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Humans are people, too: nurturing an appreciation for nature in communication research
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Abstract A growing literature illuminates the biological and evolutionary antecedents, consequences, and correlates of communication behavior. With few exceptions, however, the research is conducted outside of the communication discipline and remains unknown within the communication field. This essay offers ... view more
A growing literature illuminates the biological and evolutionary antecedents, consequences, and correlates of communication behavior. With few exceptions, however, the research is conducted outside of the communication discipline and remains unknown within the communication field. This essay offers illustrative literature reviews for several communicative behaviors and argues that the communication discipline should embrace, rather than ignore, the bioevolutionary factors involved in human social behavior.... view less
Keywords
communication behavior; neurosciences; communication theory; communication research; social behavior
Classification
Social Psychology
Basic Research, General Concepts and History of the Science of Communication
Free Keywords
Immunology
Document language
English
Publication Year
2014
Page/Pages
p. 1-29
Journal
Review of Communication Research, 2 (2014)
DOI
https://doi.org/10.12840/issn.2255-4165.2014.02.01.001
ISSN
2255-4165
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed