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1996

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Persuasion Theories In The Practice Of Public Relations In The 1990'S, Susan E. Owens Dec 1996

Persuasion Theories In The Practice Of Public Relations In The 1990'S, Susan E. Owens

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The purpose of this study was to present ways in which persuasion theories are currently used in public relations and how persuasion theories could be used in public relations. Some public relations textbooks devote a chapter or section to persuasion theories and how they relate to public relations. The public relations practitioner needed a publication that expanded on these theories and provided cases of how they are used in public relations today.

To research persuasion theories and current application of them, current textbooks and periodicals were reviewed at several libraries. The searches at Rowan College, Richard Stockton College and Ocean …