Communication studies Books

This book explores a research project focused on finding a community-level response to the American opioid epidemic.

The Internet and Health Care: Theory, Research, and Practice presents an in-depth introduction to the field of health care and the Internet, from international and interdisciplinary perspectives. It combines expertise in the areas of the social sciences,...

HDTV and the Transition to Digital Broadcasting bridges the gap between non-technical personnel (management and creative) and technical by giving you a working knowledge of digital television technology, a clear understanding of the challenges of HDTV...

A complete, professional 'bible' on all aspects of audio and video compression using MPEG technology, including the MPEG-4 standard and, in this second edition, H-264. The clarity of explanation and depth of technical detail combine to make this book an...

The book is devoted to the analysis of promotional material of tourist activities on tourism websites, including walking, dining, and visiting natural and cultural heritage sights, as instances of multimodal texts through a case study of Croatian and...

Continuing its engaging and readable approach, this second edition presents an overview of the major theories within the discipline of communication studies inclusive of the three major paradigms of social scientific, interpretive, and critical.Each...

Discursos es una obra literaria escrita por varios autores que trata temas diversos. Este primer volumen incluye los discursos más interesantes de destacables profesionales en el ámbito de la literatura y la comunicación. Este libro es obligatorio para...

This Latin text provides a comprehensive study of rhetoric, complete with examples and illustrations to help readers understand the principles and techniques of persuasive communication. Originally written by Cornelius Valerius in the 16th century, this...

We know of the preacher's roles as both teacher and proclaimer, but Jeffrey Arthurs adds another assignment: the Lord's remembrancer. With decades of preaching experience, he explains how to stir the memory of Christ-followers, fanning the flames of...

Convergence is happening around the world. It represents a new form of reporting and may well be the future for journalism. Full convergence involves a radical change in approach and mindset among journalists and their managers. It involves a shared...

Gatewatching: Collaborative Online News Production is the first comprehensive study of the latest wave of online news publications. The book investigates the collaborative publishing models of key news Websites, ranging from the worldwide Indymedia...

Television sets the tone for American political advertising through paid advertisements, the nightly news, and even late-night talk shows. This anthology explores the reality of political advertising in the media - the impact of negative ads, what...

Scholars, educators, health professionals, and activists from a variety of fields have struggled with one of the most significant questions of contemporary life: How do we rescue the experience of death and dying from the mire of fear, denial, and...

Living Without the Screen provides an in-depth study of those American families and individuals who opt not to watch television, exploring the reasons behind their choices, discussing their beliefs about television, and examining the current...

Nexus Analysis presents an exciting theory by two of the leading names in discourse analysis and provides a practical guide to its application. The authors argue that discourse analysis can itself be a form of social action. If the discourse analyst is...

This book examines the mediated shift in the contemporary human condition, focusing on the ways in which we synthesise with media content in daily life, essentially transmediating ourselves into new forms and (re)creating ourselves across media.Across an...

Language, Health and Culture brings together contributions by linguistic scholars working in the area of health communication in Asia-in particular, in Hong Kong, Mainland China, Singapore, Japan and Taiwan. Olga Zayts-Spence and Susan M. Bridges, along...

This book examines key issues at the intersection of education and technology by addressing the question that most educators face-how do we use technology to engage students in the learning process and enhance learning?Problematizing the view that...

Filled with abundant exercises, The Complete Editor provides readers with many resources actively learn about copyediting, headline writing, decision-making, relationships with writers, graphic presentations, photo editing and layout and design. It also...

The Grammar of Knowledge offers both a linguistic and anthropological perspective on the expression of information sources, as well as inferences, assumptions, probability and possibility, and gradations of doubt and beliefs in a range of languages. The...

Explores the role of technology in journalism using historical narratives and empirical analysis. Argues for slower-paced journalism that prioritizes long-term collaboration and reflection to enhance journalism’s core missions and functions in...

The book suggests a new perspective on the essence of human language. This enormous achievement of our species is best characterized as a communication technology - not unlike the social media on the Net today - that was collectively invented by ancient...

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Speak Internationally Social Effect Stories" is a remarkable and connecting with stage that unites accounts from different societies all over the planet. This drive isn't just a narrating stage; a lively embroidery winds around together the rich social...

