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Family Communication: Cohesion and Change, 6/E
Kathleen M. Galvin, Northwestern University
Carma L. Bylund, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
Bernard J. Brommel, Northeastern Illinois University

ISBN-10: 0205378862
ISBN-13: 9780205378869

Publisher: Allyn & Bacon
Copyright: 2004
Format: Paper; 456 pp
Published: 08/08/2003

This item has been replaced by Family Communication: Cohesion and Change, 7/E .

Examines the communication processes within families and how they affect and are affected by larger social systems.

By viewing the family as a communication system with identifiable patterns, this text encourages students to analyze family interaction patterns analytically and thoroughly. Using a framework of family functions, first-person narratives, and current research, Family Communication emphasizes the diversity of today's families in terms of structure, ethnic patterns, and developmental experiences.

  • Includes research on sibling relations, divorce, remarriage, and family violence to provide students with the latest information on key topics.
  • Develops in detail the concept of family narratives and family rituals as creators of meaning in family communication, a concept which all students can relate (Ch 5).
  • Offers a unique emphasis on power and decision making through a decision-making model and new coverage of abusive conflict patterns (Chs. 8 & 9).
  • Emphasizes the enormous diversity of families today, in terms of both structure and heritage, throughout the text—in discussions and examples.
  • Explains theoretical structures clearly to help students understand the framework for chapter discussions.

  • Reflects increasingly diverse family experiences while maintaining a strong focus on patterns and systems.
  • Incorporates information on multiple family types throughout the text, eliminating the perception that there is a “right” type of family.
  • Includes a new chapter on “Power, Influence, and Decision Making,” which discusses new research on influence strategies in families and provides students with the latest information on a growing area of the field (Ch. 8).
  • Adds new information on religion, economics, jealousy, abuse, and multigenerational families to provide students with more thorough coverage of different family structures and to address the “dark side” of family communication, thereby addressing the most common issues and current trends in the field today.
  • Expands discussion of relational maintenance in keeping with the current literature in the field (Ch. 6).



Preface.


 1. Introduction to the Family.


 2. Framework for Family Communication.


 3. Family Theories.


 4. Communication Patterns and the Creation of Family Meanings.


 5. Symbolic Meanings and Communication: Family Rituals, Currencies, and Stories.


 6. Intimacy and Closeness within Families.


 7. Communication and Family Roles and Types.


 8. Power, Influence and Decision Making.


 9. Communication and Family Conflict.


10. Communication and Family Stress: Developmental Issues.


11. Family Communication and Unpredictable Stress.


12. Contextual Dimensions of Family Communication.


13. Improving Family Communication.

    Family Communication: Cohesion and Change examines how the communication processes within families affect and are affected by larger social systems.

     

    By viewing the family as a communication system with identifiable patterns, the authors encourage students to observe family interaction patterns analytically and relate communication theories to family interaction. Using a framework of family functions, first-person narratives, and current research, Family Communication: Cohesion and Change emphasizes the diversity of today's families in terms of structure, ethnic patterns, and developmental experiences.

  • 0205498221Family Communication: Cohesion and Change, 7/E
    Galvin, Bylund & Brommel
    © 2008 | Allyn & Bacon | Paper; 434 pages | Instock
    ISBN-10: 0205498221 | ISBN-13: 9780205498222
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Family Communication examines the communication processes within families and how they affect and are affected by larger social systems. By viewing the family as a communication system with identifiable patterns, this text encourages students to analyze family interaction patterns analytically and thoroughly. Using a framework of family functions, first-person narratives, and current research, Family Communication emphasizes the diversity of today's families in terms of structure, ethnic patterns, and developmental experiences.

New to the 6th Edition:

  • Reflects increasingly diverse family experiences while maintaining a strong focus on patterns and systems of the traditional family.
  • Incorporates information on "alternative" families throughout the text, eliminating the perception that there is a "right" type of family.
  • Includes a new chapter on "Power, Influence, and Decision Making," which discusses new research on influence strategies in families and provides students with the latest information on a growing area of the field.
  • Adds new information on religion, economics, jealousy, abuse, and multigenerational families to provide students with more thorough coverage of different family structures and to address the "dark side" of family communication, thereby addressing the most common issues and current trends in the field today.
  • Expands discussion of relational maintenance in keeping with the current literature in the field (Ch. 6).

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