Distinctive qualities in communication research / edited by Donal Carbaugh and Patrice Buzzanell.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Preface / Robert Craig -- An introduction to some distinctive qualities in communication research / by Patrice Buzzanell & Donal Carbaugh -- Distinctive qualities in communication research: a dialogic approach to interpersonal/family communication / by Leslie A. Baxter -- The promise of communication in large-scale, community-based research / by Michael Hecht -- Politically attentive relational constructionism (parc): making a difference in a pluralistic, interdependent world / by Stanley Deetz -- The importance of communication science in addressing core problems in public health / by Joseph N. Cappella and Robert Hornik -- Researching culture in contexts of social interaction: an ethnographic approach, a network of scholars, and illustrative moves / by Gerry Philipsen -- Reflections on distinctive qualities in communication research / By Donal Carbaugh and Patrice Buzzanell.