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Peer reviewedStewart, Charles J. – Central States Speech Journal, 1983
Argues that studies focusing on the functions of movements would increase understanding of social movements. (PD)
Descriptors: Communication Research, Rhetoric, Rhetorical Criticism
Peer reviewedCathcart, Robert S. – Central States Speech Journal, 1983
Sees rhetoric or "languaging strategies" as central to the perception that a social movement exists. (PD)
Descriptors: Communication Research, Rhetoric, Rhetorical Criticism, Social Change
Peer reviewedMcGee, Michael Calvin – Central States Speech Journal, 1983
Disagrees that "dialectical enjoinment" and "collective behavior" are necessary characteristics of a rhetorical study of social movements. Prefers a focus on individual perceptions or consciousness of movement. (PD)
Descriptors: Communication Research, Rhetoric, Rhetorical Criticism, Social Change
Peer reviewedAndrews, James R. – Central States Speech Journal, 1983
Contends that only after a significant amount of historical research has been conducted will it be possible to develop a theory of social movements. (PD)
Descriptors: Communication Research, History, Rhetoric, Rhetorical Criticism
Peer reviewedRenz, Mary Ann – Central States Speech Journal, 1987
Examines arguments used in three United Nations Security Council debates which contradict the conclusion that different nations use different argumentative forms and think differently. Finds that the nature of data and the relative emphasis on principle as a negotiating strategy were more characteristic factors. (MS)
Descriptors: Communication Research, Cultural Differences, Debate, Deduction
Peer reviewedGronbeck, Bruce E. – Central States Speech Journal, 1981
Recent rhetorical scholarship suggests a new focus on qualitative theories of human communication. Explores the implications of three general emphases for future inquiry: (1) rules research, (2) constructivism, and (3) constructionism. (PD)
Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Communication Research, Futures (of Society), Research Methodology
