The SAGE handbook of family communication

Author

Additional Author(s)

-

Publisher

Thousand Oaks, California: Sage Publications Ltd, 2015

Language

English

ISBN

9781483345956

Series

Subject(s)

• COMMUNICATION IN FAMILIES
• FAMILIES

Notes

. . Includes index (p. 440-491)

Abstract

A comprehensive examination of family communication theory and research. Leading scholars expand the definition of family, address recent shifts in culture, and cover important new topics, including families in crisis, families and governmental policies,social media, and extended families.

Physical Dimension

Number of Page(s)

xii, 491 p.

Dimension

26 cm.

Other Desc.

ill.

Summary / Review / Table of Content

pt. I FOUNDATIONS --
ch. 1 The Challenge of Defining "Family" / Richard West --
ch. 2 Constructing a Cultural Identity Through Family Communication / Alberto Gonzalez --
ch. 3 Theoretical Approaches to Family Communication / Bryan Asbury --
ch. 4 Research Methods and the Study of Family Communication Practices / Jeffrey T. Child --
pt. II FAMILY BEHAVIORS AND DYNAMICS --
ch. 5 Communicated Narrative Sense-Making: Understanding Family Narratives, Storytelling, and the Construction of Meaning Through a Communicative Lens / Haley Kranstuber Horstman --
ch. 6 Family Conflict and Communication / Chris Segrin --
ch. 7 Intimacy and Family Communication / John H. Nicholson --
ch. 8 Communication and Family Violence: A Review of Recent Scholarship / Jessica J. Rack --
ch. 9 Social Support Processes in the Family / April R. Trees --
ch. 10 Stress and Coping in Families: A Review and Synthesis of the Communication Research / Katheryn C. Maguire. ch. 11 Examining Family Secrets From a Communication Perspective / Sharde M. Davis --
ch. 12 Family and Partner Communication About Sex / Laura Kolind Warren --
pt. III FAMILY FORMS --
ch. 13 Intergenerational Family Relationships / Carla L. Fisher --
ch. 14 Communication in Adult Sibling Relationships / Stephen F. Austin --
ch. 15 Communication in Lesbian and Gay Families / Elizabeth A. Suter --
ch. 16 Communication in Postdivorce and Stepfamily Relationships / Paul Schrodt --
ch. 17 Aging Families and Family Communication / Patrick Hughes --
pt. IV FAMILY INTERFACES --
ch. 18 Organized Religion and Family Communication: Support and Oppression / Heidi Sisler --
ch. 19 Education and Family Communication / Angela M. Hosek --
ch. 20 Families Communicating About Health / Teresa Thompson --
ch. 21 Work and Family Communication / Patrice M. Buzzanell. ch. 22 It's All in the Family: A Historical Analysis of Diversity and Family Communication Within Television Sitcoms / Jeffrey L. Tyus --
pt. V EMERGING TOPICS IN FAMILY COMMUNICATION RESEARCH --
ch. 23 Families and Technologically Assisted Communication / Kristen M. Norwood --
ch. 24 Communication in Military Families Across the Deployment Cycle / Steven R. Wilson --
ch. 25 Positive Family Communication: Toward a New Normal / Iva T. Stoyneva --
ch. 26 Familial Solidarity and Religious Identity: Communication and Interfaith Families / Colleen Warner Colaner.

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