Theories of Human Communication by Stephen W. Littlejohn (Author), joined by John Oetzel, continues to energize classroom learning for over forty years. This 11th edition, published on December 20, 2016, is organized around two key themes: elements of the basic communication model and communication contexts such as relationship, group, organization, health, social media, culture, and society. A new chapter explores frameworks for organizing theories, highlighting their contributions to broader inquiries about communication’s nature.

Key features include a comprehensive presentation of foundational theories in communication, along with contemporary evolutions of these theories. The text is based on a survey of articles from the last five years in communication journals and covers new areas such as health, social media, and interactions between humans and nature/objects/technology/the divine.

With 498 pages, this edition offers extensive, up-to-date content in English, published by Waveland Pr Inc. It measures 7 x 1.25 x 9.5 inches and is identified by ISBN-10: 1478634057 and ISBN-13: 978-1478634058.