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1 online resource (199 pages) |
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polychrome |
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text file |
| Contents |
Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction: How You Can Use This Book; 1 Words and Communication; 2 Signs and Semiotics; 3 When I Use a Word, Humpty Dumpty Said ... ; 4 Antithetical Meaning of Words; 5 Society Precedes the Individual; 6 Language Codes; 7 The Structuralist Perspective; 8 Culture and the Unconscious; 9 The Importance of Metaphor; 10 A Model of Communication Process; 11 The Lasswell Formula; 12 Art and Society: A Model; 13 Dialogic Aspects of Communication; 14 Conversation as Narrative; 15 Men and Women Use Language Differently; 16 Black Speech. |
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17 People of Color and the Media18 Nonverbal Communication; 19 Facial Expressions; 20 Fashion as Communication; 21 Symbolism and Religion; 22 The Meaning of Symbols; 23 The House as a Symbol of Femininity; 24 Miss America's Mythic Significance; 25 Images of Women in Advertising; 26 The Power of Advertising in Capitalist Societies; 27 Myths and Society; 28 Robinson Crusoe as Myth; 29 Fairy Tales and the Psyche; 30 Hot and Cool Media; 31 The Impact of Postmodernism; 32 The Postmodern Eye; 33 Mind and Media; 34 Cybertexts and Video Games; 36 Smart Mobs; 35 Digital Media; 37 How Crowds Think. |
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38 Television and Art39 Amusing Ourselves to Death; 40 Narratives in the Media; 41 Television Is a Dramatic Medium; 42 The Power of Rock Music; 43 Artistic Texts; 44 Psychoanalysis and Literature; 45 Humor and Communication; 46 On Comedy; 47 What Does Art Do?; 48 Interpretation and Art; 49 The Society of Spectacle; 50 Representation and Difference; Appendix: Learning Games and Activities; Glossary; Selected Bibliography; Biographies of KeyText Authors; Index; About the Author. |
| Summary |
In 50 Ways to Understand Communication, Arthur Asa Berger familiarizes readers with important concepts written by leading communication and cultural theorists, such as Saussure, LZvi-Strauss, de Certeau, McLuhan, Postman, and many others. Organized in fifty short segments, this concise guide covers a wide range of important ideas from psychoanalysis and semiology to humor, 'otherness, ' and nonverbal communication. Berger's clear explanations surround this assortment of influential writing. This engaging, accessible book is essential for students of communication and anyone interested in how we. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 163-172) and index. |
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Use copy Restrictions unspecified MiAaHDL |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. [S.l.] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010. MiAaHDL |
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Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve MiAaHDL |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Communication.
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Communication. |
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Electronic books.
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| Added Title |
Fifty ways to understand communication |
| Other Form: |
Print version: Berger, Arthur Asa. 50 Ways to Understand Communication. Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2006 9780742541085 |
| ISBN |
9780742569218 (electronic book) |
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0742569217 (electronic book) |
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074254107X (cloth ; alkaline paper) |
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9780742541078 (cloth ; alkaline paper) |
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0742541088 (paperback ; alkaline paper) |
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9780742541085 (paperback ; alkaline paper) |
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