| Communication Theory Categories | | Alphabetical Listing of Theorists |
Altman: Social Penetration Theory of Irwin Altman & Dalmas Taylor
Aristotle: The Rhetoric of Aristotle
Barthes: Semiotics of Roland Barthes
Baxter: Relational Dialectics of Leslie Baxter & Barbara Montgomery
Berger: Uncertainty Reduction Theory of Charles Berger
Bormann: Symbolic Convergence Theory of Ernest Bormann
Brown: Politeness Theory of Penelope Brown and Stephen C. Levinson
Buber: Dialogic Meeting of Martin Buber
Burgoon: Expectancy Violations Theory of Judee Burgoon
Burke: Dramatism of Kenneth Burke
Cacioppio: Elaboration Likelihood Model of Richard Petty & John Cacioppi
Cronen: Coordinated Management of Meaning of W. Barnett Pearce & Vernon Cronen
Delia: Constructivism of Jesse Delia
Festinger: Cognitive Dissonance Theory of Leon Festinger
Fisher: Narrative Paradigm of Walter Fisher
Geertz: Cultural Approach to Organizations of Clifford Geertz & Michael Pacanowsky
Gerbner: Cultivation Theory of George Gerbner
Gudykunst: Anxiety/Uncertainty Management Theory of William Gudykunst
Hall: Cultural Studies of Stuart Hall
Janis: Groupthink of Irving Janis
Kramarae: Muted Group Theory of Cheris Kramarae
Levinson: Politeness Theory of Penelope Brown and Stephen C. Levinson
McCombs: Agenda Setting Function of Maxwell McCombs & Donald Shaw
McLuhan: Technological Determinism of Marshall McLuhan
Mead: Symbolic Interactionism of George Herbert Mead
Montgomery: Relational Dialectics of Leslie Baxter & Barbara Montgomery
Noelle-Neumann: Spiral of Silence of Elizabeth Noelle-Neumann
Pacanowsky: Cultural Approach to Organizations of Clifford Geertz & Michael Pacanowsky
Pearce: Coordinated Management of Meaning of W. Barnett Pearce & Vernon Cronen
Petty: Elaboration Likelihood Model of Richard Petty & John Cacioppio
Richards: The Meaning of Meaning of I. A. Richards
Rusbult: Rusbult Theory of Interdependence of Caryl Rusbult
Shannon: Information Theory of Claude Shannon & Warren Weaver
Shaw: Agenda Setting Function of Maxwell McCombs & Donald Shaw
Sherif: Social Judgment Theory of Muzafer Sherif
Tannen: Genderlect Styles of Deborah Tannen
Taylor: Social Penetration Theory of Irwin Altman & Dalmas Taylor
Ting-Toomey: Face Negotiation Theory of Stella Ting-Toomey
Watzlawick: The Interactional View of Paul Watzlawick
Weaver: Information Theory of Claude Shannon & Warren Weaver
Weick: Informational Systems Approach to Organizations of Karl Weick