Handbook of Family Communication
Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates (2004), xx, 767 pp.
Contains index
Series: LEA's Communication Series
ISBN 1-283-86260-3 (ebook); 978-1-283-86260-8 (MyiLibrary); 978-1-135-63786-6 (ebook); 1-283-86204-2 (print); 978-0-8058-4131-2 (print)
"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 Communication serves to advance the field by reframing old questions and stimulating new ones. The contents are comprised of chapters covering: zheoretical 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." (Publisher description)
PART I: FAMILY DEFINITIONS, THEORIES, AND METHODS
1 Theories of Family Relationships and a Family Relationships Theoretical Model / Glen H. Stamp, 1
2 Studying Family Communication: Multiple Methods and Multiple Sources / Patricia Noller and Judith A. Feeney, 31
PART II: COMMUNICATION ACROSS THE FAMILY LIFE COURSE
3 Research on Mate Selection and Premarital Relationships: What Do We Really Know? / Catherine A. Surra, Christine R. Gray, Nate Cottle, and Tyfany M. J. Boettcher, 53
4 Communication in Marriage / Frank D. Fincham, 83
5 Becoming Parents / Ted L. Huston and Erin Kramer Holmes, 105
6 Keeping All Five Balls in the Air: Juggling Family Communication at Midlife / Karen L. Fingerman, Jon Nussbaum, and Kira S. Birditt, 135
7 An Exploration of the Marital and Family Issues of the Later-Life Adult / Fran C. Dickson, Allison Christian, and Clyde J. Remmo, 153
PART III: COMMUNICATION IN VARIOUS FAMILY FORMS
8 Communication in Intact Families / Ascan F. Koerner and Mary Anne Fitzpatrick, 177
9 Communication in Divorced and Single-Parent Families / Julia M. Lewis, Judith S. Wallerstein, and Linda Johnson-Reitz, 197
10 Communication in Stepfamilies / Marilyn Coleman, Lawrence Ganong, and Mark Fine, 215
11 The Family Lives of Lesbians and Gay Men / Letitia Anne Peplau and Kristin P. Beals, 233
12 Communication, Families, and Exploring the Boundaries of Cultural Diversity / Rhunette C. Diggs and Thomas Socha, 249
PART IV: THE RELATIONAL COMMUNICATION OF FAMILY MEMBERS
13 Mothers and Fathers Parenting Together / William J. Doherty and John M. Beaton, 269
14 The Developmental Origins of Communication: Interactional Systems in Infancy / Laurie A. Van Egeren and Marguerite S. Barratt, 287
15 Communication Competencies and Sociocultural Priorities of Middle Childhood / Laura Stafford, 311
16 Parent---Child Communication During Adolescence / Brett Laursen and W. Andrew Collins, 333
17 Extended Family and Social Networks / Maria Schmeeckle and Susan Sprecher, 349
PART V: FAMILY COMMUNICATION PROCESSES
18 Privacy in Families / John P. Caughlin and Sandra Petronio, 379
19 Communication, Conflict, and the Quality of Family Relationships / Alan Sillars, Daniel J. Canary, and Melissa Tafoya, 413
20 Persuasion and Families / Steven R. Wilson and Wendy M. Morgan, 447
21 Emotion and Communication in Families / Julie Fitness and Jill Duffield, 473
22 Social Support Communication in Families / KellI: A. Gardner and Carolyn E. Cutrona, 495
23 Imagining Families Through Stories and Rituals / Jane Jorgenson and Arthur P. Bochner, 513
PART VI: COMMUNICATION AND CONTEMPORARY FAMILY ISSUES
24 Discourses on Diapers and Dirty Laundry: Family Communication About Child Care and Housework / Maureen Perry-Jenkins, Courtney P. Pierce, and Abbie E. Goldberg, 541
25 The Mass Media and Family Communication / Barbara J. Wilson, 563
26 Technology and the Family / Nancy Jennings and Ellen Wartella, 593
27 The Influence of Drugs and Alcohol on Family Communication: The Effects That Substance Abuse Has on Family Members and the Effects That Family Members Have on Substance Abuse / Beth A. Le Poire, 609
