Book Description
"This is a sorely-needed book that gives an understandable introduction to one of the most important methods of communication research to students and scholars alike."
-Marshall Scott Poole, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
"Neuendorf's writing is both appropriate and accessible, a rare accomplishment in a book on research methods. Neuendorf provides a sophisticated yet readily comprehensible treatment of content analysis."
-William Evans, Georgia State University
Content analysis is one of the most important but complex research methodologies in the social sciences. In The Content Analysis Guidebook author Kimberly Neuendorf provides an accessible core text for upper-level undergraduates and graduate students across the social sciences. Comprising step-by-step instructions and practical advice, this text unravels the complicated aspects of content analysis.
The Content Analysis Guidebook provides readers with:
* Numerous examples from across the social sciences
* Sidebars that describe innovative and wide-ranging content analysis projects, from both academia and commercial research
* Pedagogical tools in an easy to understand format
Book Info
Content analysis is one of the most important but complex research methodologies in the social sciences. Author provides an accessible core text for upper-level graduates and graduate students across the social sciences. This text unravels the complicated aspects of content analysis. Softcover. Hardcover available.

畅销全美20年的传播学经典入门书
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※编辑推荐※
☆ 人际沟通、影响力、团队决策、认知内心及外在世界……现代社会每个至关重要的领域，都离不开传播学的核心——信息解读与处理。
☆ 在信息与人类生活须臾不可分离的今天，传播学是人人都必须 掌握的一门艺术。
☆ 学界资深名师倾力打造，专为入门者定制的最佳学习框架。书中引入大量电影情节与生活案例，深入浅出，绝不枯燥。
☆ 享誉全美的畅销经典教材，风行20余年，亚马逊网站长期五星好评。任可想要系统了解传播力的读者不可错过。
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※内容简介※
本书是一本享誉全美的畅销经典教材，由著名传媒学者埃姆·格里芬根据在美国惠顿学院浸淫数十年的教学经验撰写而成，在多次更新版本的过程中，反复征求、汲取学界权威以及上百万名读者的反馈意见。为使读者在短时间内迅速掌握传播学的精髓，本书精心遴选32种传播理论进行讲解，对近年大热的理论前沿亦有所涉猎。
与其他教材相比，本书最大特点在于强调读者体验，不但祛除了传播学理论的晦涩刻板，而且致力于将它们转换为普通人可以在生活中应用的工具。全书以深入浅出的方式，由信息、意义、语言、思维等最基本的概念入手，逐步过渡到如何认识与理解人际之间，乃至个人与群体、与社会及文化的纷纭复杂的关系。