Oliver Kanehl beschäftigt sich in seiner vorliegenden Studie mit der Konstruktion von Männlichkeit in den Filmen von Woody Allen und leistet damit einen film- und medienwissenschaftlichen Beitrag zur Genderforschung. Im Gegensatz zu den unzähligen...

Bachelorarbeit aus dem Jahr 2017 im Fachbereich Medien / Kommunikation - Public Relations, Werbung, Marketing, Social Media, Note: 2,0, Hochschule der Medien Stuttgart (Electronic Media), Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Diese Bachelorarbeit hat die Akzeptanz...

Bachelor Thesis from the year 2018 in the subject Communications - Specialized communication, grade: 1,0, Vienna University of Economics and Business (Department for Foreign Languages), language: English, abstract: This thesis analyses both the...

Bachelorarbeit aus dem Jahr 2017 im Fachbereich Sozialwissenschaften allgemein, Note: 1,7, Universität Stuttgart, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Diese Forschungsarbeit handelt von populistischen Aspekten politischer Kommunikation. Als Erweiterung zur...

Bachelorarbeit aus dem Jahr 2017 im Fachbereich Medien / Kommunikation - Forschung und Studien, Note: 1,0, Hochschule der Medien Stuttgart, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: In der vorliegenden Bachelorarbeit werden die über Medien stattfindenden...

Bachelorarbeit aus dem Jahr 2015 im Fachbereich Medien / Kommunikation - Theorien, Modelle, Begriffe, Note: 1,7, Otto-Friedrich-Universität Bamberg, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Diese Arbeit versucht, die Systemtheorie Luhmanns speziell im Hinblick auf...

Seminar paper from the year 2012 in the subject Communications - Intercultural Communication, grade: 1,3, , language: English, abstract: This work aims to provide a first insight into the topic of corporate culture and investigate their importance to...

Seminars and tutorials are staples of higher and professional education courses, but running them well and ensuring that they are effective is not easy.53 Interesting Things to do in your Seminars and Tutorials provides practical suggestions, each tried...

2022 Reprint of the 1952 First Edition.   Exact facsimile of the original edition and not reproduced with Optical Recognition Software.  Modern psychology is able to give new impetus to the study of language and understanding. The...

In a globalized world full of noise, brands are constantly launching messages through different channels. For the last two decades, brands, marketers, and creatives have faced the difficult task of reaching those individuals who do not want to watch or...

This book concerns itself with the origin of speech and language, takes the reader through the steps of dialectic (how to reason) and rhetoric (how to persuade), examines the importance of stories and symbols and the role of thinking, and highlights the...

Increasing health literacy among patients is a difficult task as medical jargon and healthcare directions can be overwhelming and difficult to comprehend. In today's digital world, people are more connected than ever before and have the ability to find...

The development of information and communication technologies enables dynamic social interaction through computer-mediated communication. Interpersonal Relations and Social Patterns in Communication Technologies: Discourse Norms, Language Structures and...

The book assembles essays by leading and emerging Indigenous and non-Indigenous scholars that demonstrate the foundational role of Indigeneity to intercultural communication scholarship. In doing so, the anthology stages a much-needed intervention into...

This rhetorical biography illustrates the manner in which African American woman newspaper publisher and journalist Almena Davis Lomax sought to persuade her readers of her civil rights vision--through her　Los Angeles Tribune　editorials, columns, and...

According to Carl J. Couch, the history of human society is one of successive, sometimes overlapping, information technologies used to process the various symbolic representations that inform social contexts. Unlike earlier "media" theorists who ignored...

In the age of iDeology - in which individual access and participation to technology is about to replace the rich texture of religion, culture, tradition and political convictions - the social impact of media discourse only magnifies. This volume is an...

The Philippine Research Colloqium series offer highly specialized works from the Philippine humanities and social sciences.In many cases, these are award-winning dissertations by promising young scientists.

Bernd Kappenberg untersucht den heutigen Gebrauch diakritischer Zeichen in Deutschland, etwa bei der Wiedergabe von Namen aus dem slawischen Sprachraum. Es sind mittlerweile 20 Jahre seit der Einführung des universalen Zeichensatzes UCS vergangen...

Befragt, was er täte, wenn er für einen Tag die Weltherrschaft in Händen hielte, antwortet Ulrich, der Protagonist in Robert Musils Roman Der Mann ohne Eigenschaften: „Es würde mir nichts übrig bleiben, als die Wirklichkeit abzuschaffen".Von der...