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Making Social Worlds: A Communication Perspective
W. Barnett Pearce
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Description for Making Social Worlds: A Communication Perspective
Paperback. Making Social Worlds: A Communication Perspective offers the most accessible introduction to the tools and concepts of CMM - Coordinated Management of Meaning - one of the groundbreaking theories of speech communication. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: GTC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 15. Weight in Grams: 404.
Making Social Worlds: A Communication Perspective offers the most accessible introduction to the tools and concepts of CMM – Coordinated Management of Meaning – one of the groundbreaking theories of speech communication.
- Draws upon advances in research for the most up-to-date concepts in speech communication
- Defines the 'critical moments' of communication for students and practitioners; encouraging us to view communication as a two-sided process of coordinating actions and making/managing meanings
- Questions how we can intervene in dangerous or undesirable patterns of communication that will result in better social worlds
Product Details
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
Weight
403g
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
Hoboken, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781405162609
SKU
V9781405162609
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Ref
99-2
About W. Barnett Pearce
W. Barnett Pearce is Professor in the School of Human and Organization Development, Fielding Graduate University in Santa Barbara, California. Dr. Pearce has published extensively on communication theory and is one of the principal developers of the theory of the Coordinated Management of Meaning (CMM) currently in use by scholars and practitioners.
Reviews for Making Social Worlds: A Communication Perspective
"Making Social Worlds is an exciting and gutsy volume readable by a range of audiences. The focus on critical interaction moments allows intelligent probing communication–based analyses of everything from couples fighting to wars and international relations. The conversational writing style kept me engaged from beginning to end." Stanley Deetz. Professor Director of Peace and Conflict Studies National Communication Association Distinguished ... Read more