Handbook of Family Communication

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Anita L. Vangelisti
Psychology Press, 2004 - Family & Relationships - 767 pages

The Routledge Handbook of Family Communication offers a comprehensive exploration and discussion of current research and theory on family interaction. Integrating the varying perspectives and issues addressed by family researchers, theorists, and practitioners, this volume offers a unique and timely view of family interaction and family relationships. With a synthesis of research on issues key to understanding family interaction, as well as an analysis of many theoretical and methodological choices made by researchers studying family communication, Family Communicationserves to advance the field by reframing old questions and stimulating new ones.

The contents are comprised of chapters covering:

-Theoretical and methodological issues influencing current conceptions of family

-Research and theory centering around the family life course

-Communication occurring in a variety of family forms

-Individual family members and their relationships

-Dynamic communication processes taking place in families

-Family communication embedded in social, cultural, and physical contexts

Highlighting the work of scholars across disciplines--communication, social psychology, clinical psychology, sociology, family studies, and others--this volume captures the breadth and depth of research on family communication and family relationships. It will be of great value to researchers, theorists, and practitioners focusing on family interaction and family relationships, and also serve as a text for graduate-level coursework in family studies, family communication, relational communication, and related areas.

 

Contents

III
1
IV
31
V
53
VI
83
VII
105
VIII
135
IX
153
X
177
XX
379
XXI
413
XXII
447
XXIII
473
XXIV
495
XXV
513
XXVI
541
XXVII
563

XI
197
XII
215
XIII
233
XIV
249
XV
269
XVI
287
XVII
311
XVIII
333
XIX
349
XXVIII
593
XXIX
609
XXX
629
XXXI
647
XXXII
675
XXXIII
699
XXXIV
739
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About the author (2004)

Anita L. Vangelisti is the Jesse H. Jones Centennial Professor of Communication at the University of Texas at Austin. Her work focuses on the associations between communication and emotion in the context of close, personal relationships.