Chapter III: Part II: Communication

CHAPTER VI

THE SIGNIFICANCE OF COMMUNICATION

Meaning of Communication—Its Relation to Human Nature—To
Society at Large 61

CHAPTER VII

THE GROWTH OF COMMUNICATION

Pre-Verbal Communication—The Rise of Speech—Its Mental
and Social Function—The Function of Writing—Printing
and the Modern World—The Non-Verbal Arts 66

CHAPTER VIII

MODERN COMMUNICATION: ENLARGEMENT AND ANIMATION

Character of Recent Changes—Their General Effect—The
Change in the United States—Organized Gossip—Public
Opinion, Democracy, Internationalism—The Value of
Diffusion—Enlargement of Feeling—Conclusion 80

CHAPTER IX

MODERN COMMUNICATION: INDIVIDUALITY

The Question—Why Communication Should Foster Individuality—The
Contrary or Dead-Level Theory—Reconciliation
of These Views—The Outlook as Regards Individuality 91

CHAPTER X

MODERN COMMUNICATION: SUPERFICIALITY AND STRAIN

Stimulating Effect of Modern Life—Superficiality—Strain—Pathological
Effects 98