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SPCH U309 Small Group Communication: Theories & Models

Group Communication Theory

Adult learning theory
Affect infusion model
Agenda-setting theory
Argumentation theory
Arousal theory
Capacity theory
Cognitive dissonance
Communication accommodation Theory
Communication theory
Coordinated Management of meaning
Cultivation theory
Cultural attractor theory
Functional theory
Groupthink
Helical model of communication
Interpersonal Gap
Media democracy
Modernisation theory
Muted Group Theory
Rhetorical epistemology
Social exchange theory
Structuration theory
Symbolic convergence theory
Systems theory

The above list is from a general web search make sure to check with your professor if you are unsure about the appropriateness of a theory.

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