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Book SynopsisThis book explores communication in older adulthood, particularly in the areas of interpersonal, intercultural, and mass communication, and includes coverage of communication using new technology. The book synthesises existing research and builds a case for more positive attitudes towards aging and for the power of communication to shape such attitudes.A succinct mix of the conceptual and the practical, the authors acknowledge the importance of theory yet also emphasise that communication and aging is inherently an applied field of study. Chapters include profiles of older adults and their significant achievements, literary and artistic depictions of aging, and information boxes that discuss myths about aging and keys to aging successfully. There are also numerous exercises and activities to help engage readers.While retaining the structure of previous editions, the content of this version has been substantially updated, including the addition of the Communicative Ecology Model of Successful Aging (CEMSA) in Chapter 4. The authors provide enhanced coverage of diversity of race, culture, age, and sexual orientation as well as more diverse ways of "doing aging." There is also more focus in this edition on older adults' romantic lives, spirituality, and their use of media and technology.Forward thinking in approach and coverage, this book is ideal for courses in communication, gerontology, nursing, and family studies.

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Book SynopsisDoes it matter who owns and funds the media? As journalists and management consultants set off in search of new business models, there''s a pressing need to understand anew the economic underpinnings of journalism and its role in democratic societies. How Media Ownership Matters provides a fresh approach to understanding news media power, moving beyond the typical emphasis on market concentration or media moguls. Through a comparative analysis of the US, Sweden, and France, as well as interviews of news executives and editors and an original collection of industry data, this book maps and analyzes four ownership models: market, private, civil society, and public. Highlighting the effects of organizational logics, funding, and target audiences on the content of news, the authors identify both the strengths and weaknesses various forms of ownership have in facilitating journalism that meets the democratic ideals of reasoned, critical, and inclusive public debate. Ultimately, How Media Ownership Matters provides a roadmap to understanding how variable forms of ownership are shaping the future of journalism and democracy.

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Book SynopsisMoffitt provides the strategies, decision-making approaches, and the message composition techniques needed to conduct successful public communication campaigns. The book is a practical guide to the step-by-step process of conceptualizing, planning, and executing a public relations, marketing/advertising, political, or social issue campaign.How do professionals plan and execute a public communications campaign? Moffitt provides a detailed step-by-step examination of the conceptualizing, planning, and execution of a public relations, marketing/advertising, political, or social issue campaign. She provides basic theories, concepts, and issues to understand before one can even begin to conduct a campaign, and she examines the research tools and skills needed to investigate the organization, the industry, and the targeted audiences for a campaign. Basic strategies for setting a campaign's goals and objectives are analyzed as are message strategies which determine correTable of ContentsThe Campaign Professional Research Strategies Basic Strategies Message Strategies Communication Selection Strategies References Index References

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Book SynopsisMost web design books developed for the trade market are a series of exercises without a theoretical, aesthetic, or historic framework. In this book, Visual Communication on the Web, web design exercises are accompanied by concise introductions that relate history, design principles, and visual communication theories to the practice of designing for the web. Over the course of its 14 chapters, Visual Communication on the Web teaches the reader to develop one dynamic web page using Dreamweaver. Incorporating a cumulative-learning approach, exercises build upon each other so the reader creates and revises the work while learning new code and tools. In addition, predictable mistakes are purposely included so that readers learn to 'fix' the project while working on it-an invaluable skill for anyone interested in coding. By the end of this course-in-a-book, readers will have created a web page with a centered container div, a Lightbox image gallery, and an external style sheet using HTML, C

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Book SynopsisPublic Relations is increasingly recognized as a well-established communication and management science. Indeed, the discipline has now generated an abundance of serious scholarly research which is very wide-ranging and which continues to flourish as never before. But much of the relevant literature remains inaccessible or is highly specialized and compartmentalized, so that it is difficult for many of those who are interested in the subject to obtain an informed, balanced, and comprehensive overview. This new four-volume collection from Routledgeâs acclaimed Critical Concepts in Media and Cultural Studies series answers the need for an accessible, one-stop reference work to make sense of the subjectâs vast and dispersed literature, and the ongoing explosion in research output.Edited by Robert L. Heath, a leading scholar in the field, the four volumes of the collection bring together classic and contemporary contributions to provide a âmini libraryâ of the best and most important research. The collection is global and multidisciplinary in scope and the gathered materials explore a range of issues, not least the increasingly important role PR plays in society. In particular, the collection addresses whyâand howâcorporations, governments, and other bodies practise PR. The collected works also interrogate the history and ethics of Public Relations, and consider the dizzying challenges posed by new, often interactive, technologies and social media.Public Relations includes a full index and is supplemented by an introduction, newly written by the editor, which places the collected works in their historical and intellectual context. It is certain to be welcomed by advanced students, academics, and practitioners as a vital resource for reference and research.

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Book SynopsisMost of what we understand about âthe environmentâ, we know through the media, broadly defined, and related communication processes. Indeed, such processes have played a vital role in defining âthe environmentâ as a crucial concept, and in bringing environmental issues and problems to public and political attention. Thus, at least since the emergence and rise of the modern environmental movement in the 1960s, the mass media have been a central public arena for publicizing environmental issues and for contesting claims, arguments, and opinions about our use and abuse of the environment. (Moreover, the learned editor of this new Routledge collection avers, this applies not only to our beliefs and knowledge about those aspects of the environment which are regarded as problems or issues for public and political concern, but extends much deeper to the very ways in which weâas individuals, cultures, and societiesâview, perceive, value, and relate to our environment and nature generally.)A rapidly expanding body of research and scholarship from a diverse range of disciplines across the humanities, sciences, and social sciences has sought to address key questions about all aspects of media, mediation, and communication roles in social, political, and cultural definitions of âthe environmentâ. Such questions have focused in particular on how the media and related communication processes are centrally implicated in the social and political definition, contestation, and resolution of major global environmental issues and problemsânotably, most recently, climate change. But media and communication roles in relation to local and national environmental issues also continue to be an important focus for scholarly research on what is increasingly recognized as the emerging and consolidating domain of âenvironmental communicationâ.Addressing the need for an authoritative and comprehensive reference work to enable users to navigate this increasingly complex area of research and study, and to answer key questions about the central role of media and communication in relation to the environment and environmental issues, Media and the Environment is a new title from Routledgeâs acclaimed Critical Concepts in the Environment series. Edited by Anders Hansen, it is a four-volume collection of foundational and the very best cutting-edge scholarship. The collection brings together core texts charting the history and development of environmental communication, along with research examining the three major strands of the communication process: the sources and production of communication about the environment; the study of representations of the environment in news, entertainment media, advertising, film, and popular culture; and the study of how communication about the environment impacts on and interacts with public and political beliefs about the environment, as well as political action regarding the environment. The collectionâs final part provides a series of case studies from the field of environmental communication praxis, examining how activists, NGOs, local government, and large corporations have sought to use communication as a key tool in the political processes of environmental change.Supplemented with a full index, and including an introduction, newly written by the editor, which places the assembled texts in their historical and intellectual context, Media and the Environment is destined to be valued by scholars and students as a vital research resource.

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Book SynopsisCultural borrowing is exploding across the world. Creative ideas are transferred and modified in ever increasing number and complexity making new products ranging from TV shows to architectural style in new cities. But what do we really know about the spread of creative ideas? This intriguing, engrossing, and comprehensive collection looks at the cultural and commercial dimensions of creative borrowing world wide with an international cast of contributors and case studies from India to Ireland, Canada to China. Cultural Adaptation explores how creative ideas are packaged and nationalised to meet local taste, maps the cultural economy of adaptation in entertainment media ranging from motion pictures to mobile phones, and even probes the role of cultural recipes and formats in mutating participatory experiences of theme parks and sporting spectacles. Written in a lively and accessible manner, the book also provides insight into remaking in lifestyle and consumption cultures including fashion, food, drink, and gambling. Essential for communication, cultural, media, leisure and consumption studies scholars and students alike, this book opens up important new perspectives on how we understand global creativity.This book was published as a special issue of Continuum: Journal of Media and Cultural Studies.Table of Contents1. Introduction: The global flow of creative ideas Albert Moran and Michael Keane Part I: Media Cultures 2. Global franchising, local customizing: The cultural economy of TV program formats Albert Moran 3. ‘Dancing with my darlin’’: Patti Page and adaptation in pop music Anthony May 4. Romance in foreign accents: Harlequin-Mills & Boon in Australia Kelly McWilliam 5. Strategic regionalization in marketing campaigns: Beyond the standardization/glocalization debate John Sinclair and Rowan Wilken Part II: Leisure and Entertainment Cultures 6. Recombinant Broadway Jonathan Burston 7. Global sport: Where Wembley Way meets Bollywood Boulevard David Rowe and Callum Gilmour 8. Commercialization and culture in Australian gambling Richard Woolley 9. Localizing a global amusement park: Hong Kong Disneyland Anthony Fung and Micky Lee Part III: Public Cultures 10. Architecture on the move: Urban and architectural design in Inner Mongolia Bert de Muynck 11. Great adaptations: China’s creative clusters and the new social contract Michael Keane Part IV: Consuming Cultures 12. Adapting the mobile phone: The iPhone and its consumption Gerard Goggin 13. ‘Pigeon-eyed readers’: The adaptation and formation of a global Asian fashion magazine Jinna Tay 14. Craic in a box: Commodifying and exporting the Irish pub Bill Grantham Part V: Framework 15. Afterword: Albert and Michael’s recombinant DNA Toby Miller

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Book SynopsisThis collection of essays appears on the wave of digital media tutoring developments in university and college writing centers in the United States and around the world. It provides students and scholars of literacy, new media, and communication as well as writing center practitioners with a valuable new tool for understanding the progress and direction of new media debates at the intersection of writing, technology, and communication. Comprised of twenty essays by leading scholars in media, communication, composition, and writing center studies, Writing Centers and New Media is a major new reader that provides rich cross-disciplinary scholarship. As a rich resource for students and scholars, and as a sourcebook for writing center practitioners, this collection fills a critical gap in writing center scholarship that is essential and significant for the emerging practice of new media tutoring and for future developments in writing center studies. Table of ContentsContributors include:Richard LanhamLev ManovichNew London GroupJay David Bolter Richard GrusinJohn TrimburGunther Kress Theo Van LeeuwenRichard E. MayerN. Katherine HaylesMichael PembertonKevin LaGrandeur Stuart SelberDànielle Nicole DeVossEllen CushmanJeffrey T. Grabill Lawrence LessigRussell CarpenterAndrea A. Lunsford Lisa EdeCynthia L. SelfeJackie Grutch McKinneyJennifer SheppardDavid M. Sheridan

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Book SynopsisWhen citizens take to the streets or pack assembly halls or share their ideas through the minority press, they often give voice to truths and logic that have otherwise been given little or no airing through the available institutional channels offered by democratic states. Such discourses offer new rhetorical strategies for the expression of citizen desires, needs and emotions that otherwise go unrecognized and unaddressed. They also offer impetus for new forms of deliberation and informed action that can result in real political change. This collection explores the tensions between democratic states and the dynamics of citizen voice. In so doing, the collection addresses such questions as: What role do oppositional discourses play in increased democratization? Can oppositional discourses be sustained over time? How do states resist pressures to democratize? This volume will be of interest to students and scholars in Politics, Sociology, and Communication.Table of ContentsIntroduction Michael Huspek Section 1: The Limits of Imperfect Democracies and How They Are Contested 1. State Ideology and Oppositional Discourses: Conceptual and Methodological Issues Peter Jones and Chik Collins 2. Ideology, Discourse and Moral Economy: Consulting the People of North Manchester Colin Barker 3. Where State Power and Opposition Collide: Discourses of Labor Protest in a New Market Economy Charles Woolfson Section 2: State Responses to Oppositional Discourses and Democratization from Below 4. Challenging New Laws with Old Values: Indigenous Resistance to State "Enforcement" of Children’s Rights in Ghana Janice Windborne 5. State Power and the Reconstitution of Parental Rights in U.S. Child Custody Mediation Lynn Comerford 6. Weaving and Unweaving the Rights of Public Woman: The Case of Telephone Operators at the Turn of the Twentieth Century J.S. Sutton Section 3: Sustained Forces of Democratization and the Effectiveness of Oppositional Discourses 7. Vigilance and Solidarity in the Rhetoric of the Black Press: The Tulsa Star, Olga Idriss Davis 8. "From the Standpoint of the White Man’s World:" The Black Press and Contemporary White Media Scholarship Michael Huspek 9. Exposing the Hypocrisies of State Power: The African-American Press and the Holocaust Felecia G. Jones Ross and Sakile Kai Camara Section 4: Normative Contours of State and Oppositional Discourses 10. The Philosophical Foundations of the Discourse Society Darryl Gunson 11. Habermas and Oppositional Public Spheres: A Stereoscopic Analysis of Competing Discourses Michael Huspek 12. The Rational Bases of Transgressive Rhetoric Michael Huspek

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Book SynopsisIn midcentury America, the public opinion polling enterprise faced a crisis of legitimacy. Every major polling firm predicted a win for Thomas Dewey over Harry Truman in the 1948 presidential electionâand of course they all got it wrong. This failure generated considerable criticisms of polling and pollsters were forced to defend their craft, the quantitative analysis of public sentiment.Pathways to Polling argues that early political pollsters, market researchers, and academic and government survey researchers were entrepreneurial figures who interacted through a broad network that was critical to the growth of public opinion enterprises. This network helped polling pioneers gain and maintain concrete, financial support to further their discrete operations. After the Truman-Dewey debacle, such links helped political polling survive when it could have just as easily been totally discredited. Amy Fried demonstrates how interactions between ideas, organizations, and inTrade Review"Amy Fried’s Pathways to Polling: Crisis, Cooperation and the Making of Public Opinion Professions is an impressive example of institutional scholarship, exploring the organizations and social networks that linked market researchers, political pollsters and academic survey researchers beginning in the 1920s. It is also an important contribution to our understanding of the growth of the modern state, which increasingly made use of this new tool, and demonstrates how the shift to scientific polling and survey research represented a shift to a new kind of plebiscitary politics."—Kristi Andersen, Professor of Political Science; Chapple Family Professor of Citizenship and Democracy; Laura J. and L. Douglas Meredith Professor; and Maxwell Professor of Teaching Excellence, Syracuse University "Amy Fried has done it again, producing a very fine book on the dynamics of American public opinion expression and measurement. Pathways to Polling fills a vacuum in the history of opinion research, analyzing how the survey industry blossomed and how it became central to American politics and culture. Pathways is required reading for anyone interested in the nature of public opinion and the underlying organizational dynamics of the vox populi."—Susan Herbst, President and Professor of Political Science, University of Connecticut"Pathways to Polling by Amy Fried is so needed in this ever-changing field because it provides the ideal blend between historical, academic and practical polling issues. In the age of instant and infinite polling data, Pathways to Polling is smart, scholarly and sensible."—Peter D. Hart, Chairman, Hart Research Associates; Co-Director, NBC/Wall Street Journal Poll; and Visiting Lecturer, University of Pennsylvania and University of California Berkeley"Pathways to Polling is an excellent account of the early days of polling industry. Fried makes this fascinating history accessible and engaging. Pathways to Polling is a must read for both students and practitioners of public opinion polling."—Adam J. Berinsky, Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyTable of Contents1. Building the Polls 2. Media, Markets and Men from Mars 3. From the Fields of Hunger through the Cauldron of War 4. Pols, Politics and Polls 5. "Survivors of the More Recent Wreck" 6. A Defense Against "Extensive and Unjustified Repercussions" 7. Diverging Paths

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Book SynopsisBased on her proven techniques, Suzette Haden Elgin gives parents, teachers, youth workers, law enforcement personnel, and anyone who needs to talk effectively with children a system of language behaviour that makes the task of communication easier and more effective.Table of ContentsUsing the Language Traffic Rules. Managing the English Verbal Attack Patterns. Using Three-Part Messages. Using the Satir Modes. Using the Sensory Modes. Special Communication Problems. Conclusion. Additional Resources. The Gentle Art of Verbal Self-Defense--An Overview. Bibliography. Index.

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Book SynopsisThis volume assumes no prior knowledge of the subject. For students who have never studied Communication Studies before, it will give an idea of what to expect. For students already studying Media or Communication Studies at school or college, it will provide a concise but comprehensive learning aid.

