TY  - BOOK
AU  - Beck,Andrew
AU  - Bennett,Peter
AU  - Wall,Peter
TI  - Communication studies: the essential introduction 
SN  - 0415247519
U1  - 302.2 
PY  - 2002///
CY  - London, New York
PB  - Routledge
KW  - Communication
N1  - Simultaneously published in USA and Canada by Routledge; 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
ER  -