Dynamic Patterns in Communication Processes / Edition 1

by James H. Watt, C. Arthur VanLear

Overview

While there is general acknowledgement that communication is a process rather than a condition, there has been little systematic examination of dynamic processes within communication studies.

This volume examines these processes within the communications field as a whole, from interpersonal to mass communication, and thereby brings to light many largely unexplored connections. The first part focuses on the methodological and theoretical significance of communication events or states which vary regularly, or in some distinct pattern, over time. The second section is a compilation of current theories and research based on the ideas of cyclic and dynamic patterns which occur in diverse communication settings.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780803956193
Publisher:	SAGE Publications
Publication date:	05/21/1996
Pages:	456
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x (d)

Table of Contents

PART ONE: SOME IDEAS AND SPECULATIONS
A Partial Map to a Wide Territory - C Arthur Van Lear and James H Watt
Communication Process Approaches and Models - C Arthur Van Lear
Patterns, Cycles, and Dynamic Coordination
Sequentiality, Simultaneity, and Synchronicity in Human Communication - Peter R Monge and Michael E Kalman
PART TWO: SOME TOOLS FOR TIME
Indexing Pattern over Time - Robert B Arundale
Criteria for Studying Communication as a Dynamic Process
Dynamic Systems in Continuous Audience Response Measures - Mark Douglas West and Frank A Biocca
Localized Autocorrelation Diagnostic Statistic (LADS) for Time-Series Models - Clifford Nass and Youngme Moon
Conceptualization, Computation, and Utilization
Analyzing Cyclical Effects in Experimental Designs - James H Watt
Cellular Automata as Models of Unintended Consequences of Organizational Communication - Steven R Corman
PART THREE: SOME EXEMPLARY USES OF TIME
The Emergence of Shared Interpretations in Organizations - Noshir S Contractor and Susan J Grant
A Self-Organizing Systems Perspective
Predicting Television Viewing - George A Barnett and Sung Ho Cho
Cycles, the Weather, and Social Events
Attention Span Cycles - Jeanne M Meadowcroft
Cybernetics of Attitudes and Decisions - Stan A Kaplowitz and Edward L Fink
Dynamics of Speech Processes in Dyadic Interaction - Eugene H Buder
Coordinated Cycles in Behavior and Physiology during Face-to-Face Social Interactions - Rebecca M Warner
Dynamic Coordination of Vocal and Kinesic Behavior in Dyadic Interaction - Joseph N Cappella
Methods, Problems, and Interpersonal Outcomes

Editorial Reviews

Examines dynamic processes within the context of communication studies, focusing on real-life data rather than simulation. Part I discusses the methodological and theoretical significance of communication events that vary regularly over time. Part II looks at tools such as LADS and CA models. Part III reviews current theories and research based on the ideas of cycling and dynamic patterns. Of interest to scholars and professionals in mass and interpersonal communication. Paper edition (unseen), $27.95. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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