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Book SynopsisThe first book to examine mediated institutional talk in Spanish.Trade ReviewMediated Business Interactions is a richly detailed account of institutional transactions between Spanish speakers from varied cultural backgrounds. It offers a unique perspective on the intersection of dialect with culture, and provides sophisticated insight into conversational dynamics as a site for intercultural communication. -- Kristine Fitch, Professor of Communication Studies, University of Iowa Mediated Business Interactions is a richly detailed account of institutional transactions between Spanish speakers from varied cultural backgrounds. It offers a unique perspective on the intersection of dialect with culture, and provides sophisticated insight into conversational dynamics as a site for intercultural communication.Table of ContentsAcknowledgements List of Figures Chapter 1 Introduction 1.1 Mediated business (inter)action 1.2 Service encounters over the phone 1.3 Call centres and intercultural communication 1.4 On the ordinary-institutional continuum 1.5 Why openings and closings? 1.6 Previous research on openings and closings in institutional calls Chapter 2 Methodology 2.1 Background to the research 2.2 Data and ethics 2.3 Documentary analysis 2.4 Non-participant observation 2.5 Interviews 2.6 Telephone conversations 2.7 Analytic perspective Chapter 3 Openings 3.1 Introduction 3.2 Inbound calls 3.2.1 In-house rules for opening inbound calls 3.2.2 Opening sequences of inbound calls 3.3 Outbound calls 3.3.1 In-house rules for opening outbound calls 3.3.2 Opening sequences in outbound calls 3.4 Concluding comments Chapter 4 The Negotiation of the Business Exchange 4.1 Introduction 4.2 The middles of inbound calls: fabricated ignorance 4.3 The middles of outbound calls 4.3.1 In-house rules for placing outbound calls 4.3.2 First attempt calls: camouflaging 4.4 Follow-up calls: honouring arrangements 4.5 Some concluding comments Chapter 5 Closings 5.1 Introduction 5.2 In-house rule for closing calls 5.3 The English archetype closing 5.4 Practices for closing Spanish service calls 5.4.1 Arrangements 5.4.2 Summarised upshot of the conversation topic 5.4.3 Prior turn repetition 5.4.4 Reiteration of the prior material 5.4.5 Reason for the call 5.5 Foreshortened and extended closings 5.5.1 Foreshortened closings 5.5.2 Extended closings 5.6 Some concluding comments Chapter 6 Some Final Reflections: Toward an Understanding of Intercultural Communication in Spanish 6.1 Introduction 6.2 Mediated intercultural communication across Spanishes 6.2.1 On ambivalent si and unequivocal no 6.2.2 Hiding behind the name of 'Difference' 6.3 Some final reflections Appendices References Index

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Book SynopsisExamines how technology and online media shape social interaction. This book explores how technology mediates social interaction. It identifies and explicates key social and interactional issues in voice-based and text-based chat rooms, emails, social networking websites, and mobile telephony.Table of ContentsIntroduction; Part A: Survey; 1. Social Interaction and Technology; 2. Online Communication; Part B: Analysis; 3. Interactional and Sequential Aspects; 4. Social Aspects; Part C: Applications; 5. Language Teaching and Learning; 6. Business Professionals; Conclusion.

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Book SynopsisPublished in cooperation with the Speech Communication Association Division on International and Intercultural Communication Just as the earlier version of this work (Intercultural Communication Theory) helped to define the field, Theories In Intercultural Communication also makes an important contribution. This collection represents the major current approaches to the study of intercultural communication, as well as of communication in general. The contributors cover constructivist theory, coordinated management theory, convergence theory, adaptation in intercultural relationships, intercultural transformation, and network theory. The volume offers an analysis of the most current theories in intercultural communication. It also points to areas of further research and the need for continued refinements of existing approaches. This volume is valuable for graduate students and professionals in the areas of communication (especially intercultural and interpersonal), ethnic studies, cross-cultural studies, comparative studies, and education. The book is well conceived in its purpose, scope, and organization. It is also well executed with an even quality throughout. Each chapter author clearly presents the theory and provides thorough documentation. . . . This volume . . . promises to become a central piece in both the definition and development of theory in intercultural communication. --Modern Language Journal This volume does represent a significant attempt to consolidate and crystallize the current intellectual core concepts of mainsteam intercultural communications theories and to push the field forward toward a more rigorous and coherent state. . . . As a collection, these essays cover a lot of the bumpy terrain that constitutes the field of intercultural communication from an interpersonal perspective. . . . Very useful in the context of a university course on intercultural communications. --Canadian Journal of CommunicationTable of ContentsPART ONE: OVERVIEW On Theorizing Intercultural Communication - Young Kun Kim A Taxonomic Approach to Intercultural Communication - Larry E Sarbaugh PART TWO: CULTURE AND MEANING A Constructivist Theory of Communication and Culture - James L Applegate and Howard E Sypher Coordinated Management of Meaning - Vernon E Cronen, Victoria Chen, and W Barnett Pearce A Critical Theory Cultural Identity - Mary Jane Collier and Milt Thomas An Interpretive Perspective PART THREE: INTERCULTURAL BEHAVIOR Uncertainty and Anxiety - William B Gudykunst Communication Accommodation in Intercultural Encounters - Cynthia Gallois, Arlene Franklyn-Stokes, Howard Giles, and Nikolas Coupland Episode Representations in Intercultural Communication - Joseph P Forgas Intercultural Conflict Styles - Stella Ting-Toomey A Face-Negotiation Theory PART FOUR: INTERCULTURAL ADAPTATION Network Theory in Intercultural Communication - June Ock Yum A Theory of Adaptation in Intercultural Dyads - Huber W Ellingsworth The Convergence Theory and Intercultural Communication - D Lawrence Kincaid Intercultural Transformation - Young Kun Kim and Brent D Ruben A Systems Theory

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Book SynopsisThe purpose of this book is to provide a comprehensive overview of the way in which the two hemispheres of the brain interact. Some chapters address the nature of this interaction, the anatomical substrates that may account for greater or lesser hemispheric interaction, and the role of sex and handedness in hemispheric interaction. Others address the use of different experimental methods and clinical populations to understand the nature of hemispheric interaction. In addition to current research, this book also provides an important historical overview of the early research questions about hemispheric function and interaction that have helped to shape current views of and approaches to the study of brain function. Special coverage includes: * a comprehensive history of early research on cerebral laterality and hemispheric communication, including work by Pavlov; * a critical analysis of techniques and methologies to study hemispheric communication; * research on anatomicalTable of ContentsContents: Preface. L.J. Harris, The Corpus Callosum and Hemispheric Communication: An Historical Survey of Theory and Research. S.F. Witelson, Neuroanatomical Bases of Hemispheric Functional Specialization in the Human Brain: Possible Developmental Factors. E. Zaidel, F. Aboitiz, J. Clarke, D. Kaiser, R. Matteson, Sex Differences in Interhemispheric Relations for Language. C. Chiarello, Does the Corpus Callosum Play a Role in the Activation and Suppression of Ambiguous Word Meanings? J. Sergent, Visualizing the Working Cerebral Hemispheres. D.B. Boles, Parameters of the Bilateral Effect. S.D. Christman, Independence versus Integration of Right and Left Hemisphere Processesing: Effects of Handedness. S.C. Levine, Individual Differences in Characteristic Arousal Asymmetry: Implications for Cognitive Functioning. M.T. Banich, Interhemispheric Interaction: Mechanisms of Unified Processing. L.C. Robertson, Hemispheric Specialization and Cooperation in Processing Complex Visual Patterns. F.L. Kitterle, S. Christman, J.S. Conesa, Spatial-Frequency Selectivity in Hemispheric Transfer. J.B. Hellige, Coordinating the Different Processing Biases of the Left and Right Cerebral Hemispheres.

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Book SynopsisCommemorating the 25th anniversary of the Telecommunications Policy Research Conference (TPRC), this volume begins with a historical survey of a quarter-century of TPRC meetings as one measure of change in and research about the telecommunications industry. Additional papers reflecting the ongoing pace of change in technological, economic, and policy issues are organized around four topics: * economic analysis of local and international telephone policy; * media industry studies including video competition, guidelines for children''s educational television, and the setting of AM stereo standards; * applications and policy regarding the Internet; and * comparative studies in telephone and satellite policy. Collectively, the contents of this volume assess key issues for scholars, policymakers, and practitioners. Research reported in this volume illustrates the continually expanding scope of scholarly concerns about the telecommunications and Trade Review"...the level of discourse and analysis is as high as ever--this is some of the best work done in the United States."—Communication Booknotes QuarterlyTable of ContentsContents: J.K. MacKie-Mason, Preface. J.K. MacKie-Mason, D. Waterman, Introduction. Part I:Historical.B.M. Owen, A Novel Conference: The Origins of TPRC. Part II:Telephony.F. Gasmi, J-J. Laffont, W.W. Sharkey, A Technico-Economic Methodology for the Analysis of Local Telephone Markets. J.A. Molka-Danielsen, M.B.H. Weiss, Firm Interaction and the Expected Price for Access. D. Galbi, The Implications of By-Pass for Traditional International Interconnection. M. Scanlan, Call-Back and the Proportionate Return Rule: Who Are the Winners and Losers? Part III:The Media.H.A. Shelanski, Video Competition and the Public Interest Debate. A.J. Campbell, Lessons From Oz: Quantitative Guidelines for Children's Educational Television. D.W. Sosa, AM Stereo and the "Marketplace" Decision. Part IV:The Internet.D.D. Clark, A Taxonomy of Internet Telephony Applications. L.W. McKnight, B.A. Leida, Internet Telephony: Costs, Pricing, and Policy. D.L. Burk, Muddy Rules for Cyberspace. L.F. Cranor, J. Reagle, Jr., Designing a Social Protocol: Lessons Learned From the Platform for Privacy Preferences Project. Part V:Comparative Studies in Telephony and Satellite Policy.H.E. Hudson, The Paradox of Ubiquity: Communication Satellite Policies in Asia. R.B. Horwitz, Participatory Policies and Sectoral Reform: Telecommunications Policy in the New South Africa. W. Grieve, S.L. Levin, Telecom Competition in Canada and the United States: The Tortoise and the Hare.

