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This is the first comprehensive text on social psychological approaches to communication, providing an excellent introduction to theoretical perspectives, special topics, and applied areas and practice in communication. Bringing together scholars of international reputation, this book provides a unique contribution to the field.

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Glossary of Keywords and Definitions Introduction: The Social Psychology of Communication: Towards an ´Inter-Field´ Approach; D.Hook & B. Franks PART I: INTRODUCING THE SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY OF COMMUNICATION
The Developmental Impact of Communicative Interaction; J.Hardman Dialogue, Critical Consciousness and Praxis; C.Vaughan Non-verbal Communication and Culture; A.de-Graft Aikins Social Influence: Modes and Modalities; G.Sammut & M.Bauer Pragmatic Theory and Social Relations; B.Franks & H.Green Communicative Action and the Dialogical Imagination; S.Jovchelovitch PART II: SPECIAL TOPICS IN COMMUNICATIONIdentity and Resistance in Communication; C.Howarth Rumours and Gossip as Genres of Communication; B.Franks & S.Attia Empty and Full Speech; D.Hook Argument and Rhetoric; V. Glaveanu with M.Bauer Evolution and Communication; B.Franks & J.Dhesi PART III: APPLIED AREAS AND PRACTICE Religion as Communicative Action; E.Arens Media Health Campaigns: From Information to Social Change; C.Campbell & K.Scott Social Psychology of Political Communication; M.C.Nisbet & L.Feldman Science Communication; J.Gregory

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´A very timely book...the focus on the multi-faceted nature of the social and behavioural changes that are allied to communication processes is impressive´ - Jaan Valsiner, Professor, Department of Psychology, Clark University, USA

´...The Social Psychology of Communication is rich in differing and often even competing theoretical perspectives and practical applications, and yet it also manages to be a book of singular purpose...the reader will jump back and forth between agreement, objection, and wonder. When this occurs, the book has accomplished its goal.´ Psychology in Society

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