TY - BOOK AU - Marsen,Sky TI - Communication studies / T2 - Palgrave foundations SN - 9781403939982 U1 - 302.2 MAR PY - 2006/// CY - Basingstoke : PB - Palgrave Macmillan KW - Communication N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index N2 - Communication influences everything we doconsumers of goods, to our business interactions in the professional world, to the entertainment choices we make. We are influenced by the messages that come to us and we influence others with our own messages. This book is innovative and diverse in bringing together the main sub-topics of communication studies - text analysis, business communication, mass communication, the media industry and film. In a clear and accessible style, drawing from popular culture examples, the book explains the concepts that guide the study of communication in all its forms. It provides a comprehensive and succinct resource for students of communication and the media, as well as for those interested in careers in these fields ER -