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Book SynopsisCultures in Conversation introduces readers to the ethnographic study of intercultural and social interactions through the analysis of conversations in which various cultural orientations are operating. Author Donal Carbaugh presents his original research on conversation practices in England, Finland, Russia, Blackfeet County, and the United States, demonstrating how each is distinctive in its communication codes--particularly in its use of symbolic meanings, forms of interaction, norms, and motivational themes. Examining conversation in this way demonstrates how cultural lives are active in conversations and shows how conversation is a principal medium for the coding of selves, social relationships, and societies. Representing 20 years of research, this volume offers unique insights into the ways social interactions not only gain shape from, but also are formative of cultures. It makes a significant contribution to communication scholarship, and will be illuminatinTrade Review"...Cultures in Conversation, discusses the complex interrelationships among culture, conversation, and context. Through this discussion, Carbaugh highlights the necessity of deeper intercultural awareness and understanding as a prerequisite to effective communication. Carbaugh is highly successful not only in his endeavor to highlight the impact of culture on conversation but also in his illustration of the ethnographic approach to the study of intercultural communication. For those not familiar with nonquantitative approaches to the study of culture, this text provides a good introduction to one form of ethnographic analysis. The book can serve as a good accompaniment to any research methods course in psychology. In addition to providing an example of one form of qualitative analysis, the book is a necessary inclusion for anyone conducting intercultural or international research."—PsycCRITIQUES"...the ease with which Carbaugh presents his arguments about culture and his conviction about his methodology leave the reader with the sense that there is intrinsic value to studying cultural moments, that more researchers should undertake this endeavor through his methodological orientation....Carbaugh does not merely translate cultural moments for his reader; instead, he guides the reader through this process and makes them a stakeholder in its outcome."—The Review of Communication"At a time when our contemporary world seems to be characterized and confused by reactivity, Carbaugh's book offers insight on the ways in which alternate systems of being, living, relating, and speaking take place in human interactions. Going beyond generalizations in exploring cultural communication, Carbaugh demonstrates the interdependence of culture and conversation through a rich collection of culturally situated encounters. His writing expands our imagination, stimulates our minds, and touches the hearts and souls of his readers."—Ozum UcokHofstra University"Cultures in Conversation is another milestone in Donal Carbaugh's exploration of American culture as it manifests itself in characteristically American patterns of communication. The comparative perspective adopted in the present book leads to brilliant new insights into common American ways of speaking as well as the shared cultural assumptions and values reflected in them. Detailed studies of intercultural encounters, with careful attention to native labels for kinds of speech practices and cultural values, allow Carbaugh to identify "cultural rules for conversation" from the insider's point of view, while making them intelligible to outsiders. The book also identifies some sources of intercultural miscommunication and negative cultural stereotypes and suggests some practical remedies for them as well as providing theoretical insights. Cultures in Conversation is "ethnography of speaking" at its best. It will engage anyone interested in intercultural communication, language in society, and American culture."—Anna WierzbickaThe Australian National University"Whether it be exploring public discourse in Russia, learning to listen with the Blackfeet of Montana, or building relationships in Finland, Carbaugh writes with clarity and enthusiasm, quickly drawing the reader into the subtle workings of culture in everyday life. This book brings together some of his most intriguing work with new research and insights that give the reader a deep understanding of how communication, meaning, and identity are closely interwoven. In doing so, Carbaugh extends and elaborates on the theoretical implications of his work and an ethnographic understanding of the world. I have been reading and using Donal's work in graduate and undergraduate courses for years. The clarity with which he develops his examples and arguments makes his work ideally suited for students. I strongly recommend this book for anyone interested in understanding the relationship between culture and communication and the misunderstandings that are so apt to happen in intercultural contexts. For someone interested in understanding the ethnography of communication perspective and the insights it can provide, this is a must read."—Bradford 'J' HallUniversity of New Mexico"What Carbaugh does with great delicacy is show how culture is imbricated in the details of conversational practice. He examines cross cultural conversation because the misunderstandings which arise reveal the unusually unstated cultural understandings which the speakers bring to their conversations. Through this work Carbaugh shows how to link the detailed micro-study of conversation with the larger themes of social and cultural anthropology."—Dr. David ZeitlynUniversity of Kent"In Cultures in Conversation Donal Carbaugh offers a compelling and nuanced analysis of the many ways in which culture shapes moments of intercultural contact. His comparative accounts of the working of cultural codes in conversation invite readers to a journey of discovery of both self and other. The book presents a rich array of case studies of face-to-face or mediated encounters in which cultural differences are puzzled over, negotiated and sometimes bridged, and thereby demonstrates how the nexus of communication and culture can be productively and systematically explored."—Tamar KatrielUniversity of Haifa"Donal Carbaugh makes an outstanding contribution to the study of cultural and cross-cultural communication through his detailed analysis of communicative practices in four different cultures. Using numerous examples of naturally occurring speech, gathered from the author's many ethnographic studies, Carbaugh demonstrates how the premises which guide communication can be discovered, described, and interpreted in such a way as to reveal how people create a sense of shared cultural identity. No other author has so clearly articulated the intersection of communication and culture as has Donal Carbaugh."—Chuck BraithwaiteUniversity of Nebraska at Lincoln"Donal Carbaugh is one of our wisest analysts of culture and communication. Here he draws on his direct experience of Russian, Finnish, and Blackfeet Indian cultures to present a comprehensive and incisive approach to understanding conversation in cultural perspective. It is a perfect text for classroom use, but even the most seasoned researchers will find enlightening insights as well as delightful and vivid examples. I'll definitely assign this book the next time I teach Cross-cultural communication."—Deborah TannenGeorgetown University"Donal Carbaugh's book, Cultures in Conversation, is remarkable. It is based on first-hand knowledge over a number of years of a considerable range of cultures and situations. The result is an invaluable contribution to understanding of communication and the ethnography of speaking."—Dell HymesUniversity of Virginia"...Cultures in Conversation, discusses the complex interrelationships among culture, conversation, and context. Through this discussion, Carbaugh highlights the necessity of deeper intercultural awareness and understanding as a prerequisite to effective communication. Carbaugh is highly successful not only in his endeavor to highlight the impact of culture on conversation but also in his illustration of the ethnographic approach to the study of intercultural communication. For those not familiar with nonquantitative approaches to the study of culture, this text provides a good introduction to one form of ethnographic analysis. The book can serve as a good accompaniment to any research methods course in psychology. In addition to providing an example of one form of qualitative analysis, the book is a necessary inclusion for anyone conducting intercultural or international research."—PsycCRITIQUES"...the ease with which Carbaugh presents his arguments about culture and his conviction about his methodology leave the reader with the sense that there is intrinsic value to studying cultural moments, that more researchers should undertake this endeavor through his methodological orientation....Carbaugh does not merely translate cultural moments for his reader; instead, he guides the reader through this process and makes them a stakeholder in its outcome."—The Review of Communication"What Carbaugh does with great delicacy is show how culture is imbricated in the details of conversational practice. He examines cross cultural conversation because the misunderstandings which arise reveal the unusually unstated cultural understandings which the speakers bring to their conversations. Through this work Carbaugh shows how to link the detailed micro-study of conversation with the larger themes of social and cultural anthropology."—Dr. David ZeitlynUniversity of Kent"Donal Carbaugh is one of our wisest analysts of culture and communication. Here he draws on his direct experience of Russian, Finnish, and Blackfeet Indian cultures to present a comprehensive and incisive approach to understanding conversation in cultural perspective. It is a perfect text for classroom use, but even the most seasoned researchers will find enlightening insights as well as delightful and vivid examples. I'll definitely assign this book the next time I teach Cross-cultural communication."—Deborah TannenGeorgetown University"At a time when our contemporary world seems to be characterized and confused by reactivity, Carbaugh's book offers insight on the ways in which alternate systems of being, living, relating, and speaking take place in human interactions. Going beyond generalizations in exploring cultural communication, Carbaugh demonstrates the interdependence of culture and conversation through a rich collection of culturally situated encounters. His writing expands our imagination, stimulates our minds, and touches the hearts and souls of his readers."—Ozum UcokHofstra University"Cultures in Conversation is another milestone in Donal Carbaugh's exploration of American culture as it manifests itself in characteristically American patterns of communication. The comparative perspective adopted in the present book leads to brilliant new insights into common American ways of speaking as well as the shared cultural assumptions and values reflected in them. Detailed studies of intercultural encounters, with careful attention to native labels for kinds of speech practices and cultural values, allow Carbaugh to identify "cultural rules for conversation" from the insider's point of view, while making them intelligible to outsiders. The book also identifies some sources of intercultural miscommunication and negative cultural stereotypes and suggests some practical remedies for them as well as providing theoretical insights. Cultures in Conversation is "ethnography of speaking" at its best. It will engage anyone interested in intercultural communication, language in society, and American culture."—Anna WierzbickaThe Australian National University"In Cultures in Conversation Donal Carbaugh offers a compelling and nuanced analysis of the many ways in which culture shapes moments of intercultural contact. His comparative accounts of the working of cultural codes in conversation invite readers to a journey of discovery of both self and other. The book presents a rich array of case studies of face-to-face or mediated encounters in which cultural differences are puzzled over, negotiated and sometimes bridged, and thereby demonstrates how the nexus of communication and culture can be productively and systematically explored."—Tamar KatrielUniversity of Haifa"Donal Carbaugh makes an outstanding contribution to the study of cultural and cross-cultural communication through his detailed analysis of communicative practices in four different cultures. Using numerous examples of naturally occurring speech, gathered from the author's many ethnographic studies, Carbaugh demonstrates how the premises which guide communication can be discovered, described, and interpreted in such a way as to reveal how people create a sense of shared cultural identity. No other author has so clearly articulated the intersection of communication and culture as has Donal Carbaugh."—Chuck BraithwaiteUniversity of Nebraska at Lincoln"Whether it be exploring public discourse in Russia, learning to listen with the Blackfeet of Montana, or building relationships in Finland, Carbaugh writes with clarity and enthusiasm, quickly drawing the reader into the subtle workings of culture in everyday life. This book brings together some of his most intriguing work with new research and insights that give the reader a deep understanding of how communication, meaning, and identity are closely interwoven. In doing so, Carbaugh extends and elaborates on the theoretical implications of his work and an ethnographic understanding of the world. I have been reading and using Donal's work in graduate and undergraduate courses for years. The clarity with which he develops his examples and arguments makes his work ideally suited for students. I strongly recommend this book for anyone interested in understanding the relationship between culture and communication and the misunderstandings that are so apt to happen in intercultural contexts. For someone interested in understanding the ethnography of communication perspective and the insights it can provide, this is a must read."—Bradford 'J' HallUniversity of New Mexico"Donal Carbaugh's book, Cultures in Conversation, is remarkable. It is based on first-hand knowledge over a number of years of a considerable range of cultures and situations. The result is an invaluable contribution to understanding of communication and the ethnography of speaking."—Dell HymesUniversity of VirginiaTable of ContentsContents: Preface. Introduction. Cultures in Conversation: Ethnographic Explorations of Intercultural Communication. Conversation as a Culturally Rich Phenomenon. Silence and Third-Party Introductions: USAmerican and Finnish Dialogue (With Saila Poutiainen). "Superficial Americans" and "Silent Finns": Finnish and USAmerican Cultures in Social Interaction. "Self," "Soul," and "Sex": Russian and USAmerican Cultures in a Televised Conversation. "I Can't Do That!" But I "Can Actually See Around Corners": American Indian Students and the Study of "Communication." "Just Listen": Blackfeet "Listening" and Landscape. "The Passing Occasion and the Long Story": Four Cultural Conversations.

