Engaging theories in family communication : multiple perspectives /
Family communication
editors, Dawn O. Braithwaite, Leslie A. Baxter.
- xviii, 364 pages ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Preface / Foreword : family communication theories : variations and challenges / Introduction : meta-theory and theory in family communication research / Communication accommodation theory : an intergroup approach to family relationships / Communication privacy management theory : understanding families / Family communication patterns theory : a social cognitive approach / Goals-plans-action theories : theories of goals, plans, and planning processes in families / Inconsistent nurturing as control theory : a new theory in family communication / Narrative performance theory : telling stories, doing family / Relational communication theory : an interactional family theory / Relational dialectics theory : multivocal dialogues of family communication / Symbolic convergence theory : communication, dramatizing messages, and rhetorical visions in families / Attachment theory : the reciprocal relationship between family communication and attachment patterns / Attribution theories : assessing causal and responsibility judgments in families / Critical feminist theories : a provocative perspective on families / Emotion regulation theory : a lens for viewing family conflict and violence / Social theories : social constructionism and symbolic interactionism / Social exchange theories : interdependence and equity / Social learning theory : modeling and communication in the family context / Stress and adaptation theories : families across the life span / Structuration theory : promising directions for family communication research / Systems theory : patterns and (w)holes in family communication / The theory of natural selection : an evolutionary approach to family communication / Dawn O. Braithwaite and Leslie A. Baxter -- Anita L. Vangelisti -- Leslie A. Baxter and Dawn O. Braithwaite -- Jake Harwood, Jordan Soliz and Mei-Chen Lin -- Sandra Petronio and John P. Caughlin -- Ascan F. Koerner and Mary Anne Fitzpatrick -- Steven R. Wilson and Wendy M. Morgan -- Beth A. LePoire and Rene M. Dailey -- Kristin M. Langellier and Eric E. Peterson -- L. Edna Rogers -- Leslie A. Baxter -- Dawn O. Braithwaite, Paul Schrodt and Jody Koenig Kellas -- April R. Trees -- Valerie L. Manusov -- Julia T. Wood -- William R. Cupach and Loreen N. Olson -- Wendy Leeds-Hurwitz -- Marianne Dainton and Elaine D. Zelley -- Adrianne Kunkel, Mary Lee Hummert and Michael Robert Dennis -- Tamara D. Afifi and Jon Nussbaum -- Kathleen J. Krone, Paul Schrodt and Erika L. Kirby -- Kathleen M. Galvin, Fran C. Dickson and Sherilyn R. Marrow -- Kory Floyd and Mark T. Haynes. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21.
"To date, scholars from disciplines other than communication have dominated the study of family communication. Engaging Theories in Family Communication: Multiple Perspectives covers uncharted territory in its field, as it is the first book to deal exclusively with family communication theory. In this volume, editors Dawn O. Braithwaite and Leslie A. Baxter bring together a group of contributors who represent a Who's Who in the family communication field. These scholars examine both classic and cutting-edge theories to guide family communication research in the coming years." "Engaging Theories in Family Communication is designed for advanced undergraduate and graduate students studying family communication in courses such as Family Communication, Personal Relationships, Communication Theory, Applied Communication, and Advanced Interpersonal Communication. It can also be used in a variety of family studies, sociology, and psychology courses focusing on family communication."--BOOK JACKET.