The family communication sourcebook /

"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 Lyn...

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Other Authors: Turner, Lynn H., West, Richard L.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Sage Publications, ©2006.
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction : a reflective view on the development of family communication / L. Edna Rogers
  • Diversity's impact on defining the family : discourse-dependence and identity / Kathleen M. Galvin
  • Defining the family through relationships / Kory Floyd, Alan C. Mikkelson, and Jeff Judd
  • Theories and metatheories to explain family communication : an overview / Teresa C. Sabourin
  • Established and promising models for family communication research / Deborah S. Ballard-Reisch and Daniel J. Weigel
  • Methodological approaches to the study of family communication / Sandra Metts and Emily Lamb
  • Family storytelling as communication practice / Kristin M. Langellier and Eric E. Peterson
  • Cover stories as family communication practice / Theresa L. Hest, Judy C. Pearson, and Jeffrey T. Child
  • Mulling about family conflict and communication : what we know and what we need to know / Michael E. Roloff and Courtney Waite Miller
  • Family conflict and adolescents / Patricia Noller [and others]
  • "That dear octopus" : a family-based model of intimacy / Megan K. Foley and Steve Duck
  • When "friendly advice" becomes a privacy dilemma for pregnant couples : applying communication privacy management theory / Sandra Petronio and Susanne M. Jones
  • Orchestrating and directing domestic potential through communication : toward a positive reframing of "discipline" / Thomas J. Socha
  • Parental physical negative touch and child noncompliance in abusive, neglectful, and comparison families : a meta-analysis of observational studies / Steven R. Wilson [and others]
  • Family rituals / Leslie A. Baxter and Dawn O. Braithwaite
  • Ritual (in)activity in postbereaved stepfamilies / Leah E. Bryant
  • Implications of living in a wired family : new directions in family and media research / J. Alison Bryant and Jennings Bryant
  • Cyberkids : the influence of mediation and motivation on children's use of and attitudes toward the Internet / Alison Alexander, Seok Kang, and Yeora Kim
  • Employees "without" families : discourses of family as an external constraint to work-life balance / Kristen Lucas and Patrice M. Buzzanell
  • Communicating contradictions : (re)producing dialectical tensions through work, family, and balance socialization messages / Caryn E. Medved and Elizabeth E. Graham
  • Relational dynamics in interfaith marriage / Patrick C. Hughes and Fran C. Dickson
  • Women belong in the--pulpit : family and professional tensions in the lives of Southern Baptist women pastors / Helen Sterk and Rebecca Kallemeyn
  • Family-school relationships : theoretical perspectives and concerns / Pamela Cooper
  • 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
  • Interrelations between family communication and health communication / Loretta L. Pecchioni, Teresa L. Thompson, and Dustin J. Anderson
  • 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.