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Book SynopsisThe Internet and Health Care: Theory, Research, and Practice presents an in-depth introduction to the field of health care and the Internet, from international and interdisciplinary perspectives. It combines expertise in the areas of the social sciences, medicine, policy, and systems analysis. With an international collection of contributors, it provides a current examination of key issues and research projects in the area. Methods and data used in the chapters include personal interviews, focus groups, observations, regional and national surveys, online transcript analysis, and much more. Sections in the book cover:*e-Health trends and theory; *searching, discussing, and evaluating online health information at the individual level of analysis; *discussing health information at the group or community level; and *implementing health information systems at the regional and social level. The Internet and Health Care will prove useful for university educators and students in the social, public health, and medical disciplines, including Internet researchers. It is also oriented to professionals in many disciplines who will appreciate an integrative theoretical, empirical, and critical analysis of the subject matter, including developers and providers of online health information.Trade Review"All chapters are extremely well referenced, and most are well illustrated with sample Web pages, charts, figures, or tables. Highly recommended. Graduate students and about in health education, information science, and public health."—CHOICE"All chapters are extremely well referenced, and most are well illustrated with sample Web pages, charts, figures, or tables. Highly recommended. Graduate students and about in health education, information science, and public health."—CHOICETable of ContentsContents: S. Sirigatti, Foreword. L. Rainie, Foreword. Part I: Introduction. M. Murero, R.E. Rice, E-Health Research. Part II: E-Health Trends and Theory. L.J. Gurak, B.L. Hudson, E-Health: Beyond Internet Searches. M. Murero, E-Research and E-Learning: Could Online Virtual Environments Help Doctors Take Better Care of Patients? P. Whitten, C. Steinfield, L. Buis, The State of E-Commerce in Health: An Examination, Diagnosis, and Prognosis. M.J. Dutta-Bergman, Media Use Theory and Internet Use for Health Care. Part III: Searching, Discussing, and Evaluating Online Health Information. E. Tang, W. Lee, Singapore Internet Users' Health Information Search: Motivation, Perception of Information Sources, and Self-Efficacy. U. Josefsson, Patients' Online Information-Seeking Behavior. R.E. Rice, J.E. Katz, Internet Use in Physician Practice and Patient Interaction. S. Stewart, Delivering the Goods: Midwives' Use of the Internet. J.J. Seidman, The Mysterious Maze of the World Wide Web: How Can We Guide Consumers to High-Quality Health Information on the Internet? Part IV: Support Groups and Communities. G. Kral, Online Communities for Mutual Help: Fears, Fiction, and Facts. G.A. Barnett, J.M. Hwang, The Use of the Internet for Health Information and Social Support: A Content Analysis of Online Breast Cancer Discussion Groups. J.M. Leimeister, H. Krcmar, Designing and Implementing Virtual Patient Support Communities: A German Case Study. Part V: Practice and Infrastructure. K. Wallis, R.E. Rice, Technology and Health Information Privacy: Consumers and the Adoption of Digital Medical Records Technology. S. Brunsting, B. van den Putte, Web-Based Computer-Tailored Feedback on Alcohol Use: Motivating Excessive Drinkers to Consider Their Behavior. L. Heaton, Telehealth in Indigenous Communities in the Far North: Challenges for Continued Development. I. Banerjee, C. L. Hsi-Shi, Internet in the War Against HIV/AIDS in Asia. W.H. Curioso, New Technologies and Public Health in Developing Countries: The Cell PREVEN Project.

