Making social worlds : a communication perspective - Pearce, W. Barnett (Malden, MA ; Oxford : Blackwell Pub., 2007)
Critical moments that shape our social worlds -- Taking a communication perspective on social worlds -- Paradigms and the "Physics" of social worlds -- Communication: coordinating action and making/managing meanings -- Doing things in communication: speech acts -- Episodes and patterns of communication -- Selves and forms of consciousness -- Relationships and relational minds -- Afterword: something of a guide for using CMM.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Keywords: Communication -- Social aspects; Interpersonal communication; Social perception; Meaning (Philosophy)