An Integrated Approach to Communication Theory and Research

Contents: Preface. Part I: Studying -- Doing Research. D.W. Stacks, M.B. Salwen, Integrating Theory and Research: Starting With Questions. S.H. Chaffee, Thinking About Theory. M.J. Beatty, Thinking Quantitatively. J.A. Anderson, Thinking Qualitatively: Hermeneutics in Science. Part II: Mass Communication Approaches and Concerns. B.S. Greenberg, M.B. Salwen, Mass Communication Theory and Research: Concepts and Models. P.J. Shoemaker, Media Gatekeeping. M. McCombs, T. Bell, The Agenda-Setting Role of Mass Communication. N. Signorielli, M. Morgan, Cultivation Analysis: Research and Practice. C. Gaziano, E. Gaziano, Theories and Methods in Knowledge Gap Research Since 1970. J.D. Rayburn, II, Uses and…