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Book SynopsisReflecting the current state of research into the communication aspects of HIV/AIDS, this volume explores AIDS-related communication scholarship, moving forward from the 1992 publication AIDS: A Communication Perspective.Editors Timothy Edgar, Seth M. Noar, and Vicki S. Freimuth have developed this up-to-date collection to focus on todayâs key communication issues in the HIV/AIDS epidemic. Chapters herein examine the interplay of the messages individuals receive about AIDS at the public level as well as the messages exchanged between individuals at the interpersonal level. Acknowledging how the face of HIV/AIDS has changed since 1992, the volume promotes the perspective that an understanding of effective communication through both mediated and interpersonal channels is essential to winning the continued battle against AIDS.Issues addressed here include: Social stigma associated with the disease, social support and those living with HIV/AIDS, and the current state of HIV testing Parentâchild discussions surrounding HIV/AIDS and safer sexual behavior, and cultural sensitivity relating to developing HIV prevention and sex education programs The effectiveness of health campaigns to impact attitudes, norms, and behavior, as well as the current state of entertainment education and its ability to contribute to HIV prevention News media coverage of HIV/AIDS and the impact of the agenda-setting function on public opinion and policy making Health literacy and its importance to the health and well-being of those undergoing HIV treatment. The role of technological innovations, most notably the Internet, used for both prevention interventions as well as risky behavior The volume also includes exemplars that showcase the diversity of approaches to health communication used to combat the HIV/AIDS epidemic. These cases include interpersonal and mass communication mediums; traditional along with new media and technology; research by academics and practitioners; individual as well as community-based approaches; work based in the United States and internationally; and campaigns directed at at-risk, HIV- positive, as well as general populations. With new topics, new contributors, and a broadened scope, this book goes beyond a revision of the 1992 volume to reflect the current state of communication research on HIV/AIDS across key contexts. It is designed for academics, researchers, practitioners, and students in health communication, health psychology, and other areas of AIDS research. As a unique examination of communication research, it makes an indelible contribution to the growing knowledge base of communication approaches to combating HIV/AIDS.Table of ContentsContents: Preface. Part I: Review Chapters. S.M. Noar, T. Edgar, The Role of Partner Communication in Safer Sexual Behavior: A Theoretical and Empirical Review. T. Edgar, S.M. Noar, B. Murphy, Communication Skills Training in HIV Prevention Interventions. L.S. Rintamaki, F.M. Weaver, The Social and Personal Dynamics of HIV Stigma. D.J. Goldsmith, D.E. Brashers, K.A. Kosenko, D.J. O'Keefe, Social Support and Living With HIV: Findings From Qualitative Studies. M. Mattson, I. Basnyat, Infusing HIV Test Counseling Practice With Harm Reducation Theory: An Integrated Model for Voluntary Counseling and Testing. C.K. DiIorio, F. McCarty, E. Pluhar, Talking About HIV and AIDS: A Focus on Parent-Child Discussions. K. Resnicow, C. DiIorio, R. Davis, Culture and the Development of HIV Prevention and Treatment Programs. P. Palmgreen, S.M. Noar, R.S. Zimmerman, Mass Media Campaigns as a Tool for HIV Prevention. M.G. Kennedy, V. Beck, V.S. Freimuth, Entertainment Education and HIV Prevention. J.W. Dearing, D.K. Kim, The Agenda-Setting Process and HIV/AIDS. J.B. Scott, The Rhetoric of Science vs. Politics in U.S. HIV Testing and Prevention Policy. S.C. Kalichman, Health Literacy and AIDS Treatment and Prevention. S. Bull, Internet and Other Computer Technology-Based Interventions for STD/HIV Prevention. Part II: Intervention Exemplar Chapters. P.R. Appleby, C. Godoy, L.C. Miller, S.J. Read, Reducing Risky Sex Through the Use of Interactive Video Technology. S. Clayton, C.M. Daniel, A. Bowen, The Internet: Accessible and Affordable HIV Prevention for Rural MSM. R.J. DiClemente, N.D. Braxton, J.M. Sales, G.M. Wingood, Using Communication Strategies in an HIV-Prevention Curriculum to Enhance African-American Adolescents' Adoption of HIV-Preventive Behaviors. J. Hecht, Social and Sexual Networks at STOP AIDS Project: A New Strategy for Diffusing Messages. T. Hoff, J. Davis, M. James, Leveraging Entertainment Media to Communicate About AIDS: The Kaiser Family Foundation. J. Howson, K. Witte, "For People Like Us": Mobilizing Communities for HIV/AIDS Prevention, Treatment, Care, and Support. C.A. Latkin, A.R. Knowlton, A Network Oriented HIV Prevention Intervention: The SHIELD Study. A.N. Miller, Faith and the A, B, Cs of HIV: The Approach of "I Choose Life-Africa." C.A. Redding, P.J. Morokoff, J.S. Rossi, K.S. Meier, A TTM-Tailored Condom Use Intervention for At-Risk Women and Men. J.L. Richardson, J. Milam, L. Espinoza, Partnership for Health Program Development: A Brief Safer Sex Intervention for HIV Outpatient Clinics. A.J. Roberto, K.E. Carlyle, Using Technology to Prevent Teen Pregnancy, STDs, and HIV.

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Book SynopsisThis multi-authored scholarly volume explores the divide between men and women in their consumption of news media, looking at how the sexes read and use news, historically and currently, how they use technology to access their news, and how todayâs news pertains to and is used by women. The volume also addresses diversity issues among womenâs use of news, considering racial, ethnic, international and feminist perspectives. The volume is intended to help readers understand adult news use behavior--a critical and timely issue considering the state of newspapers and television news in todayâs multi-media news environment.Trade ReviewFinally! After unsuccessful tries by others, Women, Men and News: Divided and Disconnected articulates many of the issues about women and their "connectiveness" to news that have largely been ignored. The authors wisely provide not just an explanation, but also a road map for the 21st century and beyond. Women, Men and News: Divided and Disconnected offers solid research and reporting about news consumption that crosses the lines of age, gender, ethnicity feminism, geography and technology. Their work stretches our understanding of what’s important to insure what the authors reinforce: informed citizens are necessary for a democratic society.If every media executive and university journalism educator would carefully review the "blueprint for increasing news consumers among today’s women and the next generation," we would be closer to understanding attitudes toward and expectations of news worldwide. With that understanding also comes a stronger, healthier, more respectful community.Women, Men and News: Divide and Disconnected also provides a much-needed read for today’s college students who get their news from the Jon Stewart Show, blogs, Facebook and YouTube.Dr. Barbara Bealor Hines, Professor, Howard University"This work provides an understanding of how the news and information industry is failing society, nationally and globally. The authors have put together a must-read for all students of democracy. It is packed with up-to-date information appropriate for use in graduate classes such as Media and the Sexes, or as a supplement to upper-level undergraduate courses such as Media Management. It is useful because it looks at traditional subjects such as news consumption in a completely different light and provides ammunition for discussion and classroom lectures."Angela M. Powers, Ph.D.Director and ProfessorA.Q. Miller School of Journalism and Mass CommunicationsKansas State University Through an interesting mix of chapters written by women with an interesting mix of credentials, Women, Men, and News takes a careful and critical look at the difference gender makes in the production and consumption of news. Focusing on various platforms for news, old and new alike, the material in this volume highlights an important challenge journalism faces in its commitment to open and inclusive public communication. Global in its reach and thoughtful in its analysis, Women, Men, and News makes a timely and significant contribution to the literature on the role of the press as an institution of democracy. Theodore L. Glasser, Stanford UniversityTable of ContentsTable of Contents Preface Part I Women, Men, and News Consumption Chapter 1: Trouble in the News Media Landscape-Paula Poindexter Chapter 2: Factors Contributing to the Sex Divide in Newspapers and Television News-Paula Poindexter Chapter 3: When Women Ignore the News-Paula Poindexter Chapter 4: IM, Downloading, Facebook, and Teen Magazines: Gateways or Barriers to News?-Paula Poindexter Part II Women in the News; Women in the Newsroom Chapter 5: Finding Women in the Newsroom and in the News - Paula Poindexter Chapter 6: The Softer Side of News -Paula Poindexter and Dustin Harp Part III Women, Technology, and News Chapter 7: Women and Technology: How Socialization Created a Gender Gap-Sharon Meraz Chapter 8: Online News: Factors Influencing the Divide Between Women and Men- Amy Schmitz Weiss Chapter 9: The Blogosphere’s Gender Gap: Differences in Visibility, Popularity, and Authority -Sharon Meraz Part IV Perspectives On Young Adults Chapter 10: Reaching Young Adults Begins with Change -Amy Zerba Women Worldwide Chapter 11: Women and the News: Europe, Egypt and the Middle East, and Africa- Jackie Harrison and Karen Sanders, Christiana Holtz-Bacha, Raquel Rodriguez Díaz, Serra Görpe, Salma Ghanem, and Chioma Ugochukwu Chapter 12: Women and the News: India and Asia – Smeeta Mishra, Xin (Sophie) Chen, Yi-ning Katherine Chen, and Kyung-Hee Kim Chapter 13: Women and the News: Latin America and the Caribbean - Vanessa de M. Higgins, Teresa Correra, Maria Flores, and Sharon Meraz Feminists on the News Chapter 14: News, Feminist Theories, and the Gender Divide-Dustin Harp Chapter 15: Critiquing Journalism: A 21st Century Feminist Perspective - Linda Steiner On Women, Race, Ethnicity, and News Chapter 16: Color and Content: Why the News Doesn’t Mirror Society -Lorraine Branham Chapter 17: Coverage of Latinos in the News Media: We’re Not There Yet -Maggie Rivas Rodriguez A Blueprint for the News Media Landscape of the Future Chapter 18: Strengthening the News Connection with Women and Cultivating the Next Generation-Paula Poindexter, Sharon Meraz, and Amy Schmitz Weiss

