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Communication Yearbook 30

• Edited by Christina S. Beck

• Price: $150.00
• Binding: Hardback
• Pages: 528
• Published by: Routledge
• Publication Date: 25th May 2006
• ISBN: 978-0-8058-6015-3

About the Book

Communication Yearbook 30 continues the tradition of publishing rich, state-of-the-discipline literature reviews. This volume offers insightful descriptions of research as well as reflections on the implications of those findings for other areas of the discipline. Editor Christina S. Beck presents a diverse, international selection of articles that highlight empirical and theoretical intersections in the communication discipline.

Chapters in this volume include reviews of literature on gain-framed and loss-framed messages, conversational topic, organizational rhetoric, work-life research, collaboration, bullying, forgiveness, language revitalization, Latina/o representation in the media, and television viewing patterns of older adults.

This volume will be valuable to scholars across the communication discipline. Communication Yearbook 30 will be particularly beneficial to scholars in the areas of interpersonal, health, organizational, family, and intercultural communication; language and social interaction, and media studies.

Table of Contents

Contents: C.S. Beck, Editor's Introduction. D.J. O'Keefe, J.D. Jensen, The Advantages of Compliance or the Disadvantages of Noncompliance? A Meta-Analytic Review of the Relative Persuasive Effectiveness of Gain-Framed and Loss-Framed Messages. N.A. Palomares, J.J. Bradac, K. Kellermann, Conversational Topic Along a Continuum of Perspectives: Conceptual Issues. R.J. Meisenbach, J.J. McMillan, Blurring the Boundaries: Historical Developments and Future Directions in Organizational Rhetoric. A.G. Golden, E.L. Kirby, J. Jorgenson, Work-Life Research From Both Sides Now: An Integrative Perspective for Organizational and Family Communication. L.K. Lewis, Collaborative Interaction: Review of Communication Scholarship and a Research Agenda. M. P”rh”l„, S. Karhunen, S. Rainivaara, Bullying at School and in the Workplace: A Challenge for Communication Research. D.L. Kelley, V.R. Waldron, Forgiveness: Communicative Implications for Social Relationships. M.L. Marlow, H. Giles, From the Roots to the Shoots: A Hawaiian Case Study of Language Revitalization and Modes of Communication. E. del R¡o, The Latina/o Problematic: Categories and Questions in Media Communication Research. M. van der Goot, J.W.J. Beentjes, M. van Selm, Older Adults' Television Viewing From a Life-Span Perspective: Past Research and Future Challenges.