内容简介
Themostwidely-usedtextbookforthecommunicationtheorycourse,AFirstLookatCommunicationTheoryanalyzesthemajorcommunicationtheoriesatalevelthatisappropriateforbothlower-andupper-levelcourses.The32theoriesrepresentedinthete
作者简介
EmGriffinisProfessorofCommunicationatWheatonCollegeinIllinois,wherehehastaughtforthepasttwenty-sixyearsandhasbeenchosenTeacheroftheYear.Hereceivedhisbachelor’sdegreeinpoliticalsciencefromtheUniversityofMichigan,andhisM.A.andPh.D.inCommunicationfromNorthwesternUniversity.Hisresearchinterestcentersonthedevelopmentofclosefriendships.ProfessorGriffinistheauthorofthreeappliedcommunicationbooks:TheMindChangersanalyzespracticaltechniquesofpersuasion;GettingTogetheroffersresearch-basedsuggestionsforeffectivegroupleadership;andMakingFriendsdescribesthewaythatqualityinterpersonalcommunicationcanbuildcloserelationships.HealsospeaksandleadsworkshopsonthesetopicsintheUnitedStates,Singapore,andthePhilippines.ProfessorGriffin’swife,Jean,isanartist.Theyhavetwoadultchildren,JimandSharon.
