Welcome to our Communication Theory textbook! 

Theories help us to make sense of the world around us. Regardless of their scope, all theories shape how we make judgments about reality, relationships, circumstances, and decisions in our lives. This textbook exposes readers to theories of communication, both large and small, with the intention of better equipping readers to make sense of the communicative aspects of your world. This textbook is the result of a collaboration among students enrolled in COMM430: Communication Theory.  The general purpose of the textbook is to introduce readers to major issues and perspectives in communication studies while helping them think about and analyze communication in a systematic way (i.e., in a theoretical way). 

When you click on one of the hyperlinks listed under "accessing content", your web browser will take you to a Google Doc that has information on the theory.  This communication theory textbook is aimed at helping readers develop an understanding of the essential features of theories of human communication and use that knowledge to analyze communication phenomena from different perspectives. 

This textbook has a CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 license.

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