Engaging theories in family communication : multiple perspectives / / editors, Dawn O. Braithwaite, Leslie A. Baxter

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910816538203321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Thousand Oaks, Calif., : Sage Publications, c2006
• ISBN: 0-7619-3060-4; 1-4522-0442-X; 1-4522-2221-5
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xviii, 364 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): BaxterLeslie A; BraithwaiteDawn O
• Disciplina: 306.87
• Soggetti: Communication in families; Families
• 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 and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover -- Contents -- Preface -- Foreword: Variations and Challenges -- Chapter 1 - Introduction: Metatheory and Theory in Family Communication Research -- Part I - Theories Originating in Communication -- Chapter 2 - Communication Accommodation Theory: An Intergroup Approach to Family Relationships -- Chapter 3 - Communication Privacy Management Theory: Understanding Families -- Chapter 4 - Family Communication Patterns Theory: A Social Cognitive Approach -- Chapter 5 - Goals-Plans-Action Theories: Theories of Goals, Plans, and Planning Processes in Families -- Chapter 6 - Inconsistent Nurturing as Control Theory: A New Theory in Family Communication -- Chapter 7 - Narrative Performance Theory: Telling Stories, Doing Family -- Chapter 8 - Relational Communication Theory: An Interactional Family Theory -- Chapter 9 - Relational Dialectics Theory: Multivocal Dialogues of Family Communication -- Chapter 10 - Symbolic Convergence Theory: Communication, Dramatizing Messages, and Rhetorical Visions in Families -- Part II - Theories Originating In Complementary Fields -- Chapter 11 - Attachment Theory: The Reciprocal Relationship Between Family Communication and Attachment Patterns -- Chapter 12 - Attribution Theories: Assessing ; Causal and Responsibility Judgments In Families -- Chapter 13 - Critical Feminist Theories: A Provocative Perspective on Families -- Chapter 14 - Emotion Regulation Theory: A Lens for Viewing Family Conflict and Violence -- Chapter 15 - Social Theories: Social Constructionism and Symbolic Interactionism -- Chapter 16 - Social Exchange Theories: Interdependence and Equity -- Chapter 17 - Social Learning Theory: Modeling and Communication in the Family Context -- Chapter 18 - Stress and Adaptation Theories: Families Across the Life Span -- Chapter 19 - Structuration Theory: Promising Directions for Family Communication Research.; Chapter 20 - Systems Theory: Patterns and (W)holes in Family Communication -- Chapter 21 - The Theory of Natural Selection: An Evolutionary Approach to Family Communication -- Index -- About the Editors -- About the Contributors.
• Sommario/riassunto: Scholars from disciplines other than communication have dominated the study of family communication and written information on the theory is scant. This book is aimed at communications studies students and contains articles from experts in sociology, family studies and psychology.