Donald C Shields
Biographic Data
| ID | 5595147 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Donald C Shields |
| GIVEN NAMES | Donald C |
| FAMILY NAME | Shields |
| SIGNATURE | SHIELDS D C |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Missouri–St. Louis |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-7795-7917 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 37 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 6 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1977 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2003 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Defending symbolic convergence theory from an imaginary Gunn
(2003). Defending symbolic convergence theory from an imaginary Gunn. Quarterly Journal of Speech: Vol. 89, No. 4, pp. 366-372
Three Decades of Developing, Grounding, and Using Symbolic Convergence Theory (SCT)
For 30 years, good fortune has enabled us to contribute to the development of symbolic convergence theory (SCT). SCT is a general theory of communication that helps explain broad aspects of interpersonal, small group, public, organizational, mass, and intercultural communication. SCT explains the communicative force of fantasy-sharing on human action as stemming from its ability to forge a symbolic consciousness that is constitutive of reality. I…
Symbolic convergence and special communication theories
This study answers 4 research questions as it explicates the SCT's ability to explain how special communication theories come into being as the product of rhetorical visions that contain the norms, conventions, and customs for exemplar participation in a specific communication style. This study demonstrates that the concept of rhetorical vision yields insights into the creation, rise, and potential for demise of a style‐specific, special theory o…
An expansion of the rhetorical vision component of the symbolic convergence theory
This study focuses on the expansion of the rhetorical vision component of Symbolic Convergence Theory (SCT). The Cold War rhetorical vision serves as a paradigm case illustrating the emerging theory of group consciousness that is part of SCT. Through this extended example, we explain that, prior to their decline and terminus, three streams of communication (consciousness creating, consciousness raising and consciousness sustaining) characterize t…
In Defense of Symbolic Convergence Theory
Journal Article In Defense of Symbolic Convergence Theory: A Look at the Theory and Its Criticisms after Two Decades Get access Ernest G. Bormann, Ph.D., Ernest G. Bormann, Ph.D. 1Ernest G. Bormann is professor, Department of Speech-Communication, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455 Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar John F. Craan, Ph.D., John F. Craan, Ph.D. 2John Cragan is professor, Department o…
Foreign policy communication dramas
An expansion of the rhetorical vision component of the symbolic convergence theory
This study focuses on the expansion of the rhetorical vision component of Symbolic Convergence Theory (SCT). The Cold War rhetorical vision serves as a paradigm case illustrating the emerging theory of group consciousness that is part of SCT. Through this extended example, we explain that, prior to their decline and terminus, three streams of communication (consciousness creating, consciousness raising and consciousness sustaining) characterize t…
Symbolic convergence and special communication theories
This study answers 4 research questions as it explicates the SCT's ability to explain how special communication theories come into being as the product of rhetorical visions that contain the norms, conventions, and customs for exemplar participation in a specific communication style. This study demonstrates that the concept of rhetorical vision yields insights into the creation, rise, and potential for demise of a style‐specific, special theory o…
In Defense of Symbolic Convergence Theory
Journal Article In Defense of Symbolic Convergence Theory: A Look at the Theory and Its Criticisms after Two Decades Get access Ernest G. Bormann, Ph.D., Ernest G. Bormann, Ph.D. 1Ernest G. Bormann is professor, Department of Speech-Communication, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455 Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar John F. Craan, Ph.D., John F. Craan, Ph.D. 2John Cragan is professor, Department o…
Foreign policy communication dramas
Three Decades of Developing, Grounding, and Using Symbolic Convergence Theory (SCT)
For 30 years, good fortune has enabled us to contribute to the development of symbolic convergence theory (SCT). SCT is a general theory of communication that helps explain broad aspects of interpersonal, small group, public, organizational, mass, and intercultural communication. SCT explains the communicative force of fantasy-sharing on human action as stemming from its ability to forge a symbolic consciousness that is constitutive of reality. I…
Defending symbolic convergence theory from an imaginary Gunn
(2003). Defending symbolic convergence theory from an imaginary Gunn. Quarterly Journal of Speech: Vol. 89, No. 4, pp. 366-372
Foreign policy communication dramas
In Defense of Symbolic Convergence Theory
Journal Article In Defense of Symbolic Convergence Theory: A Look at the Theory and Its Criticisms after Two Decades Get access Ernest G. Bormann, Ph.D., Ernest G. Bormann, Ph.D. 1Ernest G. Bormann is professor, Department of Speech-Communication, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455 Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar John F. Craan, Ph.D., John F. Craan, Ph.D. 2John Cragan is professor, Department o…
An expansion of the rhetorical vision component of the symbolic convergence theory
This study focuses on the expansion of the rhetorical vision component of Symbolic Convergence Theory (SCT). The Cold War rhetorical vision serves as a paradigm case illustrating the emerging theory of group consciousness that is part of SCT. Through this extended example, we explain that, prior to their decline and terminus, three streams of communication (consciousness creating, consciousness raising and consciousness sustaining) characterize t…
Symbolic convergence and special communication theories
This study answers 4 research questions as it explicates the SCT's ability to explain how special communication theories come into being as the product of rhetorical visions that contain the norms, conventions, and customs for exemplar participation in a specific communication style. This study demonstrates that the concept of rhetorical vision yields insights into the creation, rise, and potential for demise of a style‐specific, special theory o…
Three Decades of Developing, Grounding, and Using Symbolic Convergence Theory (SCT)
For 30 years, good fortune has enabled us to contribute to the development of symbolic convergence theory (SCT). SCT is a general theory of communication that helps explain broad aspects of interpersonal, small group, public, organizational, mass, and intercultural communication. SCT explains the communicative force of fantasy-sharing on human action as stemming from its ability to forge a symbolic consciousness that is constitutive of reality. I…
Defending symbolic convergence theory from an imaginary Gunn
(2003). Defending symbolic convergence theory from an imaginary Gunn. Quarterly Journal of Speech: Vol. 89, No. 4, pp. 366-372
Sociology (5 works) · Computer Science (4 works) · Philosophy (4 works) · Rhetoric and Communication Studies (4 works) · Discourse Analysis in Language Studies (3 works) · Economics (3 works) · Epistemology (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Linguistics (3 works) · Philosophy (3 works)