Explores the full spectrum of communication, from careers to information technologies, in an interdisciplinary fashion. Emphasis is on both historical and current issues, topics, and people.
Communication Research provides a reader-friendly introduction to social research in all communication-related disciplines. While its emphasis is on science, this book covers rhetorical and historical research and emphasizes that their methodologies are complementary. Complex ideas are explained in a readable way without ever "dumbing down" the material. Organized around the research process, t…
Buku kecil ini dapat mengantarkan pemahaman yang komprehensif mengenai masyarakat Indonesia, baik itu struktur sosialnya, strata sosial, sistem sosial, budaya dan adat istiadat, maupun sistem organisasinya Grand theory yang digunakan untuk mengkaji masyarakat Indonesia dalam buku ini, yakni teori fungsionalisme structural dan teori konflik, dapat dijadikan masukan bagi mahasiswa jurusan sosial …
This text introduces students to a select set of leading theories in the communication field and demonstrates how these theories apply to their lives. Chapters group theories coherently so that students can compare and contrast different approaches to particular interests in the field (for example: relationships, performance, language and mass communication).
Communication in Everyday Life, Second Edition remains the only introductory communication book to explore fundamental concepts, theories, and skills aimed at helping readers apply the material to their personal and professional lives – with a thematic integration of the relational perspective and a focus on demonstrating its direct relevance to their own everyday communication. Steve Duck an…
While many volumes discuss qualitative methods, only Qualitative Communication Research Methods focuses on the history and diversity of their use within the communication discipline. This volume is written by, for, and about communication scholars. It introduces readers from any background to every step of the qualitative research process, from developing research topics and questions, all the …
The Definitive Guide to Communicating in Any Crisis “When facing an already difficult crisis, the last thing a company needs is to make it worse through its own communications – or lack thereof. As one who has lived through a number of [business] crises and served as an independent investigator of the crises of others, I consider Steven Fink’s book to be an excellent guide to avoiding col…
The Political Economy of Communication provides a thorough coverage of an important area of communication studies: the political economy approach to media. This highly successful text has been thoroughly updated, restructured, and rewritten in this new edition, clearly demonstrating how power operates across all media, from newspapers to Facebook, and how media power intersects with globalizati…
This introductory research text trains students to develop research arguments by designing studies, gathering research evidence, and thinking critically about them. This textbook is ideal for the student with little or no research background. Fundamental research issues are discussed in detail and provide building blocks for further study, giving students both comfort and knowledge. This textbo…
Sustainability Communication across Asia distils the core components of environmental communication in the diverse milieu of Asian nations such as Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand, and China. The chapters in this book engage readers in a clear-sighted view of issues, challenges, and strategies related to sustainability communication in Asia, examining fundamental principles, digit…
How To Do Media and Cultural Studies diperuntukkan bagi mahasiswa program S 1 yang akan melakukan penelitian, dan juga dosen mereka. Sebagian besar mata kuliah mengharuskan mahasiswa untuk menulis esai panjang berdasarkan penelitian mandiri yang dilangsungkan pada periode tertentu selama studi mereka. Apakah esai penjang ini disebut tugas akhir atau skripsi, proyek tersebut biasanya berlangsung…
Buku ini bermanfaat bagi siapa saja yang sedang meneliti karena pada Bab 1 dan 2 khusus memaparkan kajian epistemologi penelitian. Secara khusus, buku ini ditunjukkan untuk mahasiswa/peminat komunikasi. Sesuai dengan judul, Paradigma dan Model Penelitian Komunikasi, buku ini memfokuskan kepada paradigma dan model penelitian komunikasi yang diawali dengan paparan perencanaan dan tahapan peneliti…
This broad-ranging text offers a comprehensive outline of how visual images, language and discourse work as `systems of representation'. Individual chapters explore: representation as a signifying practice in a rich diversity of social contexts and institutional sites; the use of photography in the construction of national identity and culture; other cultures in ethnographic museums; fantasies …
To what degree can the human exchanges we observe online be called "sociability"? In other words, do these exchanges amount to any meaningful type of social organization? Are they more than the mere froth of collective emotion discharging its energy with a lot of noise but little consequence against the wave breakers of social media? Do the social interactions that take place in virtual space-a…