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This book honors the life and work of the late W. Barnett Pearce, a leading theorist in the communication field. The book is divided into four sections. The first section will lead with an essay by Barnett Pearce. This will be followed by sections on (1) practical theory, (2) dialogue, and (3) social transformation. In the broadest sense, these are probably the three general themes found in the work of Pearce and his colleagues. In another sense, these categories also identify three important dimensions of Pearce’s major contribution, the theory of the Coordinated Management of Meaning.

Table of Contents

Contents

PART 1: AT HOME IN THE UNIVERSE WITH MIRACLES AND HORIZONS
Preface
Chapter 1: At Home in the Universe with Miracles and Horizons: Reflections on Personal and Social Evolution
By W. Barnett Pearce
PART 2: PRACTICAL THEORY
Chapter 2: CMM, Argumentation and Moral Force
By Vernon Cronen
Chapter : Enacting the Seventh Miracle: Elevating Generative Identity Stories as a Practice of Compassion
By Catherine Creede
Chapter 4: On Being Present and Participating: Projecting into 21st Century Media Life
By Robyn Penman
Chapter 5: Social Worlds in their Making: Systemic Thinking from within CMM
By John Shotter and Cherrie Ravello
Chapter 6: Communication, Competence, and Systemic Practice
By J. Kevin Barge
PART 3: DIALOGUE
Chapter 7: Transforming Power through Systemic Questioning in Dialogue: A Perspective from the Theory of the Coordinated Management of Meaning (CMM)
By Victoria Chen
Chapter 8: Moral Conflict, Communication, and the Management of Difference
By Stephen W. Littlejohn
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Product details

Published 05 Nov 2013
Format Hardback
Edition 1st
Extent 364
ISBN 9781611475265
Imprint Fairleigh Dickinson University Press
Illustrations 2 tables; 6 charts;
Dimensions 237 x 157 mm
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing

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