did-you-know? rent-now

Amazon no longer offers textbook rentals. We do!

did-you-know? rent-now

Amazon no longer offers textbook rentals. We do!

We're the #1 textbook rental company. Let us show you why.

9780072862928

Perspectives on Family Communication

by ;
  • ISBN13:

    9780072862928

  • ISBN10:

    0072862920

  • Edition: 3rd
  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2005-09-26
  • Publisher: McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Languages
  • View Upgraded Edition

Note: Supplemental materials are not guaranteed with Rental or Used book purchases.

Purchase Benefits

  • Free Shipping Icon Free Shipping On Orders Over $35!
    Your order must be $35 or more to qualify for free economy shipping. Bulk sales, PO's, Marketplace items, eBooks and apparel do not qualify for this offer.
  • eCampus.com Logo Get Rewarded for Ordering Your Textbooks! Enroll Now
  • Write a Review Icon Write a Review
List Price: $128.25 Save up to $32.06
  • Buy Used
    $96.19
    Add to Cart Free Shipping Icon Free Shipping

    USUALLY SHIPS IN 2-4 BUSINESS DAYS

Supplemental Materials

What is included with this book?

Summary

Emphasizing the role that communication plays in both creating and solving family issues, this new edition ofPerspectives on Family Communicationthoroughly reflects the explosion of research literature in the area of family communication--on such topics as the broadened definition of family; current demographic aspects of family types; and up-to-date references on family theory, storytelling, divorce, and conflict.

Table of Contents

Part 1. Foundations

Chapter 1. Providing A Definition

Family Culture

Defining the Family

Family Communication Perspective

Cultural and Demographic Trends Affecting the Family

From Tradition to Transition: Family Types in the United States

Chapter 2. Providing a Theoretical Framework

The Definition of Theory

Intellectual Traditions

The Theoretical Foundations of This Text

Family Theories

Methods of Inquiry

Part 2. Practices

Chapter 3. Telling Stories, Making Meaning, and Creating Family Identity

The Characteristics of Family Stories

Primary Functions of Family Stories

Secondary Functions of Family Stories

Types of Family Stories

Other Meaning-Making Practices

Chapter 4. Communicating Roles and Rules

Roles and Our Families

Rules and Our Families

Roles, Rules, and Family Communication

Chapter 5. Communicating Conflict, Power, and Violence

Conflict, Power, Violence, and Culture

Conflict in the Family

Power in the Family

Violence in the Family

Chapter 6. Communicating Intimacy

Interpreting Closeness and Intimacy

Cultural Expectations for Closeness

Theories of Intimacy

Expressing Intimacy

Part 3. Challenges

Chapter 7. Family Communication, Stress, and Stressors

Interpreting Stress

Assumptions About Stress in the Family

Communication and Developmental Stressors

Communication and Unpredictable Stressors

Chapter 8. Societal Influences on the Family

Televised Messages About Families

Women's and Men's Movements and Their Influence on Families

Government and the Family

Chapter 9. Managing Challenging Dialogues

Religiosity in the United States: A Prayerful Nation

Family Communication and Sexuality

Part 4. Future

Chapter 10. New Perspectives on Family Communication

The Future of Family Communication Research

Cultural Discourse About the Family

Thinking About Family Communication: Four Conclusions

Supplemental Materials

What is included with this book?

The New copy of this book will include any supplemental materials advertised. Please check the title of the book to determine if it should include any access cards, study guides, lab manuals, CDs, etc.

The Used, Rental and eBook copies of this book are not guaranteed to include any supplemental materials. Typically, only the book itself is included. This is true even if the title states it includes any access cards, study guides, lab manuals, CDs, etc.

Rewards Program