内容简介
ThetentheditionofAFirstLookatCommunicationTheoryjustifiesagaintheprogram’senduringpopularity.Griffin,joinedbycolleaguesAndrewLedbetterandGlennSparks,encouragesstudentswhoareencounteringthefieldforthefirsttimetotackletheorieswithoutfear.Theauthorsintroduce32diversetheoriesthatareamixoffoundationalandrecentscholarshipand,withthebenefitofnumerousexamplesandconnectionstopopculture,helpstudentsapplythemtotheirownlives.Thisprogramensuresthatstudentshaveasolidfoundationwithwhichtobeginunderstandingtherelationshipsbetweentheories.
作者简介
AndrewLedbetterisanAssociateProfessorofCommunicationStudiesatTexasChristianUniversity.HereceivedhisM.A.andPh.D.incommunicationstudiesfromtheUniversityofKansas.Hisresearchaddresseshowpeopleusecommunicationtechnologytomaintaintheirinterpersonalrelationships.Arelatedinterestconcernshowparent–childcommunicationpredictshealthandwell-being.Andrewhaspublishedmorethan35articlesandreceivedrecognitionforteachingexcellencefromboththeNationalCommunicationAssociationandCentralStatesCommunicationAssociation.Hiswife,Jessica,isaformerattorneywhoteachesbusinesslawatTexasChristianUniversity.Withtheirdaughters,SydneyandKira,theyenjoyinvolvementintheirchurch,playingboardandcardgames,reading,cooking,andfollowingtheTCUHornedFrogsandKansasJayhawks.YoucanreachAndrewata.ledbetter@tcu.edu,visithisblogatwww.andrewledbetter.com,orfollowhimonTwittervia@dr_ledbetter.
