Communication in family contexts : theories and processes /: theories and processes. (2020)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Elizabeth Dorrance Hall, Kristina M. Scharp.
• Authors: Hall, Elizabeth Dorrance; Scharp, Kristina M
• Contents: Preface xi Meet the Authors xv Meet the Case Study Contributors xvii Acknowledgments xxi About the Companion Website xxiii Chapter 1: An Introduction to Communication in Family Contexts 1 Chapter 2: Research Paradigms and Methods that Inform Family Communication Research 7 Part I: Theories of Family Communication 17 Chapter 3: Affection Exchange Theory 19 Chapter 4: Communication Privacy Management Theory 27 Chapter 5: Family Communication Patterns Theory 35 Chapter 6: Family Systems Theory 43 Chapter 7: Narrative Theories 49 Chapter 8: Social Cognitive Theory 57 Chapter 9: Relational Dialectics Theory 63 Part II: Family Communication Processes 75 Foundational Processes 77 Chapter 10: Caregiving in Families 79 Chapter 11: Conflict and Forgiveness 87 Chapter 12: Coping and Resilience in Families 101 Chapter 13: Difficult Family Conversations 109 Chapter 14: Discourse Dependence 119 Chapter 15: Family Distancing 127 Chapter 16: Information Management and Disclosure in Families 137 Chapter 17: Supportive Communication in Families 145 Chapter 18: Uncertainty Management 157 Major Family Transitions 165 Chapter 19: Cohabitation and Marriage 167 Chapter 20: Delaying, Forgoing, and Transitioning to Parenthood 175 Chapter 21: Divorce and Dissolution 185 Chapter 22: Remarriage and Stepfamily Formation 193 Part III: Communicating in Family Relationships 201 Family and Relationship Types 203 Chapter 23: Communication and Adoptive Families 205 Chapter 24: In-Law Relationships 215 Chapter 25: Intergenerational Relationships 223 Chapter 26: LGBTQ Families 235 Chapter 27: Parent–Child Relationships 241 Chapter 28: Partner Relationships 253 Chapter 29: Sibling Relationships 263 Chapter 30: Voluntary Kin Families 271 Family Communication in Context 275 Chapter 31: Family Communication in Health Contexts 277 Chapter 32: Family Communication in Organizational Contexts 287 Chapter 33: Family Communication in Technological Contexts 299 Author Index 311 Subject Index 315
• Publisher Details: Hoboken, NJ : Wiley-Blackwell
• Publication Date: 2020
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 646.78; Communication in families; Communication in families; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781119477426; 1119477425; 9781119477402; 1119477409
• Related ISBNs: 9781119477440; 9781119477341
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher.
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