Understanding Family Communication

Written in an engaging manner that speaks directly to students, this text explores communication and the process of meaning-making in the family. It integrates theory and research with narrative, conveys a sense of relatedness among the ideas explored, and emphasizes that the study of family communication can be personally meaningful as well as academically satisfying.

I.CONCEPTUAL FOUNDATIONS.

1.Premises and Perspectives.

2.Communication Processes.

3.The Family as a Meaning-Making System.

II.COMING TOGETHER AND WIDENING THE CIRCLE.

4.Courtship and Commitment.

5.Marital Reality Construction.

III.PATTERNS AND PROCESSES.

6.Expanding Complexity.

7.Rules.

8.Family Stories.

9.Myths, Metaphors, and Themes.

10.Roles and Family Types.

11.Change and Growth.

References.

Glossary.

Author Index.

Subject Index.

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Understanding Family Communication

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