John Caputo is Professor and Chair of the Department of Communication Arts at Gonzaga University. He is married and the father of four children. Dr. Caputo earned his Ph.D. from the Claremont Graduate School and University Center. He has been teaching communication courses for more than 25 years and has appeared on radio and television news and discussion programs. His areas of expertise include communication theory, intercultural and interpersonal communication, and media and social values. He is the author of four books: Dimensions of Communication; Interpersonal Communication: Competency Through Critical Reasoning,which was co-authored with Bud Hazel and Colleen McMahon; Public Speaking Handbook: A Liberal Arts Perspective with Bud Hazel;  and his newest book McDonaldization Revisited: Critical Essays on Consumer Culture which he co-edited with  Mark Alfino and Robin Wynyard for Praeger Press .  John Caputo has written more than 20 articles in professional journals, appeared on many television and radio shows and been honored as a Visiting Scholar In- Residence at the University of Kent at Canterbury, England and taught in Florence, Italy.