Foreword / Robert Craig
What is distinctive in communication research? / Patrice Buzzanell and Donal Carbaugh
A dialogic approach to interpersonal/family communication / Leslie A. Baxter
Politically attentive relational constructionism (PARC) : making a difference in a pluralistic, interdependent world / Stanley Deetz
The promise of communication in large-scale, community-based research / Michael Hecht
The importance of communication science in addressing core problems in public health / Joseph N. Cappella and Robert Hornik
Researching culture in contexts of social interaction : an ethnographic approach, a network of scholars, and illustrative moves / Gerry Philipsen
Reflections on distinctive qualities in communication research / Donal Carbaugh and Patrice Buzzanell.