Family communication
By: Chris Segrin, Jeanne Flora
Contributors: Flora, Jeanne
Edition: 2nd ed.
Series: Communication series; Routledge Communication Series
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2011
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 492
ISBN-13: 9780415876339; 9780415876346; 9780203857830
Subjects: Communication in families; Families; Dysfunctional families; Family assessment; Interpersonal relations; Research
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 389-462) and indexes.
Table of contents: title: Introducing family communication and basic family processes; title: Defining family communication and family functioning; title: Theoretical perspectives on family communication; title: Family interaction patterns : norms and networks, routines and rituals, stories and secrets; title: Family interaction processes : power, decision making, and conflict; title: Communication in family subsystems; title: Courtship and mate selection; title: Marriage and intimate partnerships; title: Parent-child relationships; title: Sibling communication; title: Extended family communication; title: Communication during family stress; title: Models of family stress and coping; title: Normative and nonnormative family stressors; title: Divorce; title: Renegotiating family communication: remarriage and stepfamilies; title: Family interaction, health, and well-being; title: Family interaction and mental health; title: Family interaction and physical health; title: Family violence and abuse; title: Improving family communication and family relationships.