Books in the Routledge Communication Series series

This text focuses on the complexities of the communication of health-related messages and information through the use of case studies. Many of the contributors are scholars who, during their research and consulting, grapple with many of the issues of concern to those studying this topic.

In light of the considerable popularity of horror films over the last three decades, this text addresses the problem of inconsistent investigations into audience preferences for, and reactions to, horror films.

This text shares insights into the effects of media on children and family. It reflects not only widely divergent political orientations and value systems, but also three distinct domains of inquiry into human motivation and behaviour - social scientific, psychodynamic and clinical practice.

The central thesis of this book is that the communication process is consequential for people's lives in ways that cannot be explained by antecedent theory.

Each chapter in this book focuses on one or more performances that clinical practitioners must achieve with some regularity. It explores ways - communication and literary theory, ethnography, and discourse analysis - to express what practitioners do in clinics and hospitals.

This volume seeks to chronicle changes in the roles of men and women and the changes that need to occur. It addresses issues relevant to female and male differences in power, dominance, communication, equality, and expectations and beliefs.

This volume presents a report of the Tampa Conference on Applied Communication. It focuses on how, in the 21st century, the field of communication will respond to the challenge of becoming a discipline which makes a substantial contribution to the well-being of society.

This volume focuses on one important aspect of human sense-making - theory building - and strives to clarify the thesis that theories do not develop in some sort of social, intellectual or cultural vacuum, but are necessarily the products of specific times, insights and mindsets.

This text presents an evaluation framework for assessing the impact of the new media on the health care system by juxtaposing characteristics of emerging information and communication technologies and health care objectives.

This volume examines parent-child interaction and creates a framework for future research in the area. The chapter authors bring a communication perspective to enduring problems of discipline, adolescent conflict and physical child abuse.

This volume seeks to understand the "real world", including the historical backgrounds and the theoretical assumptions brought to studies of intercultural conflicts, using the complexity of changes in Eastern Europe during the 1990s.

This is a comparative analysis of public relations as practiced in various countries and regions around the world. The text views public relations in each country or region covered from the perspective of the practioners in that country. It also discusses issues and practices relating to education.

Based on a seminar series at the Freedom Forum Media Studies Center at Columbia University, USA, this text examines the origins, meaning and impact of media and communication research in America, with links to European antecedents. The book collects essays, commentaries and reports.

Influenced by the O.J. Simpson trial, this text examines how the US Supreme Court has dealt with the restrictions on media coverage of the criminal justice system. It explores how the Court has created a coherent body of law that protects free expression whilst permitting government regulation.

This text focuses on developments in theoretical approaches to verbal and non-verbal message production. The processes underlying the production of these behaviours are so complex as to defy a single unifying explanation. As such, the book amalgamates disparate treatments to provide an overview.

This text presents an overview of individual characteristics in interpersonal communication, considers the literature emphasizing the dyadic approach, explores the interactional approach and sets the stage for independent meta-analyses.

This text addresses the relationship between communication and community by bringing together a variety of renowned and relatively unknown voices from across the areas of communication studies. It offers analyses of communication and community in diverse contexts.

A review of theory and research on communication skills and skill enhancement. It features five units on: general theoretical and methodological issues; fundamental interaction skills; function-focused skills; skills used in personal relationships; and skills used in public and professional life.

"Language and Social Interaction" (LSI) refers to both a subject matter and to a multidisciplinary confederation of research communities assembled and housed within the field of communication. This Handbook is intended to provide a scholarly resource about LSI's subject matter and research.

First Published in 1991. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Suitable for researchers who need to find specific information about American mass communication as expeditiously as possible, this title defines mass communication. It offers an inventory of more than 1,400 resources on most aspects of American mass communication history, technology, economics, content, audience research, policy, and regulation.