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| Communication
Studies is a peer-reviewed academic journal that
covers communication processes, specifically
communication theory and research. |
Communication Studies
Communication studies or communication sciences is an
academic discipline that deals with processes of human
communication and behavior, patterns of communication in
interpersonal relationships, social interactions and
communication in different cultures. Communication is
commonly defined as giving, receiving or exchanging
ideas, information, signals or messages through
appropriate media, enabling individuals or groups to
persuade, to seek information, to give information or to
express emotions effectively. Communication studies is a
social science that uses various methods of empirical
investigation and critical analysis to develop a body of
knowledge that encompasses a range of topics, from
face-to-face conversation at a level of individual
agency and interaction to social and cultural
communication systems at a macro level. |
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History
Communication, a natural human behavior, became a topic
of study in the 20th century. As communication
technologies developed, so did the serious study of
communication. When World War I ended, the interest in
studying communication intensified. The social science
study was fully recognized as a legitimate discipline
after World War II.
Prior to being established as its own discipline,
communication studies, was formed from three other major
studies: psychology, sociology, and political science.
Communication studies focus on communication as central
to the human experience, which involves understanding
how people behave in creating, exchanging, and
interpreting messages. |
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Scope and topics
Communication studies integrates aspects of both social
sciences and the humanities. As a social science, the
discipline overlaps with sociology, psychology,
anthropology, biology, political science, economics, and
public policy. From a humanities perspective,
communication is concerned with rhetoric and persuasion
(traditional graduate programs in communication studies
trace their history to the rhetoricians of Ancient
Greece). Humanities approaches to communication often
overlap with history, philosophy, English, and cultural
studies. |
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