Family communication /
Segrin, Chris,
Family communication / Chris Segrin, Jeanne Flora. - viii, 496 pages ; 26 cm. - LEA's communication series . - LEA's communication series .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Defining family communication and family functioning -- Theoretical perspectives on family communication -- Family interaction patterns : norms and networks, routines and rituals, stories and secrets -- Family interaction processes : power, decision making, conflict, and intimacy -- Courtship and mate selection -- Marriage and intimate partnerships -- Parent-child communication -- Sibling and extended family relationships -- Models of family stress and coping -- Normative and nonnormative family stressors -- Divorce -- Renegotiating family communication : remarriage and stepfamilies -- Family interaction and mental health -- Family interaction and physical health -- Family violence and abuse -- Improving family communication and family relationships. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16.
"Serving as a uniquely inclusive and rigorous exploration of family communication, this text offers students a complete and easy-to-understand discussion of relevant theory and research, while providing advanced readers and scholars with a comprehensive reference to classic and contemporary scholarship on family communication and relationships."--BOOK JACKET.
0805847979 9780805847970 0805847987 9780805847987
2004013165
Communication in families
Interpersonal relations.
Families--Research
Family assessment
Dysfunctional families
HQ728 / .S373 2005
306.87
Family communication / Chris Segrin, Jeanne Flora. - viii, 496 pages ; 26 cm. - LEA's communication series . - LEA's communication series .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Defining family communication and family functioning -- Theoretical perspectives on family communication -- Family interaction patterns : norms and networks, routines and rituals, stories and secrets -- Family interaction processes : power, decision making, conflict, and intimacy -- Courtship and mate selection -- Marriage and intimate partnerships -- Parent-child communication -- Sibling and extended family relationships -- Models of family stress and coping -- Normative and nonnormative family stressors -- Divorce -- Renegotiating family communication : remarriage and stepfamilies -- Family interaction and mental health -- Family interaction and physical health -- Family violence and abuse -- Improving family communication and family relationships. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16.
"Serving as a uniquely inclusive and rigorous exploration of family communication, this text offers students a complete and easy-to-understand discussion of relevant theory and research, while providing advanced readers and scholars with a comprehensive reference to classic and contemporary scholarship on family communication and relationships."--BOOK JACKET.
0805847979 9780805847970 0805847987 9780805847987
2004013165
Communication in families
Interpersonal relations.
Families--Research
Family assessment
Dysfunctional families
HQ728 / .S373 2005
306.87