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Book SynopsisThis book explores five important areas where technology affects society, and suggests ways in which human communication can facilitate the use of that technology.Usability has become a foundational discipline in technical and professional communication that grows out of our rhetorical roots, which emphasize purpose and audience. As our appreciation of audience has grown beyond engineers and scientists to lay users of technology, our appreciation of the diversity of those audiences in terms of age, geography, and other factors has similarly expanded.We are also coming to grips with what Thomas Friedman calls the 'flat world,' a paradigm that influences how we communicate with members of other cultures and speakers of other languages. And because most of the flatteners are either technologies themselves or technology-driven, technical and professional communicators need to leverage these technologies to serve global audiences.Similarly, we are inundated with information about world crisTrade Review"This is an outstanding collection of papers for use in a technical communication - and for technical communication practitioners who wish to learn about crucial issues and developments in the field. The major topics are, without exception, important. Individual papers address issues through a variety of methodologies, including case study." - Muriel Zimmerman, Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, University of California, Santa Barbara "Editors Hayhoe and Grady have combined a wide range of topics into a single reference work that surveys the ever-growing field of technical communication. This anthology provides a clear snapshot of the space between today's technology and the people who use it." - Brenda Huettner, President, P-N Designs, Inc. "Too many people still see effective communication as a luxury - a useful but nonessential ingredient of products and processes. In contrast, this book nicely demonstrates the far-reaching impact that technical and professional communication can have on issues of relevance in today's world. As such, it should be an eye-opener for many readers in the field, notably students at all levels." - Jean-luc Doumont, Ph.D., Founding Partner, Principiae"Table of ContentsIntroduction: George F. Hayhoe and Helen M. GradyPart I-Usability: Making Technology Fit Its UsersChapter 1 Making Connections: Teaming Up to Connect Users, Developers, and Usability ExpertsCarol Barnum, David Deyton, Kevin Gillis, and Joe O'ConnorChapter 2 Usability Standards: Connecting Practice Around the WorldWhitney QuesenberyChapter 3 Conducting an Automated Experiment Over the Internet to Assess Navigation Design for a Medical Web Site Containing Multipage ArticlesElisabeth Cuddihy, Carolyn Wei, Alexandra Bartell, Jen Barrick, Brandon Maust, Seth S. Leopold, and Jan H. SpyridakisChapter 4 Manuals for the Elderly: Text Characteristics That Help or Hinder Older Users Floor van Horen, Carel Jansen, Leo Noordman, and Alfons MaesPart II-Globalization: Overcoming the Challenges of Languages and CulturesChapter 5 Communication as a Key to Global BusinessReinhard Schäler Chapter 6 The Hidden Costs of Cross-Cultural Documentation Marie-Louise Flacke Chapter 7 How to Save Time and Money by Connecting the Writing Process to the Update and Translation ProcessMargaretha ErikssonChapter 8 Technical Communication and Cross-Cultural Miscommunication: User Culture and the Outsourcing of WritingJoseph JeyarajChapter 9 Presenting in English to International Audiences: A Critical Survey of Published Advice and Actual PracticeThomas Orr, Renu Gupta, Atsuko Yamazaki, and Laurence AnthonyPart III-Health and Safety: Informing Society of Risks and DangersChapter 10 Public Professional Communication in the Anti-Terror Age: A Discourse AnalysisCatherine F. SmithChapter 11 Challenges to Effective Information and Communication Systems in Humanitarian Relief OrganizationsChristina Maiers, Margaret Reynolds, and Mark HaselkornChapter 12 Using Role Sets to Engage and Persuade Visitors of Web Sites that Promote Safe Sex Michaël F. SteehouderChapter 13 Physicians and Patients: How Professionals Build Relationships through Rapport ManagementKim CampbellPart IV-Biotechnology: Reporting Its Potential and Its Problems Chapter 14 Connecting Popular Culture and Science: The Case of Biotechnology Susan Allender-Hagedorn and Cheryl W. RuggieroChapter 15 Biotechnology and Global Miscommunication with the Public: Rhetorical Assumptions, Stylistic Acts, Ethical ImplicationsSteven B. KatzChapter 16 The Need for Technical Communicators as Facilitators of Negotiation in Controversial Technology Transfer CasesDale L. SullivanPart V-Corporate Environment: ImprovingTechnologyChapter 17 Technical Language: Learning from the Columbia and Challenger ReportsPaul M. DombrowskiChapter 18 The Theoretical Foundations of Service Leadership: A New ParadigmJudith B. Strother and Svafa GrönfeldtChapter 19 Managing Collaboration: Adding Communication and Documentation Environment to a Product Development CycleLaura S. Batson and Susan FeinbergChapter 20 Virtual Office Communication Protocols: A System for Managing International Virtual TeamsKirk St. AmantChapter 21 Knowledge Management in the Aerospace IndustryDavid J. Harvey and Robert HoldsworthChapter 22 Using Their Digital Notes: Three Cases to Make Tacit Knowledge Visible in a Web-based SurroundingLeisbeth Rentinck Meet the Contributors Index

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Book SynopsisDesigning Web-Based Applications for 21st Century Writing Classrooms brings together, for the first time, a group of scholars and teachers who have been developing, on their own initiative, web-based solutions to technical and professional writing instructional problems. In industry the perennial question is whether to buy or build, but in academia, for various reasons, buy is rarely an option. Individual faculty members do not have the money to pay for software solutions, and often their interests are too local or small-scale to warrant institutional-level involvement. In addition, the design of commercial applications from vendors typically does not take into account the unique needs and considerations of teachers of writing and often reflects a design ideology quite different from theirs. This is why so many writing teachers have turned to open source solutions and, in the process of learning how to tweak them to make them more responsive to their specific needs, why so many of thesTable of ContentsIntroductionGeorge Pullman and Baotong GuPART 1 Writing Environments CHAPTER 1 Theorizing and Building Online Writing Environments: User-Centered Design Beyond the Interface Michael McLeod, William Hart-Davidson, and Jeffrey Grabill CHAPTER 2 : An Electronic Writing SpaceRon Balthazor, Christy Desmet, Alexis Hart, Sara Steger, and Robin Wharton CHAPTER 3 Redevelop, Redesign, and Refine: Expanding the Functionality and Scope of TTOPIC into Raider Writer Robert Hudson and Susan M. Lang CHAPTER 4 The Role of Metaphor in the Development of an Instructional Writing EnvironmentMike Palmquist CHAPTER 5 Creating Complex Web-Based Applications with Agile Techniques: Iterations as Drafts Matt Penniman and Michael WojcikPART 2 Individual, Standalone Applications CHAPTER 6 Visualizing Knowledge Work with Google Wave Brian J. McNely and Paul Gestwicki CHAPTER 7 Students Playing as Scholars and Selves: Academic Synthesis as Conversation Game David Fisher and Joe Williams CHAPTER 8 Designing, Implementing, and Evaluating a Web-Based Instructional Application for Technical Communication ClassesDavid Chapman CHAPTER 9 Supplementing a Professional Writing Course with an Interactive Self-Learning Document Design Tutorial Suguru Ishizaki, Stacie Rohrbach, and Laura Scott CHAPTER 10 Developing a Web-Served Handbook for Writers Stephen A. BernhardtPART 3 Open-Source Modifications CHAPTER 11 Peersourcing the PIT Journal: The Technosocial Pedagogical Hooks and Layers of Collaborative Publishing The PIT Core Publishing Collective CHAPTER 12 Blogs as an Alternative to Course Management Systems: Public, Interactive Teaching with a Round Peg in a Square Hole Steven D. Krause CHAPTER 13 Developing a Course Wiki for Accessibility and Sustainability Karl Stolley CHAPTER 14 An Interface for Interaction Design: Using Course Wikis to Build Knowledge Communities Steven T. BenninghoffContributorsIndex

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Book SynopsisJamin Pelkey is Associate Professor and Program Director in the Department of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures at Toronto Metropolitan University, Canada.Stéphanie Walsh Matthews is Associate Professor in the Department of Languages, Literatures & Cultures, at Toronto Metropolitan University, Canada.Trade ReviewBloomsbury Semiotics Volume 2: Semiotics in the Natural and Technical Sciences delivers the contemporary state of the art, craft, and science of semiotic applications in math and logic, in biology and cognitive sciences, and in professional and technical fields from architecture to medicine and beyond, with expert contributions achieving prescient depth of coverage and cutting-edge comprehensive bibliographic documentation. -- Myrdene Anderson, Purdue College of Liberal Arts, USABloomsbury Semiotics is a much-needed reference that promises to provide a very solid general and historical introduction to a complex way of thinking, but also introduces a very wide range of interdisciplinary approaches to the field. -- Elliot Gaines, Wright State University, USATable of ContentsList of Figures List of Tables List of Contributors List of Abbreviations Introduction, Stéphanie Walsh Matthews 1. Semiotics in Mathematics and Logic, Ahti-Veikko Pietarinen and Frederik Stjernfelt 2. Semiotics in General Biology, Kalevi Kull and Don Favareau 3. Semiotics in Ecology and Environmental Studies, Timo Maran 4. Semiotics in Ethology and Zoology, Morten Tønnessen 5. Semiotics in Evolutionary Linguistics, Jamin Pelkey and Prisca Augustyn 6. Semiotics in Health and Medicine, John Tredinnick-Rowe and Donald E. Stanley 7. Semiotics in Psychiatry and Psychology, Norbert Andersch 8. Semiotics in Neuroscience and Cognition, Kristian Tylén and Jijo Kandamkulathy 9. Semiotics in Computing and Information Systems, Martin Irvine 10. Semiotics in Economics and Finance, Todd Oakley 11. Semiotics in Law and Jurisprudence, Clara Chapdelaine-Feliciati 12. Semiotics in Architecture and Spatial Design, Gabriele Aroni 13. Semiotics in Graphic Design, Steven Skaggs 14. Semiotics in Marketing and Branding, Kristian Bankov and Dimitar Trendafilov Index

