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Part I The nature of inquiry and theory: communication theory and scholarship; theory in the process of inquiry. Part II Topics in communication theory: system theory; theories of signs and language; theories of discourse; theories of message production; theories of message reception and processing; theories of symbolic interactionism, dramatism, and narrative; theories of social and cultural reality; theories of experience and interpretation; critical theories. Part III Contextual themes: communication in relationships; communication in group decision making; communication and organizational networks; communication and media. Part IV Capstone: being a student of communication theory.