Routledge Communication Series
About the Book Series
The Routledge Communication Series covers the breadth of the communication discipline, from interpersonal communication to public relations, offering textbooks, handbooks, and scholarly reference materials.
Perspectives on Radio and Television: Telecommunication in the United States
4th Edition
By F. Leslie Smith, David H. Ostroff, John W. Wright
January 27, 2017
This textbook describes the field of radio and television in the United States, presents the material in a manner the reader can grasp and enjoy, and makes the book useful for the classroom teacher. Written for adaptation to individual teaching situations, the book is divided by subject matter ...
Statistical Deception at Work
1st Edition
By John Mauro
October 19, 2016
Written to reveal statistical deceptions often thrust upon unsuspecting journalists, this book views the use of numbers from a public perspective. Illustrating how the statistical naivete of journalists often nourishes quantitative misinformation, the author's intent is to make journalists more ...
New infotainment Technologies in the Home: Demand-side Perspectives
1st Edition
Edited
By Ruby Roy Dholakia, Norbert Mundorf, Nikhilesh Dholakia
September 23, 2016
As the "information superhighway" moves into the home through interactive media, enhanced telecom services, and hybrid appliances, interest continually grows in how consumers adopt and use Information Technology (IT), the strategies IT marketers use to reach consumers, and the public policies that ...
The Cognitive Bases of Interpersonal Communication
1st Edition
Edited
By Dean E. Hewes
September 06, 2016
Our interpretations of the world we live in, and the people and institutions that comprise it, are acquired through complex interactions among what we believe to be true, what the world is, and/or what others think it is. Understanding those complex interactions is one of the most important goals ...
The Poll With A Human Face: The National Issues Convention Experiment in Political Communication
1st Edition
Edited
By Maxwell Mccombs, Amy Reynolds
September 06, 2016
In 1996, the National Issues Convention (NIC) assembled a national sample of 459 Americans on the campus of the University of Texas at Austin. This diverse group of Americans was seen and heard nationally. They spent three days in small group discussions of major public issues and participated in ...
Handbook of Communication and People With Disabilities: Research and Application
1st Edition
Edited
By Dawn O. Braithwaite, Teresa L. Thompson
August 26, 2016
This Handbook represents the first comprehensive collection of research on communication and people with disabilities. The editors have brought together original contributions focusing on the identity, social, and relationship adjustments faced by people with disabilities and those with whom they ...
Media Education and the Liberal Arts: A Blueprint for the New Professionalism
1st Edition
By Robert O. Blanchard, William G. Christ
August 26, 2016
This book provides academic reformers with a blueprint for tackling the upheaval facing media education. It calls for a new professionalism that rejects the status quo, reflects the mission and diversity of individual programs, and demands a redefinition of both traditional media studies and the ...
Negative Political Advertising: Coming of Age
1st Edition
By Karen S. Johnson-Cartee, Gary Copeland
August 26, 2016
This volume provides a unique synthesis of the relevant literature from academic studies in the fields of political science, marketing, advertising, speech communication, telecommunication, and public relations combined with the practical wisdom of professional consultants. Offering the reader both...
Media Effects and Society
2nd Edition
By Elizabeth M. Perse, Jennifer Lambe
August 25, 2016
Grounded in theoretical principle, Media Effects and Society help students make the connection between mass media and the impact it has on society as a whole. The text also explores how the relationship individuals have with media is created, therefore helping them alleviate its harmful effects and...
Social and Cultural Aspects of Vcr Use
1st Edition
By Julie Dobrow, Julia R. Dobrow
July 11, 2016
First Published in 1990. Although commercially available in the United States for more than a decade, videocassette recorder (VCR) sales continue to rise. This volume contains some of writing about video. Although several of the chapters continue to address the very important questions raised in ...
New Communication Technologies in Developing Countries
1st Edition
By Jarice Hanson, Uma Narula
May 31, 2016
This volume explores how a number of developing countries -- including India, Malaysia, Columbia, Brazil, and Saudi Arabia -- are responding to the pressures of the information society. Infrastructural development, policies, and social systems are investigated, and models of information ...
American Pragmatism and Communication Research
1st Edition
Edited
By David K. Perry
May 13, 2016
This monograph examines the past, present, and potential relationship between American pragmatism and communication research. The contributors provide a bridge between communication studies and philosophy, subjects often developed somewhat in isolation from each other. Addressing topics, such as ...