Coordinated Management of Meaning (CMM): A Research Manual consists of the work of Barnett Pearce, Vernon Cronen, and their colleagues over the past 40 years. T

This book honors the life and work of the late W. Barnett Pearce, a leading theorist in the communication field. The book is divided into four sections. The fir

Communicating Possibilities exemplifies what it means to live one's life in conversation--noticing details in moments of communication that matter and acting in

Making Social Worlds: A Communication Perspective offers the most accessible introduction to the tools and concepts of CMM – Coordinated Management of Meaning

In a bold attempt to redirect the ways theories of communication are conceived and research on communication processes are conducted, this volume questions prev