{"product_id":"communication-theory-at-the-crossroads-isbn-9781394215690","title":"Communication Theory at the Crossroads","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA generative conceptual framework for empowering diverse groups and individuals to make productive and creative choices together\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eCommunication Theory at the Crossroads\u003c\/i\u003e proposes a new way of thinking about communication to generate new insights, promote new interaction practices, and directly address a new set of human problems. Rooted in a systemic constructionist perspective, this groundbreaking volume provides the theoretical foundation for fostering mutually beneficial solutions to contemporary issues of divisiveness, interdependence, rapid social change, technology-mediated human experience, and other contemporary social difficulties.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRather than merely explicating a novel conceptual framework, \u003ci\u003eCommunication Theory at the Crossroads \u003c\/i\u003epositions students as active and engaged social scientists equipped with a unified, fully integrated theory they can use across traditional divisions of communication to navigate their complex, rapidly changing world. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThroughout the text, the authors identify the limits of the communication theories currently in use, discuss the critical choices facing today’s communication students and scholars, explain the theory of relational constructionism, and much more. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHelping students frame their understanding of life difficulties and use theory-based concepts to inform their choices, \u003ci\u003eCommunication Theory at the Crossroads \u003c\/i\u003eis an essential textbook for mid-level undergraduate courses in Communication Theory and Human Communication. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAuthor’s Preface xiii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1 Theorizing as an Everyday Activity 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreview 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eImplicit Theories and Window Bashing 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eImplicit Theorizing and Phronesis 9\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePhronesis in Aristotle 10\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJohn Dewey and Theory-in-Use 11\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePhronesis, Preunderstanding and the Possibility of Productive Communication 13\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAssumptive Preunderstandings 14\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAssumptions About the Nature of Things 14\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAssumptions About Determining What is True 17\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAssumptions about the Just, Good, and Beautiful 19\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCommunication Theorizing as a Form of Phronesis 20\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExplicit Reflection on Theories 21\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNormalization of Failure 22\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChanging Problems, Changing Theories 22\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReview 23\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDiscussion Questions 24\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExercise 24\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 25\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2 New Social Conditions and the Challenge to Existing Implicit Theories 26\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreview 26\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEveryday Theorizing and Repetitive Failure 26\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhy Do People Continue to Window Bash? 27\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCommon Sense and Unwitting Consent 28\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSelf-Referentiality of Systems 31\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSystem Reproductivity 33\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntervention in Repetitive Failures 34\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Transformed Social World 35\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRapidity of Contemporary Life Changes 35\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInterdependence and Pluralism 37\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGrowth of Mediation 42\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInteraction Design 44\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReview 49\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDiscussion Questions 49\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExercise 50\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 50\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3 Evaluation of Theories 51\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreview 51\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMaking the Implicit Explicit 51\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMirrors and Lenses 52\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTheory as a Mirror of Nature 54\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExplanation\/Prediction\/Control 56\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDomain Specification 56\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHypothesis Testing 56\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAn Example 57\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTheory as a Lens on the World 59\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMaking the World We Want 65\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDeveloping a “Communication” Theory 66\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReview 68\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDiscussion Questions 68\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExercise 69\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 69\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4 A Typology of Theories 70\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreview 70\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWays of Thinking about Communication 70\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCommon Native Theories of Interaction 71\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTeleology of Interaction 72\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTeleology of Influence 72\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTeleology of Participation 73\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDominance of Influence 74\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConceptions of Meaning and Human Experience 75\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePrototypical Theories of Communication 80\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eQuadrant 1: Strategic Communication 81\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eQuadrant 2: Liberal Democracy 84\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConstructionism and the Limits of Liberal Democracy 85\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Primacy of Personal Experience 86\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFreedom of Speech and Speaking Forums 86\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePersuasion and Advocacy 87\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eScale and Representation 88\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eQuadrant 3: Cultural Management 88\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eQuadrant 4: Generative Democracy 91\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReview 93\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDiscussion Questions 94\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExercise 94\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 94\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5 Relational Construction of Human Experience 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\u003cp\u003eReferences 117\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e6 The Politics of Experience 118\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreview 118\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePluralism and Difference 118\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDifferences and Claims in Life Arenas 120\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTypes of Claims and Arenas of Difference 122\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRelation to the Interior: The Politics of Authenticity 123\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRelation to Specific Others: The Politics of Identity and Recognition 128\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRelations to Generalized Others and Society: The Politics of Order 130\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRelation to the Outer World: The Politics of Knowledge 132\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRelation to the Future: The Politics of Life Narratives 135\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRelation to Morality: The Politics of Distribution and Justice 139\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReview 141\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDiscussion 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\u003cp\u003eWorking with Confusing Claims 162\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNonalignment is Often Repeated Over Time 164\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReview 165\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDiscussion Questions 166\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExercise 166\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 166\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e8 Developing Free and Open Communication 168\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreview 168\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWorking with Difference 168\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReturning to Interaction Teleology 170\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMoral Foundation for Free and Open Communication 172\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReciprocity as an Implicit Normative Claim 174\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eImplications of Reciprocity 176\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGenuine Conversation 177\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGenuine Conversation at the Breakfast Table 178\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDifference and Conceptions of Genuine Conversations 