work. It tells the story of how they transformed themselves and established an academic discipline of communication.

List of contents

Table of Contents
Chapter 1 The Discipline of CommunicationChapter 2 Histories of Communication StudyChapter 3 Becoming an Academic Discipline of Communication, 1964-1982Chapter 4 Communication as the Formation and Change of Individual and Public OpinionChapter 5 Communication as Language UseChapter 6 Communication as Information TransmissionChapter 7 Communication as Developer of RelationshipsChapter 8 Communication as Definer, Interpreter, and Critic of CultureChapter 9 After 1982: Communication's Development as a Discipline

About the author

By William F. Eadie

Summary

When Communication Became a Discipline describes how speech and journalism professors embraced the concept of communication as central to their scholarly work. It tells the story of how they transformed themselves and established an academic discipline of communication.

Product details

• Authors: William F. Eadie, Eadie William F., Eadie William F. Eadie
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.09.2023
• EAN: 9781498572170
• ISBN: 978-1-4985-7217-0
• No. of pages: 192
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Media, communication > General, dictionaries; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Research, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Communication Studies, Communication Studies, EDUCATION / Schools / Levels / Higher