| Description |
xx, 546 pages ; 26 cm |
| Contents |
Introduction : a reflective view on the development of family communication / L. Edna Rogers -- 1. Diversity's impact on defining the family : discourse-dependence and identity / Kathleen M. Galvin -- 2. Defining the family through relationships / Kory Floyd, Alan C. Mikkelson and Jeff Judd -- 3. Theories and metatheories to explain family communication : an overview / Teresa C. Sabourin -- 4. Established and promising models for family communication research / Deborah S. Ballard-Reisch and Daniel J. Weigel -- 5. Methodological approaches to the study of family communication / Sandra Metts and Emily Lamb -- 6. Family storytelling as communication practice / Kristin M. Langellier and Eric E. Peterson -- 7. Cover stories as family communication practice / Theresa L. Hest, Judy C. Pearson and Jeffrey T. Child -- 8. Mulling about family conflict and communication : what we know and what we need to know / Michael E. Roloff and Courtney Waite Miller -- 9. Family conflict and adolescents / Patricia Noller, Sharon Atkin, Judith A. Feeney and Candida Peterson -- 10. "That dear octopus" : a family-based model of intimacy / Megan K. Foley and Steve Duck -- 11. When "friendly advice" becomes a privacy dilemma for pregnant couples : applying communication privacy management theory / Sandra Petronio and Susanne M. Jones -- 12. Orchestrating and directing domestic potential through communication : toward a positive reframing of "discipline" / Thomas J. Socha -- 13. Parental physical negative touch and child noncompliance in abusive, neglectful, and comparison families : a meta-analysis of observational studies / Steven R. Wilson, Xiaowei Shi, Lisa Tirmenstein, Alda Norris and Jessica J. Rack -- 14. Family rituals / Leslie A. Baxter and Dawn O. Braithwaite -- 15. Ritual (in)activity in postbereaved stepfamilies / Leah E. Bryant -- 16. Implications of living in a wired family : new directions in family and media research / J. Alison Bryant and Jennings Bryant -- 17. Cyberkids : the influence of mediation and motivation on children's use of and attitudes toward the Internet / Alison Alexander, Seok Kang and Yeora Kim -- 18. Employees "without" families : discourses of family as an external constraint to work-life balance / Kristen Lucas and Patrice M. Buzzanell -- 19. Communicating contradictions : (re)producing dialectical tensions through work, family, and balance socialization messages / Caryn E. Medved and Elizabeth E. Graham -- 20. Relational dynamics in interfaith marriage / Patrick C. Hughes and Fran C. Dickson -- 21. Women belong in the ... pulpit : family and professional tensions in the lives of southern baptist women pastors / Helen Sterk and Rebecca Kallemeyn -- 22. Family-school relationships : theoretical perspectives and concerns / Pamela Cooper -- 23. The impact of parents' use of hurtful messages on adult children's self-esteem and educational motivation / Scott A. Myers, Paul Schrodt and Christine E. Rittenour -- 24. Interrelations between family communication and health communication / Loretta L. Pecchioni, Teresa L. Thompson and Dustin J. Anderson -- 25. Dialectical tensions in families experiencing acute health issues : stroke survivors' perceptions / Donna R. Pawlowski -- Epilogue : the future of family communication theory and research / Mary Anne Fitzpatrick |
| Summary |
"The Family Communication Sourcebook provides an in-depth examination of contemporary theory and research in the area of family communication. This unique collection offers a state-of-the art approach by pairing conceptual pieces with original studies in the same general topic area. Editors Lynn H. Turner and Richard West present readers with a thoughtful and thorough exploration of the critical issues facing family communication researchers today."--Publisher's website |
| Notes |
Formerly CIP. Uk |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Communication in families -- Research -- United States.
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Interpersonal communication -- Research -- United States.
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Communication.
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Family Relations.
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Interpersonal Relations.
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Research.
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| SUBJECT |
United States. https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D014481 |
| Author |
Turner, Lynn H.
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West, Richard L.
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| LC no. |
2005031044 |
| ISBN |
1412909910 cloth |
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1412909929 paperback |
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