Distinctive Qualities in Communication Research

Preface / Robert Craig -- An Introduction To Some Distinctive Qualities In Communication Research / By Patrice Buzzanell & Donal Carbaugh -- Distinctive Qualities In Communication Research: A Dialogic Approach To Interpersonal/family Communication / By Leslie A. Baxter -- The Promise Of Communication In Large-scale, Community-based Research / By Michael Hecht -- Politically Attentive Relational Constructionism (parc): Making A Difference In A Pluralistic, Interdependent World / By Stanley Deetz -- The Importance Of Communication Science In Addressing Core Problems In Public Health / By Joseph N. Cappella And Robert Hornik -- Researching Culture In Contexts Of Social Interaction: An Ethnographic Approach, A Network Of Scholars, And Illustrative Moves / By Gerry Philipsen -- Reflections On Distinctive Qualities In Communication Research / By Donal Carbaugh And Patrice Buzzanell. Edited By Donal Carbaugh And Patrice M. Buzzanell. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.