{"product_id":"the-work-and-workings-of-human-communication-paperback","title":"The Work and Workings of Human Communication - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRobert E. Sanders\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDiscover the fundamentals of human communication with this comprehensive and insightful resource\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWritten in four sections, \u003ci\u003eThe Work and Workings of Human Communication\u003c\/i\u003e identifies the underlying fundamentals that make our communication distinctively human. These fundamentals are the common ground that tie together the many topics and subject matters covered by the study and discipline of communication. They are also the basis of the unique contribution of the communication discipline to the social sciences.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProfessor, researcher and theorist Robert E. Sanders starts by focusing on what is unique about human communication and moves on to an examination of the complexities of scientific inquiry in the social sciences in general and in the communication discipline specifically. At the heart of the matter is the fact that humans are thinking beings who can make choices and therefore are not entirely predictable. This points towards new topics and questions that are likely to arise as the discipline evolves.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSanders' approach leads to recognition of the fact that communication is at the center of how humans build our ways of life and participate together. By focusing on the underlying fundamentals that give rise to the discipline's topics and subject areas, \u003ci\u003eThe Work and Workings of Human Communication\u003c\/i\u003e encourages students to engage in independent thought about what they want to contribute by: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eEmphasizing the importance of communication in creating, sustaining or changing--and participating in--our ways of life on an interpersonal level and on a societal level\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eRecognizing that human communication is inherently collaborative; people affect situations by interacting \u003ci\u003ewith\u003c\/i\u003e others, not acting \u003ci\u003eon\u003c\/i\u003e others\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExplaining the history, current agendas and possible future of the social science side of the Communication discipline\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eA perfect resource for new graduate students in introductory communication courses who have an interest in the social science side of the discipline, \u003ci\u003eThe Work and Workings of Human Communication\u003c\/i\u003e is also highly valuable for undergraduate communication and liberal arts students who don't possess a background in the discipline.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten in four sections, \u003ci\u003eThe Work and Workings of Human Communication\u003c\/i\u003e identifies the underlying fundamentals of human communication that make it distinctively human. They make us the only creature who can, and has to, reflect on the workings of its own communication, and engage in special efforts to make it work. They are the common ground that ties together the many topics and subject matters covered by the Communication discipline.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eResearcher and theorist Robert E. Sanders starts by pointing out that communication matters, but that there is much we still have to find out about how it does and why. He moves on to examine its workings as the engine of our human-made environment, and then how greatly the Communication discipline's topics have broadened, and may evolve further, as we try to capture that.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSanders positions communication at the center of the ways of life we create and participate in together, which is the basis of the unique contribution to knowledge that the Communication discipline makes among the other social sciences. This original way of representing our discipline and our subject matter empowers readers to engage in independent thought about: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe importance of communication in creating, sustaining, changing and participating in our ways of life on an interpersonal and societal level\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHuman communication as inherently collaborative, where people affect situations by interacting \u003ci\u003ewith\u003c\/i\u003e others, not acting \u003ci\u003eon\u003c\/i\u003e others\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe history, current agendas, and possible future of the social science side of the Communication discipline\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eA perfect resource for new graduate students in introductory Communication courses who have an interest in the social science side of the discipline, \u003ci\u003eThe Work and Workings of Human Communication\u003c\/i\u003e is also highly valuable for undergraduate Communication and liberal arts students, and for thinkers both within academia and outside it who have become interested in how and why communication plays the central role it does in our lives.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRobert E. Sanders, Ph.D.\u003c\/b\u003e in Communication from the University of Iowa, has focused his research and theoretical work on details of the way people communicate in social interactions to influence others as a microcosm of the work and workings of human communication, and the underlying communicative competence that supports communicating strategically. He wrote the book \u003ci\u003eCognitive Foundations of Calculated Speech\u003c\/i\u003e, co-edited \u003ci\u003eHandbook of Language and Social Interaction\u003c\/i\u003e, and has authored numerous journal articles and book chapters on language, social interaction, and communicative competence.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.9 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 13, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51788772114720,"sku":"9781119706489","price":80.93,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/b32573b03d2b6a185e6ec94528eaa375.webp?v=1780659667","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-work-and-workings-of-human-communication-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}