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Book SynopsisJamin Pelkey is Associate Professor and Program Director in the Department of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures at Toronto Metropolitan University, Canada.Susan Petrilli is Full Professor of Philosophy and Theory of Languages at the University of Bari, Italy.Sophia Melanson Ricciardone is a PhD Candidate at York University, Canada.Trade ReviewVERDICT This is a state-of-the-art survey of semiotic inquiry. Recommended for researchers in the field. -- Gary Medina * Library Journal *Semiotics in the Arts and Social Sciences testifies to the power of semiotics to innovate through the creation of new research paths, and to renovate by revisiting older paths and reshaping them through fundamental changes of perspectives. The result is an inspiring multidirectional and multidimensional programmatic chart that redraws boundaries and suggests uncharted territories in need of careful signage. -- André De Tienne, Indiana University, USABloomsbury Semiotics is a much-needed reference that promises to provide a very solid general and historical introduction to a complex way of thinking, but also introduces a very wide range of interdisciplinary approaches to the field. -- Elliot Gaines, Wright State University, USATable of ContentsList of Figures List of Tables List of Contributors List of Abbreviations Introduction, Susan Petrilli and Sophia Melanson Ricciardone 1. Semiotics in Philosophy and Critical Theory, Vincent Colapietro 2. Semiotics in Anthropology and Ethnography, Sally Ness and Steve Coleman 3. Semiotics in History and Archaeology, Marek Tamm and Robert Preucel 4. Semiotics in Theology and Religious Studies, Massimo Leone 5. Semiotics in Ethics and Caring, Susan Petrilli 6. Semiotics in Sociology and Political Science, Risto Heiskala and Peeter Selg 7. Semiotics in Learning and Education, Andrew Stables and Alin Olteanu 8. Semiotics in Picture and Image Studies, Sara Lenninger and Göran Sonesson 9. Semiotics in Film and Video Studies, Piero Polidoro and Adriano D’Aloia 10. Semiotics in Music and Musicology, William Dougherty and Esti Sheinberg 11. Semiotics in Performance and Dance, Nikoleta Popa Blanariu 12. Semiotics in Rhetoric and Poetics, Per Aage Brandt and Todd Oakely 13. Semiotics in Literature and Narratology, Stéphanie Walsh Matthews and Paul Perron 14. Semiotics in Structural Linguistics, Anne-Gaëlle Toutain and Ekaterina Velmezova Index

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Book SynopsisJamin Pelkey is Associate Professor and Program Director in the Department of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures at Toronto Metropolitan University, Canada.Paul Cobley is Full Professor and Deputy Dean (Research & Knowledge Exchange) in the Faculty of Arts and Creative Industries, Middlesex University, London, UK.Trade ReviewPeircean Semiotics offers some of the most interesting and insightful perspectives on the nature of communication as a crucial force in the universe, ranging from human language to physics. In Bloomsbury Semiotics vol. 4, Jamin Pelkey and Paul Cobley have brought together some of the leading semioticians from around the world on an exciting range of topics. This is an important volume that all readers, whether new to semiotics or long-term semioticians, will enjoy and learn a great deal from. I highly recommend it. -- Daniel L. Everett, Bentley University, USABloomsbury Semiotics is a much-needed reference that promises to provide a very solid general and historical introduction to a complex way of thinking, but also introduces a very wide range of interdisciplinary approaches to the field. -- Elliot Gaines, Wright State University, USATable of ContentsList of Figures List of Tables List of Contributors List of Abbreviations Introduction, Paul Cobley 1. Communication Theory and Semiotics, Richard Lanigan 2. Media/Culture Studies and Semiotics, Sophia Melanson Ricciardone and Marcel Danesi 3. Digital Humanities and Semiotics, Alin Olteanu and Arianna Ciula 4. Systems Theory and Semiotics, Ricardo Gudwin and João Queiroz 5. Phenomenology and Semiotics, Peer F. Bundgaard 6. Hermeneutics and Semiotics, Ronald C. Arnett and Susan Mancino 7. Translation Studies and Semiotics, Evangelos Kourdis and Ritva Hartama-Heinonen 8. Pragmatics and Semiotics, Per Aage Brandt 9. Gesture Studies and Semiotics, Irene Mittelberg and Jennifer Hinnell 10. Multimodality and Semiotics, David Machin and Ariel Chen 11. Discourse Analysis and Semiotics, Kay O'Halloran and Sabine Tan 12. Integrational Linguistics and Semiotics, Adrian Pablé 13. Cognitive Linguistics and Semiotics, Jordan Zlatev and Möttönen Tapani 14. Cognitive Science and Semiotics, Göran Sonesson Index

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Book SynopsisThe human body is a primary source of meaning-making, with the body conveying over two-thirds of our messages. But how can we understand these physical communicative cues? How are they being expressed and exploited in new media and multimodal online and mobile interaction?Offering an in-depth guide to help you investigate and understand real and virtual nonverbal communication using semiotic theory, this book assumes little previous knowledge of semiotics or linguistics. With in-depth, comparative case studies, each chapter deals with a traditional aspect of nonverbal communication, such as facial expressions, touch, and gesture, before extending the discussion to new media and cyberspace.Explaining the issues step by step and supported by exercises, directed further reading and a glossary of key terms, Understanding Nonverbal Communication provides you with all the tools you need to understand how nonverbal communication unfolds in all kinds of contexts, and Trade ReviewThe author adopts an explanatory style, clear structure, and vivid examples ... This book will inspire the future interdisciplinary exploration of NVC in various contexts. * LINGUIST List *A state-of-the-art textbook written in clear and understandable language with insightful tables and figures and abundant examples to illustrate its major points. * Frank Nuessel, Professor of Spanish, Italian, and Linguistics, University of Louisville, USA *Marcel Danesi is a truly polymathic scholar. This comprehensive book succeeds in conveying complex ideas about nonverbal communication without getting engrossed in technical style or relying solely on disciplinary jargon. * Farouk Y. Seif, Professor Emeritus of Leadership and Change, Antioch University Seattle, USA *Table of ContentsPreface 1. Overview of Nonverbal Semiotics 2. Kinesics 3. Facial Expression 4. Eye Contact 5. Touch 6. Gesture 7. Proxemics 8. Spatial Codes 9. Architecture 10. Dancing 11. Visual Semiotics 12. Visual Art Glossary Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisWestern philosophy has often claimed for itself not just a distinct sphere of knowledge, but a distinct form of communication, set against ordinary speech. In Speaking Philosophically, Thomas Sutherland proposes that for some philosophers, authentic philosophizing demands a specific manner of speaking or writing, adoption of which enables one to gesture toward truths that propositional speech will never grasp. Drawing on a variety of thinkers Heraclitus, Plato, Kant, Fichte, Nietzsche, Kierkegaard, Weil, Foucault, and Irigaray Sutherland argues this emphasis on the form of philosophical communication can function as an exclusionary mechanism, determining who is deemed capable of speaking philosophically.Trade ReviewA stunningly original investigation of philosophical expression. Focused less on the content of Western systems of philosophy and more on the challenge of their communicability, the book raises fascinating questions about what philosophizing says, and cannot say, how it speaks, and what that tells us. * Garnet C. Butchart, Associate Professor, Duquesne University, USA *Drawn to an other without which thinking would remain mute, Speaking Philosophically is both a declaration of love and an appeal for a rethinking of philosophers’ relationship with language—a depth hermeneutics by which the “love of wisdom” is brought back to its discursive provenance as it engages speech and writing in perpetuity. * Briankle G. Chang, Professor of Communication, University of Massachusetts, US *Thomas Sutherland has produced an excellent book that interrogates the dynamic boundaries and intersections between language, philosophy, knowledge, and subjectivity. Whilst many students and scholars will already be familiar with the ideas of Plato, Kant, and Foucault, Sutherland masterfully weaves Fichte, Simone Weil, and other less famous thinkers into his brilliant narrative. The book makes a major contribution to our understanding of communication and reason today. * Darrow Schecter, Professor of Critical Theory & Modern European History, University of Sussex, UK *Table of ContentsIntroduction: A Philosophical Manner Of Speaking 1. Escaping The Noise Of The City: Heraclitus’ Logos 2. Speaking In The Presence Of Truth: Plato And Dialectic 3. Speaking Appropriately: The Philosophical Work Ethic In Immanuel Kant 4. The Foundation Within Us: J.G. Fichte On The Role Of The Scholar 5. A New Breed Of Philosophers: Friedrich Nietzsche’s Tyrannical Impulse 6. The Mark Of A True Christian: Søren Kierkegaard On Solitude 7. Aspiring To A Higher Good: Speaking Of Afbliction With Simone Weil 8. Writing At The Limits Of History: Michel Foucault And Unreason 9. Speaking With Borrowed Words: Strategic Mimesis In Luce Irigaray BIbliography Index

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