Beck, Andrew,  1952- <br/><br/>
Communication studies :  the essential introduction / 
Andrew Beck, Peter Bennett, and Peter Wall 
 - London ;  New York :  Routledge,  2002 
 - ix, 261 p. :  ill. ;  25 cm. 
<br/><br/> Simultaneously published in USA and Canada by Routledge 
<br/><br/>List of figures. - List of diagrams. - Introduction. - Pt. 1. Studying Communication. 1. Studying. 2. Communication. - Pt. 2. Effective Communication. - Pt. 3. Texts And Meanings In Communication. 1. Communication as text. 2. Texts and meanings. 3. Decoding and de-coding. 4. Words and pictures: signs and signatures. 5. Taking the process further. 6. Putting it back together. 7. Some print texts and sample tasks. - Pt. 4. Communication Practice. - Pt. 5. Themes In Personal Communication. 1. Verbal communication. 2. Non-Verbal communication. 3. Intrapersonal communication: self and self-concept. 4. Intrapersonal communication: ideas about the development of the self and personality. 5. Intrapersonal communication: self and self-presentation. 6. Group communication: what groups are and what they do. 7. Group communication: inside groups. 8. Group communication: how groups work and when they don't: leadership and lethargy. - Pt. 6. Using Your Communication Skills To Pass Examinations. - Glossary. - Resources. - Bibliography. - Index. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0415247519 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Communication.
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>302.2  / BEC