Engaging theories in family communication : multiple perspectives / editors, Dawn O. Braithwaite, Leslie A. Baxter.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Baxter, Leslie A.

Braithwaite, Dawn O.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Communication in families.

Families.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xviii, 364 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Sage Publications, c2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Scholars from disciplines other than communication have dominated the study of family communication and written information on the theory is scant. This book is aimed at communications studies students and contains articles from experts in sociology, family studies and psychology.

Contents:

Cover

Contents

Preface

Foreword: Variations and Challenges

Chapter 1 - Introduction: Metatheory and Theory in Family Communication Research

Part I - Theories Originating in Communication

Chapter 2 - Communication Accommodation Theory: An Intergroup Approach to Family Relationships

Chapter 3 - Communication Privacy Management Theory: Understanding Families

Chapter 4 - Family Communication Patterns Theory: A Social Cognitive Approach

Chapter 5 - Goals-Plans-Action Theories: Theories of Goals, Plans, and Planning Processes in Families

Chapter 6 - Inconsistent Nurturing as Control Theory: A New Theory in Family Communication

Chapter 7 - Narrative Performance Theory: Telling Stories, Doing Family

Chapter 8 - Relational Communication Theory: An Interactional Family Theory

Chapter 9 - Relational Dialectics Theory: Multivocal Dialogues of Family Communication

Chapter 10 - Symbolic Convergence Theory: Communication, Dramatizing Messages, and Rhetorical Visions in Families

Part II - Theories Originating In Complementary Fields

Chapter 11 - Attachment Theory: The Reciprocal Relationship Between Family Communication and Attachment Patterns

Chapter 12 - Attribution Theories: Assessing Causal and Responsibility Judgments In Families

Chapter 13 - Critical Feminist Theories: A Provocative Perspective on Families

Chapter 14 - Emotion Regulation Theory: A Lens for Viewing Family Conflict and Violence

Chapter 15 - Social Theories: Social Constructionism and Symbolic Interactionism

Chapter 16 - Social Exchange Theories: Interdependence and Equity

Chapter 17 - Social Learning Theory: Modeling and Communication in the Family Context

Chapter 18 - Stress and Adaptation Theories: Families Across the Life Span

Chapter 19 - Structuration Theory: Promising Directions for Family Communication Research.

Chapter 20 - Systems Theory: Patterns and (W)holes in Family Communication

Chapter 21 - The Theory of Natural Selection: An Evolutionary Approach to Family Communication

Index

About the Editors

About the Contributors.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780761930600

0761930604

9781452204420

145220442X

9781452222219

1452222215

OCLC:

809771931