The Family communication sourcebook

Abstract

Preface - Lynn H. Turner and Richard West Introduction: A Reflective View on the Development of Family Communication - L. Edna Rogers Part I: Defining and Interpreting the Family 1. Diversity's Impact on Defining the Family: Discourse-Dependence and Identity - Kathleen M. Galvin 2. Defining the Family Through Relationships - Kory Floyd, Alan C. Mikkelson, and Jeff Judd Part II: Theoretical and Methodological Considerations 3. Theories and Methatheories to Explain Family Communication: An Overview - Teresa C. Sabourin 4. Established and Promising Models for Family Communication Research - Deborah S. Ballard-Reisch and Daniel J. Weigel 5. Methodological Approaches to the Study of Family Communication - Sandra Metts and Emily Lamb Part III: Internal Family Dynamics Storytelling 6. Family Storytelling as Communication Practice - Kristin M. Langellier and Eric E. Peterson 7. Cover Stories as Family Communication Practice - Theresa L. Hest, Judy C. Pearson, and Jeffrey T. Child Conflict 8. Mulling About Family Conflict and Communication: What We Know and What We Need to Know - Michael E. Roloff and Courtney Waite Miller 9. Family Conflict and Adolescents - Patricia Noller, Sharon Atkin, Judith A. Feeney, and Candida Peterson Intimacy 10. That Dear Octopus: A Family-Based Model of Intimacy - Megan K. Foley and Steve Duck 11. When Friendly Advice Becomes a Privacy Dilemma for Pregnant Couples: Applying Communication Privacy Management Theory - Sandra Petronio and Susanne M. Jones 12. Orchestrating and Directing Domestic Potential Through Communication: Toward a Positive Reframing of Discipline - Thomas J. Socha 13. Parental Physical Negative Touch and Child Noncompliance in Abusive, Neglectful, and Comparison Families: A Meta-Analysis of Observational Studies - Steven R. Wilson, Xiaowei Shi, Lisa Tirmenstein, Alda Norris, and Jessica J. Rack Rituals 14. Family Rituals - Leslie A. Baxter and Dawn O. Braithwaite 15. Ritual (In)Activity in Postbereaved Stepfamilies - Leah E. Bryant Part IV: External Structural Frameworks Media-Family Interface 16. Implications of Living in a Wired Family: New Directions in Family and Media Research - J. Alison Bryant and Jennings Bryant 17. Cyberkids: The Influence of Mediation and Motivation on Children's Use of and Attitudes Toward the Internet - Alison Alexander, Seok Kang, and Yeora Kim Work-Family Interface 18. Employees Without Families: Discourses of Family as an External Constraint to Work-Life Balance - Kristen Lucas and Patrice M. Buzzanell 19. Communicating Contradictions: (Re)Producing Dialectical Tensions Through Work, Family, and Balance Socialization Messages - Caryn E. Medved and Elizabeth E. Graham Religion-Family Interface 20. Relational Dynamics in Interfaith Marriage - Patrick C. Hughes and Fran C. Dickson 21. Women Belong in the...Pulpit: Family and Professional Tensions in the Lives of Southern Baptist Women Pastors - Helen Sterk and Rebecca Kallemeyn School-Family Interface 22. Family-School Relationships: Theoretical Perspectives and Concerns - Pamela Cooper 23. The Impact of Parents' Use of Hurtful Messages on Adult Children's Self-Esteem and Educational Motivation - Scott A. Myers, Paul Schrodt, and Christine E. Rittenour Health Care-Family Interface 24. Interrelations Between Family Communication and Health Communication - Loretta L. Pecchioni, Teresa L. Thompson, and Dustin J. Anderson 25. Dialectical Tensions in Families Experiencing Acute Health Issues: Stroke Survivors' Perceptions - Donna R. Pawlowski Epilogue: The Future of Family Communication Theory and Research - Mary Anne Fitzpatrick Author Index Subject Index About the Editors About the Contributors