Handbook of Family Communication

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Edited by : Anita L. Vangelisti (University of Texas at Austin)
Publisher: LAWRENCE ERLBAUM ASSOCIATES, PUBLISHERS, Mahwah, New Jersey, London
Year: 2004

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CONTENTS:
Part I Family Definitions, Theories, and Methods

1. Theories of Family Relationships and a Family Relationships Theoretical Model (Glen H. Stamp)....................... p.1
2. Studying Family Communication: Multiple Methods and Multiple Sources (Patricia Noller and Judith A. Feeney)................p.31

 Part II Communication Across the Family Life Course

1. Research on Mate Selection and Premarital Relationships: What Do We Really Know? (Catherine A. Surra, Christine R. Gray, Nate Cottle, and Tyfany M. J. Boettcher).................p.53
2. Communication in Marriage (Frank D. Fincham)..............................p.83
3. Becoming Parents (Ted L. Huston and Erin Kramer Holmes)............p.105
4. Keeping All Five Balls in the Air: Juggling Family Communication at Midlife (Karen L. Fingerman, Jon Nussbaum, and Kira S. Birditt) .....................................p. 135
5. An Exploration of the Marital and Family Issues of the Later-Life Adult (Fran C. Dickson, Allison Christian, and Clyde J. Remmo)...................................p.153

Part III Communication in Various Family Forms

1. Communication in Intact Families (Ascan F. Koerner and Mary Anne Fitzpatrick)............p.177
2. Communication in Divorced and Single-Parent Families (Julia M. Lewis, Judith S. Wallerstein, and Linda Johnson-Reitz) ............................ p.197
3. Communication in Stepfamilies (Marilyn Coleman, Lawrence Ganong, and Mark Fine)....p.215
4. The Family Lives of Lesbians and Gay Men (Letitia Anne Peplau and Kristin P. Beals)....p.233
5. Communication, Families, and Exploring the Boundaries of Cultural Diversity (Rhunette C. Diggs and Thomas Socha) .............p.249

Part IV The Relational Communication of Family Members

1. Mothers and Fathers Parenting Together (William J. Doherty and John M. Beaton)......p.269
2. The Developmental Origins of Communication: Interactional Systems in Infancy (Laurie A. Van Egeren and Marguerite S. Barratt)...............p.287
3. Communication Competencies and Sociocultural Priorities of Middle Childhood (Laura Stafford) ..........p.311
4. Parent---Child Communication During Adolescence (Brett Laursen and W. Andrew Collins) ..........p.333
5. Extended Family and Social Networks (Maria Schmeeckle and Susan Sprecher).........p.349

Part V Family Communication Processes

1. Privacy in Families (John P. Caughlin and Sandra Petronio)................p.379
2. Communication, Conflict, and the Quality of Family Relationships (Alan Sillars, Daniel J. Canary, and Melissa Tafoya)...........p.413
3. Persuasion and Families (Steven R. Wilson and Wendy M. Morgan).....................p.447
4. Emotion and Communication in Families (Julie Fitness and Jill Duffield)...........p.473
5. Social Support Communication in Families (Kelli A. Gardner and Carolyn E. Cutrona)......p.495
6. Imagining Families Through Stories and Rituals (Jane Jorgenson and Arthur P. Bochner).......p.513

Part VI Communication and Contemporary Family Issues

1. Discourses on Diapers and Dirty Laundry: Family Communication About Child Care and Housework (Maureen Perry-Jenkins, Courtney P. Pierce, and Abbie E. Goldberg)......p.541
2. The Mass Media and Family Communication (Barbara J. Wilson).........p.563
3. Technology and the Family (Nancy Jennings and Ellen Wartella)...........p.593
4. The Influence of Drugs and Alcohol on Family Communication: The Effects That Substance Abuse
5. Has on Family Members and the Effects That Family Members Have on Substance Abuse (Beth A. Le Poire)...........p.609
6. Violence and Abuse in Families (Kristin L. Anderson, Debra Umberson, and Sinikka Elliott)..........p.629
7. Family Influences on Health: A Framework to Organize Research and Guide Intervention (Deborah J. Jones, Steven R. H. Beach, and Hope Jackson)...........p.647

Part VII Epilogue & Commentary

1. The Family of the Future: What Do We Face? (Kathleen Galvin)................p.675

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