The SAGE handbook of family communication / Lynn H. Turner, Marquette University, Richard West, Emerson College, editors.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Turner, Lynn H., editor.

West, Richard L., editor.

Series:

Gale eBooks

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Communication in families.

Families.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xii, 491 pages)

Edition:

Second edition.

Other Title:

Handbook of family communication

Family communication

Place of Publication:

Los Angeles : SAGE, [2015]

Summary:

This title provides a comprehensive examination of family communication theory and research. Chapters by leading scholars in family communication 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.

Contents:

part I. Foundations. chapter 1. The challenge of defining "family" / Richard West

chapter 2. Constructing a cultural identity through family communication / Alberto Gonzalez

chapter 3. Theoretical approaches to family communication / Bryan Asbury

chapter 4. Research methods and the study of family communication practices / Jeffrey T. Child.; part II. Family behaviors and dynamics

chapter 5. Communicated narrative sense-making : understanding family narratives, storytelling, and the construction of meaning through a communicative lens / Haley Kranstuber Horstman

chapter 6. Family conflict and communication / Chris Segrin

chapter 7. Intimacy and family communication / John H. Nicholson

chapter 8. Communication and family violence : a review of recent scholarship / Jessica J. Rack

chapter 9. Social support processes in the family / April R. Trees

chapter 10. Stress and coping in families : a review and synthesis of the communication research / Katheryn c. Maguire

chapter 11. Examining family secrets from a communication perspective / Sharde M. Davis

chapter 12. Family and partner communication about sex / Laura Kolind Warren.; part III. Family Forms. chapter 13. Intergenerational family relationships / Carla l. Fisher

chapter 14. Communication in adult sibling relationships / Stephen F. Austin

chapter 15. Communication in lesbian and gay families / Elizabeth A. Suter

chapter 16. Communication in postdivorce and stepfamily relationships / Paul Schrodt

chapter 17. Aging families and family communication / Patrick Hughes

part IV. Family interfaces

chapter 18. Organized religion and family communicatiom : support and oppression / Heidi Sisler

chapter 19. Education and family communication / Angela M. Hosek

chapter 20. Families communicating about health / Teresa Thompson

chapter 21. Work and family communication / Patrice M. Buzzanell

chapter 22. It's all in the family : a historical analysis of diversity and family communication within television sitcoms / Jeffrey l. Tyus.; part v. Emerging topics in family communication research. chapter 23. Families and technologically assisted communication / Kristen M. Norwood

chapter 24. Communication in military families across the deployment cycle / Steven R. Wilson

chapter 25. Positive family communication : toward a new normal / Iva T. Stoyneva

chapter 26. Familial solidarity and religious identity : communication and interfaith families / Colleen Warner Colaner.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

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ISBN:

9781483355900

148335590X

9781787859104

178785910X

9781483312729

1483312720

9781483375366

1483375366

OCLC:

958376458