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Record Nr.

UNINA9910450220503321

Autore

Segrin Chris.

Titolo

Family communication / / Chris Segrin, Jeanne Flora

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Mahwah, N.J. : , : Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, , 2005

ISBN

1-283-70794-2

1-135-61749-X

1-282-32267-2

9786612322679

1-4106-1115-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (513 p.)

Collana

LEA's communication series

Altri autori (Persone)

FloraJeanne

Disciplina

306.87

Soggetti

Communication in families

Interpersonal relations

Families - Research

Family assessment

Dysfunctional families

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (409-467) and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; I Introducing Family Communication and Basic Family Processes; CHAPTER ONE Defining Family Communication and Family Functioning; CHAPTER TWO Theoretical Perspectives on Family Communication; CHAPTER THREE Family Interaction Patterns: Norms and Networks, Routines and Rituals, Stories and Secrets; CHAPTER FOUR Family Interaction Processes: Power, Decision Making, Conflict, and Intimacy; II Communication in Family Subsystems; CHAPTER FIVE Courtship and Mate Selection; CHAPTER SIX Marriage and Intimate Partnerships

CHAPTER SEVEN Parent-Child CommunicationCHAPTER EIGHT Sibling and Extended Family Relationships; III Communication During Family Stress; CHAPTER NINE Models of Family Stress and Coping; CHAPTER TEN Normative and Nonnormative Family Stressors; CHAPTER ELEVEN Divorce; CHAPTER TWELVE Renegotiating Family Communication:



Remarriage and Stepfamilies; IV Family Interaction, Health, and Well-Being; CHAPTER THIRTEEN Family Interaction and Mental Health; CHAPTER FOURTEEN Family Interaction and Physical Health; CHAPTER FIFTEEN Family Violence and Abuse

CHAPTER SIXTEEN Improving Family Communication and Family RelationshipsAPPENDIX Research Methods for Studying Family Communication and Relationships; References; Author Index; Subject Index

Sommario/riassunto

This advanced text carefully examines state-of-the-art research and theories of family communication and family relationships. In addition to presenting cutting-edge research, authors Chris Segrin and Jeanne Flora focus on classic theories and research findings that have influenced and revolutionized the way scholars conceptualize family interaction. Showing that answers to many questions about family communication can be found in current scientific research, the book introduces readers to fundamental issues in the study of family communication; explores what is known about communication in di