Family communication : nurturing and control in a changing world

Author

• Le Poire, Beth A

Additional Author(s)

-

Publisher

California: SAGE , 2006

Language

English

ISBN

9781412904063

Series

Subject(s)

• COMMUNICATION IN THE FAMILY
• FAMILY

Notes

. Bibliography: p. 269-315. Index: p. 317-343

Abstract

Family Communication: Nurturing and Control in a Changing World thoroughly reviews the traditional family communication theories of roles theory, family systems theory, and rules theory in an engaging, non-traditional way. This book uniquely organizes the study of family communication around the concepts of nurturing and control in all family relationships, across all family forms, and their relationships to psychological processes and communicative outcomes in families.

Physical Dimension

Number of Page(s)

xx, 345 p.

Dimension

25 cm.

Other Desc.

ill.

Summary / Review / Table of Content

Families, communication, and family communication --
Family forms in our changing society --
Theoretical approaches to understanding communication in the family --
Forming the new family pairing : two become one --
Communication in the newly formed family : adding children --
Nurturing and controlling communication : raising socioemotionally and intellectually competent children --
Nurturing communication in marital relationships : encouraging closeness, stability, and satisfaction through communication --
Control in marital relationships and the family : conflict, constructive and destructive conflict, and violence --
Nurturing and controlling communication surrounding undesirable behavior in the family --
Family communication : providing nurturing and control in a changing world.

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