Comparative communication research
By: Alex S. Edelstein.
Series: The Sage commtext series ;; v. 9
Publisher: Sage Publications
Published: 1982
Place of publication: Beverly Hills
Language: eng
Number of pages: 152
Subjects: Communication, International.; Communication -- Research.
Description: Throughout this book, Edelstein stresses why and how comparative communication research should be done. Highlighting major conceptual and methodological approaches, he provides useful summaries of the major comparative studies performed to date--and pinpoint promising new directions for research and conceptualization. This perceptive look at the state of the art in comparative communications research will serve as a valuable text for courses exploring international communications--as well as a serviceable handbook for researchers and specialists in communications, cross-cultural studies, and popular culture and values.
Notes: Bibliography: p. 140-151.