28 Violence and Abuse in Families / Kristin L. Anderson, Debra Umberson, and Sinikka Elliott, 629
29 Family Influences on Health: A Framework to Organize Research and Guide Intervention / Deborah J. Jones, Steven R. H. Beach, and Hope Jackson, 647
PART VII: EPILOGUE & COMMENTARY
30 The Family of the Future: What Do We Face? / Kathleen Galvin, 675
1 Theories of Family Relationships and a Family Relationships Theoretical Model / Glen H. Stamp, 1
2 Studying Family Communication: Multiple Methods and Multiple Sources / Patricia Noller and Judith A. Feeney, 31
PART II: COMMUNICATION ACROSS THE FAMILY LIFE COURSE
3 Research on Mate Selection and Premarital Relationships: What Do We Really Know? / Catherine A. Surra, Christine R. Gray, Nate Cottle, and Tyfany M. J. Boettcher, 53
4 Communication in Marriage / Frank D. Fincham, 83
5 Becoming Parents / Ted L. Huston and Erin Kramer Holmes, 105
6 Keeping All Five Balls in the Air: Juggling Family Communication at Midlife / Karen L. Fingerman, Jon Nussbaum, and Kira S. Birditt, 135
7 An Exploration of the Marital and Family Issues of the Later-Life Adult / Fran C. Dickson, Allison Christian, and Clyde J. Remmo, 153
PART III: COMMUNICATION IN VARIOUS FAMILY FORMS
8 Communication in Intact Families / Ascan F. Koerner and Mary Anne Fitzpatrick, 177
9 Communication in Divorced and Single-Parent Families / Julia M. Lewis, Judith S. Wallerstein, and Linda Johnson-Reitz, 197
10 Communication in Stepfamilies / Marilyn Coleman, Lawrence Ganong, and Mark Fine, 215
11 The Family Lives of Lesbians and Gay Men / Letitia Anne Peplau and Kristin P. Beals, 233
12 Communication, Families, and Exploring the Boundaries of Cultural Diversity / Rhunette C. Diggs and Thomas Socha, 249
PART IV: THE RELATIONAL COMMUNICATION OF FAMILY MEMBERS
13 Mothers and Fathers Parenting Together / William J. Doherty and John M. Beaton, 269
14 The Developmental Origins of Communication: Interactional Systems in Infancy / Laurie A. Van Egeren and Marguerite S. Barratt, 287
15 Communication Competencies and Sociocultural Priorities of Middle Childhood / Laura Stafford, 311
16 Parent---Child Communication During Adolescence / Brett Laursen and W. Andrew Collins, 333
17 Extended Family and Social Networks / Maria Schmeeckle and Susan Sprecher, 349
PART V: FAMILY COMMUNICATION PROCESSES
18 Privacy in Families / John P. Caughlin and Sandra Petronio, 379
19 Communication, Conflict, and the Quality of Family Relationships / Alan Sillars, Daniel J. Canary, and Melissa Tafoya, 413
20 Persuasion and Families / Steven R. Wilson and Wendy M. Morgan, 447
21 Emotion and Communication in Families / Julie Fitness and Jill Duffield, 473
22 Social Support Communication in Families / KellI: A. Gardner and Carolyn E. Cutrona, 495
23 Imagining Families Through Stories and Rituals / Jane Jorgenson and Arthur P. Bochner, 513
PART VI: COMMUNICATION AND CONTEMPORARY FAMILY ISSUES
24 Discourses on Diapers and Dirty Laundry: Family Communication About Child Care and Housework / Maureen Perry-Jenkins, Courtney P. Pierce, and Abbie E. Goldberg, 541
25 The Mass Media and Family Communication / Barbara J. Wilson, 563
26 Technology and the Family / Nancy Jennings and Ellen Wartella, 593
27 The Influence of Drugs and Alcohol on Family Communication: The Effects That Substance Abuse Has on Family Members and the Effects That Family Members Have on Substance Abuse / Beth A. Le Poire, 609
28 Violence and Abuse in Families / Kristin L. Anderson, Debra Umberson, and Sinikka Elliott, 629
29 Family Influences on Health: A Framework to Organize Research and Guide Intervention / Deborah J. Jones, Steven R. H. Beach, and Hope Jackson, 647
PART VII: EPILOGUE & COMMENTARY
30 The Family of the Future: What Do We Face? / Kathleen Galvin, 675
