What Is Theory? Puzzles and Maps as Metaphors in Communication Theory

Many handbooks, books, and articles in communication studies offer definitions of theory, as well as approaches to what are the features of theory or what makes a good theory and to what are the functions of theory or what makes a theory useful. In this essay, we configure a taxonomy of definitions...

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Main Authors: Diana Iulia Nastasia, Lana F. Rakow
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: tripleC 2009-12-01
Series:tripleC: Communication, Capitalism & Critique
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Online Access:https://www.triple-c.at/index.php/tripleC/article/view/137