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1 online resource |
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WIDENING THE FAMILY CIRCLE COVER -- WIDENING THE FAMILY CIRCLE -- BRIEF CONTENTS -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- INTRODUCTION: ON THE BREADTH OF THE FAMILY EXPERIENCE -- ABOUT THE EDITORS -- ABOUT THE CONTRIBUTORS -- CHAPTER 1: LOOKING BACK AND MOVING FORWARD: TOWARD AN UNDERSTANDING OF MOTHER-DAUGHTER AND MOTHER-SON RELATIONSHIPS -- CHAPTER 2: ADULT SIBLING RELATIONSHIPS -- CHAPTER 3: COMMUNICATION IN GRANDPARENT-GRANDCHILD RELATIONSHIPS -- CHAPTER 4: THE OTHER WOMEN IN FAMILY LIFE: RECOGNIZING THE SIGNIFICANCE OF AUNT/NIECE/NEPHEW COMMUNICATION |
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CHAPTER 5: FAMILY COMMUNICATION AMONG UNCLES AND NEPHEWSCHAPTER 6: RELATIONSHIPS WITH PARENTS-IN-LAW -- CHAPTER 7: SIBLINGS-IN-LAW, UNWIDENED -- CHAPTER 8: FATHERING, CAREGIVING, AND MASCULINITY: STAY-AT-HOME FATHERS AND FAMILY COMMUNICATION -- CHAPTER 9: LESBIAN AND GAY FAMILIES -- CHAPTER 10: WIDENING THE UNDERSTANDING OF POST-DIVORCE FAMILIES -- CHAPTER 11: NO LONGER UNDERSTUDIED BUT STILL MISUNDERSTOOD: EXPANDING COMMUNICATION RESEARCH ON STEP FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS -- CHAPTER 12: CREATED THROUGH LAW AND LANGUAGE: COMMUNICATIVE COMPLEXITIES OF ADOPTIVE FAMILIES |
| Summary |
This volume addresses historically under-studied family relationships, such as those involving grandparents, in-laws, cousins, stepfamilies, and adoptive parents. The editors bring together a diverse collection of empirical studies, theoretical essays, and critical reviews of literature on communication to constitute a stronger, more complete understanding of communication within the family |
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Communication in families.
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Interpersonal communication.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Cultural Policy.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Anthropology -- Cultural.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Popular Culture.
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Communication in families
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Interpersonal communication
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
1452204365 |
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9781452204369 |
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1452239606 |
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9781452239606 |
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1483312542 |
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9781483312545 |
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1483323749 |
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9781483323749 |
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