{"product_id":"communication-the-social-matrix-of-psychiatry-human-psychology-behavior-and-culture-in-the-modern-society-paperback","title":"Communication, the Social Matrix of Psychiatry: Human Psychology, Behavior and Culture in the Modern Society - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJurgen Ruesch\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eGregory Bateson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUnderstanding how communication works in society is a crucial part of social psychology; this groundbreaking work by Ruesch and Bateson explains themes vital to understanding the subject.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEach chapter discusses a new facet of communication; the contexts of promoting harmony and cultural mores between humans, how faults in communication act to announce mental illness, how beliefs and comprehension are solidified. The recurring theme - that communication is a complex interplay of factors, a matrix by which the psychologist can know society - leads on to theoretical discussions of cybernetics: how humans, and the regulated systems and structures they have created, may be understood.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhere later studies of communication focus solely on messages and their behavioral ramifications, Ruesch and Bateson's 1951 study delved farther; into the very edifices of modern society. Though their methodology fell out of favor in communicology, this text stands as a proponent of concepts that remain both interesting and relevant. Philosophical concepts of cause-and-effect, of feedback between elements of a communicative system, are posited as crucial to understanding intricacies of modern life. For readers seeking a fresh, embracing introduction to the study of communication, this work brings both essential knowledge and a fascinating history of the discipline.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 212\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.48 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 07, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42122068197511,"sku":"9781789872743","price":20.12,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/61410ad02847bf8ce9c5ef5544162c0c.webp?v=1732557835","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/communication-the-social-matrix-of-psychiatry-human-psychology-behavior-and-culture-in-the-modern-society-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}