Brown and O'Rourke have compiled a collection of ten qualitative studies analyzing the narratives that surround the physical and ritualistic activities of sport. Among the topics examined to explore the storied relationship of sport and communication are baseball, the WNBA, and soccer hooliganism.
The Third Volume in the series Communication Processes engages in understanding processes of communication in relation to cultural configurations and contending forces that permeate them. This volume is positioned at the interface of culture and communication-exploring ways in which interaction, negotiations, and even conflicts are voiced. It re-examines our conception of culture to show that communities cannot be divided into polarities such as elite and popular or dominant and subaltern -establishing that such clear divisions cannot exist in society. Culture is therefore perceived as a field of contending forces: a milieu of exchange, encounter, confrontation, and possibly conflict.
Intercultural Communication in Contexts (5th Edition)
This popular text addresses the core issues and concerns of intercultural communication by integrating three different perspectives: the social psychological, the interpretive, and the critical. The dialectical framework, integrated throughout the book, is used as a lens to examine the relationship of these research traditions. This text is unique in its emphasis on the importance of histories, popular culture, and identities. The new edition features expanded discussion on globalization, computer-mediated technologies, and the role of religion in global and domestic contexts and how they relate to intercultural communication.
Business Communication: Process and Product, 6th edition
BUSINESS COMMUNICATION: PROCESS AND PRODUCT is a market-leading text that gives instructors the most current and authoritative coverage of communication technology and business communication concepts while retaining a concise, logical 16-chapter organization. Written by award-winning author Mary Ellen Guffey, the 6th edition provides unparalleled instructor and student resources to help instructors plan and manage their courses. With the book's 3 x 3 writing process, coverage of recent trends and technologies in business communication, and an unmatched ancillary package, you and your students will find that teaching--and learning--business communication can be enjoyable and easy.
Communication Research: Strategies and Sources, 7 edition
Designed to help readers learn how to successfully use literature and other sources in writing effective papers, COMMUNICATION RESEARCH: STRATEGIES AND SOURCES, Seventh Edition, demystifies the research process by helping students master library skills, scholarly writing, and the latest research technology tools. In addition, this communication research text places special emphasis on using library resources in the literature search as it helps readers strategize, develop, and complete communication research.
