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Communication studies

Communication studies (or communication science) is an academic discipline that deals with processes of human communication and behavior, patterns of communication in interpersonal relationships, social interactions and communication in different cultures. Communication is commonly defined as giving, receiving or exchanging ideas, information, signals or…

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related to Bibliography · 54
Communication studies → American Social Thought, Annandale, Carbondale, Carey, Century, Cohen, Communication, Communications, Culture, Discipline, Durham, Essays, Field, Found, Gehrke, Herman, History, How Not, IL, James
related to Professional associations · 50
Communication studies → Academic Writing, AEJMC, AJHA, America, American Journalism Historians Association, Association, ATTW, BCCA, BEA, Black College Communication Association, Black Journalists, Broadcast Education Association, Business Communicators, CCA, Central States Communication Association, Cinema, Communication Associations, Communications ResearchInternational Association, Council, CSCA
related to In Canada · 30
Communication studies → Although, American Communication, British Cultural Studies, Canada, Canadian, Canadian Journal, Canadian Radio-television, Communication, Dallas Smythe, Florian Sauvageau, François Cooren, Gail Guthrie Valaskakis, George Grant, Gertrude Robinson, Harold Innis, Influential, James, Laval, Marc Raboy, Marshall McLuhan
related to Foundations of the academic discipline · 18
Communication studies → Carl Hovland, Chicago, Columbia University, Effects, English, Harold Lasswell, He, Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Kurt Lewin, Mass Communication, Paul Lazarsfeld, Schramm, Second World War, The, The Process, United States, University, Wilbur Schramm
related to Origins · 10
Communication studies → As, Before, Communication, During, However, The, This, Today, When World War, World War II
related to Scope and topics · 7
Communication studies → Ancient Greece, As, Communication, English, From, Humanities, There
related to Business · 6
Communication studies → American Assembly, Because, Business, Collegiate Schools, Implementation, The
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Communication studies → social science that uses various methods of empirical investigation and critical analysis to develop a body of knowledge that encompasses a range of topics
see also · 1
Communication studies → CommunicationCommunibiologyCommunication

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Communication studiesis asocial science that uses various methods of empirical investigation and critical analysis to develop a body of knowledge that encompasses a range of topics0.90text
mass communicationinstance ofeventually including means of communication0.80text
interpersonal communicationinstance ofeventually including means of communication0.80text
and oral interpretationinstance ofeventually including means of communication0.80text
Communication studiesrelated to BibliographyCarey0.60section
Communication studiesrelated to BibliographyJames0.60section
Communication studiesrelated to BibliographyCommunication0.60section
Communication studiesrelated to BibliographyCulture0.60section
Communication studiesrelated to BibliographyCohen0.60section
Communication studiesrelated to BibliographyHerman0.60section
Communication studiesrelated to BibliographyThe History0.60section
Communication studiesrelated to BibliographySpeech Communication0.60section

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