180\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eContestation: The Opening of Communication Where Before None Seemed Needed 183\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFree and Open Communication Designs 185\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDeliberation 186\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDialogue 188\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCollaboration 189\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCollaborative Versus Strategic Orientation 189\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRepresentation and Who is at the Table 190\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProblem-Talk and Outcome-Talk 191\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDistinguishing Wants and Interests 192\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGrade Change to What End? 193\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCollaboration Beyond Resource Limited Situations 193\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReview 194\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDiscussion Questions 195\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExercise 195\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 196\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e9 Strategic Communication 197\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreview 197\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStopping of Communication Where It Is Needed 197\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOpenly Strategic Communication 198\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLatently Strategic Communication 200\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDiscursive Advantages 202\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDiscursive Closures 205\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDisqualification 205\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNaturalization 206\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNatural Laws of Basketball 207\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNeutralization 207\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNondiscussibility 208\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSubjectification of Experience 210\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMeaning Denial 211\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStrategically Reopening Communication 212\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eResistance 212\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMetacommunication 213\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRhetoric 214\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStrategic Action 214\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReview 214\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDiscussion Questions 215\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExercise 215\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 216\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e10 Interpersonal Interaction 217\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreview 217\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInterpersonal Relationships 217\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInteraction Systems 218\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHolism 218\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEquilibrium 219\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRecursivity 219\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEmergence 220\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAlignment Processes 220\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcceptance, Rejection, and Disconfirmation 221\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTaken-For-Granted-Knowledge 223\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCoherence Expectations 225\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEpisodes and Scripts 228\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCasting 230\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMixed Messages and Meaning Denial 233\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUndesirable Repetitive Patterns 235\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReview 240\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDiscussion Questions 240\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExercise 240\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 241\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e11 Interaction in Organizations 242\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreview 242\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Organizational Context 242\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRelational Construction and Organization 243\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCommunication in Organizations 245\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Turn to Culture 249\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCulture as Relational Construction 251\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEmotions 252\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIdentity 253\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSocial Order 254\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKnowledge 255\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLife Narratives 256\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJustice and Distribution 257\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNeoliberalism 258\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCorporate Colonization 258\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFree and Open Communication 261\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCollaboration in and Between Organizations 262\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGetting Social Values into Decision Making 263\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTraditional Forms of Public Value Inclusion 264\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStewardship 264\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConsumer Choices 265\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLimits of Government Intervention 266\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEmerging Forms of Public Value Inclusion 268\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBenefit Corporations (B-Corps) 268\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStakeholder Models 269\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReview 270\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDiscussion Questions 271\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExercise 271\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 271\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e12 Social and Mass Media 273\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreview 273\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Growth of Mediation 273\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMediation and Latent Strategy 275\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Myth of Transparency 275\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTransforming the Sensual 276\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eContent and Latent Strategy 279\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Blurring of Message Types 279\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCulture Industries 280\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePromises and Concerns 281\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMore Connectivity281\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIncreased Capacity to Respond 282\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMore and More Widely Shared Information 284\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMore Diverse Content and Receiver Selectivity 287\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOwnership and Commercial Interests 288\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOwnership Bias 288\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCommercial Bias 290\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMedium Design Biases 292\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIncreasing Choice and Content Diversity 295\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGreater Integration of Systems 296\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDemocratic Potential 298\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMedia Literacy and Media as a Change Agent 299\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCommunication as a Public Utility 300\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDevelopment Choices 302\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Facilitation of Democracy 303\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReview 304\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDiscussion Questions 305\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExercise 305\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 306\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e13 Analysis of Cases and Interaction Design 307\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Final Word 314\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReference 314\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix: Chapter Briefs 315\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 327\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eStanley Deetz, \u003c\/b\u003eis Professor Emeritus and a President’s Teaching Scholar at the University of 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He is a National Communication Association Distinguished Scholar and a Past-President and Fellow of the International Communication Association. He has authored or co-authored more than 150 essays and several books, including the award winning \u003ci\u003eDemocracy in an Age of Corporate Colonialization\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGary P. Radford, \u003c\/b\u003eis Professor of Communication at Fairleigh Dickinson University. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eOn the Philosophy of Communication\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eOn Eco\u003c\/i\u003e and the co-author of \u003ci\u003eLibrary Conversations: Reclaiming Interpersonal Communication Theory for Understanding Professional Encounters.\u003c\/i\u003e Radford is the founding editor of \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eAtlantic Journal of Communication\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMichael Vicaro, \u003c\/b\u003eis Associate Professor of Communication at Penn State, Greater Allegheny. He is the author of numerous academic articles and book chapters on rhetorical and communication theory. 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