Books in the Sage Benchmarks in Communication series

This essential reference work surveys the breadth and vibrant field of interpersonal communications.

Health communication is an exciting applied behavioral science area of communication inquiry that examines the ways communication influences health, health care delivery, and health promotion. This five-volume set represents the major areas of health communication inquiry.

Bringing together classic publications with less accessible articles, this collection traces the foundations and development of international communication, from historical literature to regional perspectives and cultural and political writings on communication from across the globe.

For the first time, the most influential papers on the multidisciplinary and complex topic of crisis communication have been brought together in this four-volume major work, which also includes an introductory chapter to the work, written by editor Timothy Coombs.

This Major Work draws on a wide and varied range of sources to construct a comprehensive overview of the key issues in this fast-developing and highly topical area of research.