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Family Communication: Theory and Research
Lorin Basden Arnold, Rowan University

ISBN-10: 0205453643
ISBN-13: 9780205453641

Publisher: Allyn & Bacon
Copyright: 2008
Format: Paper; 433 pp
Published: 08/01/2007

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Family Communication: Theories and Research combines the topical coverage of an overview text with the diversity of stance of an anthology, providing both breadth and depth in the field.   In addition to overviews of research and theory, most chapters include research exemplars written by prominent and rising scholars in family communication.

 

Diversity is also a focus throughout the text, with a variety of family types, perspectives, and experiences included to expose students to contemporary family dynamics. Family communication research typically proceeds from either a social scientific or humanistic/interpretive perspective.  This book includes research and theory from both perspectives, thus enabling use in programs that particularly embrace either option.

  • Research Exemplars conclude with discussion questions to stimulate critical analysis and can be used as assignments or discussion points in the classroom.  Each chapter provides extensive source references that can help guide additional student research for papers or other projects.
  • Specific chapters on Sexuality and the Family and Health and Disability draw attention to these vital, yet often under explored areas of family communication.
  • Media Connections and Thought Questions retain student interest in the material and provide connections to other venues for further research and analysis.

Preface–Introduction to the text

 

Chapter 1: Communication and the Family - Lorin Basden Arnold

 

Chapter 2: Family Types

Section 1: Overview of Family Types, and Structures - Lorin Basden Arnold

Section 2: Family Communication and Interpersonal Communication Competence in Intact Families - Joy Koesten

Section 3: Families’ Use of Communicative Coping in Post-Divorce Families - Tamara D. Afifi

Section 4: Developing and Maintaining Grandparent-Grandchild Relationships - Sherry Holladay

Section 5: Conclusions and Application- How Can Understanding Family Type Impact You?–Lorin Basden Arnold

Chapter 3: The Family as a System

Section 1: Overview of the Family as a System - Lorin Basden Arnold

Section 2: Going Away to College: A Family Turning Point - Jo Anna Grant and Annette Folwell

Section 3: What does it Mean to be a Good Father? - Kory Floyd and Mark Morman

Section 4: Dialectic Characteristics and Shadow Realities in Postmarital Relationships - Elizabeth Graham and Autumn Edwards

Section 5:  Conclusions and Application - Thinking about the Systemic Nature of Your Own Family–Lorin Basden Arnold

Chapter 4: Family Rules, Rituals, and Stories

Section 1: Overview of Family communication processes - Lorin Basden Arnold

Section 2: Family Home Media Rules and Interactions - Chrys Egan

Section 3: Collective Remembering and Ritualized Communication About the

Deceased Parent in Post-Bereaved Stepfamilies - Leah Bryant

Section 4: Storytelling as a Means to Communicate within the Family–The Orphan Stories - Dennis Leoutsakas

Section 5: Conclusions and Application - Reflecting on Your Family Rules, Rituals, and Stories–Lorin Basden Arnold

Chapter 5: Expressions of Intimacy, Support, and Affection in the family

Section 1: Overview of Family and Intimacy and Affection - Lorin Basden Arnold

Section 2: Negotiating Intimate Family Ties in Ordinary Family Interaction–Shirley Staske-Bell

Section 3: Sex and Gender in Relational Maintenance–Marianne Dainton

Section 4: Family Communication Patterns and the Socialization of Support Skills - Ascan Koerner and Laura Maki

Section 5: Conclusions and Application - Intimacy, Affection, and Social Support in Your Life–Lorin Basden Arnold

Chapter 6: Expressions of Power and Conflict in the family

Section 1: Overview of Family Power, Decision Making, and Conflict - Lorin Basden Arnold

Section 2: An Exploratory Investigation into Family Conflict Roles–Patrick Hughes and Chelsea Stowe

Section 3: “What do YOU do when your teenager hits you?”: Exploring Conflict Tactics Used by Parents in Adolescent-to-Parent Abuse - Nancy Eckstein

Section 4: Enacting Conflict as Resistance Urban Indian Women in Hindu Arranged Marriages–Devika Chawla

Section 5: Conclusions and Application - Power and Conflict in Your Family Experience–Lorin Basden Arnold

Chapter 7: Race/Ethnicity and Family

Section 1: Overview of Race and Ethnicity Research - Lorin Basden Arnold

Section 2: :  “What Shall I Tell My Daughters That Are Black”:  Oral History Reflections of Middle Class African American Motherhood in a Culturally Diverse Community - Patricia Hill

Section 3: The Mother-Adolescent Daughter Tug-of-War: Ethnicity’s Impact on the Connection-Autonomy Dialectic - Barbara Penington

Section 4: Parenting in the Interracial Family: More Alike Than Different - Suzy Prentiss

Section 4: Conclusions and Application - Issues of Race and Ethnicity in Your Family Experience–Lorin Basden Arnold

Chapter 8: Sexuality and the family

Section 1: Overview of Sexuality and the Family - Lorin Basden Arnold

Section 2: Communicating about Sex as a Daughter, Parent, and Teacher - Amber Kinser

Section 3: The Social Context of Lesbian Family Identity - Elizabeth Suter, Karla Bergen, and Karen Daas

Section 4: Conclusions and Application - Sexuality, Family, and You–Lorin Basden Arnold

Chapter 9: Family Health and Disability Issues

Section 1: Overview of Family Health and Disability Issues - Lorin Basden Arnold

Section 2: Talking With Your Children about Alcohol and Other Drugs

Are Parents the Anti-Drug?- Michelle Miller-Day

Section 3: Disability in the Family:  Narratives of Experience and Stories in Children’s Literature - Elaine Jenks and Dena Beeghly

Section 4: Disability and Parenting: Representations of Consequence - Joy Cypher

Section 5: Conclusions and Application–Considering Health, Disability, Family, and Socialization— Lorin Basden Arnold

Chapter 10: The Family in Mediated Contexts

Section 1: Overview of the Family in Mediated Contexts - Lorin Basden Arnold

Section 2: Family Communication in the Age of the Internet–Traci Anderson, Kevin Pearce and Tara Crowell

Section 3: Social Support and Empowerment for Mothers on a Pregnancy Bulletin Board–Lorin Basden Arnold

Section 4: Where are the Mommies?: A Content Analysis of Women’s Magazines - Deb Swanson and Dede Johnston

Section 5: Conclusions and Application - The Media as Part of Your Family Life–Lorin Basden Arnold

Conclusion : Family Communication Research–Past, Present, & Future

 

Appendix A: How to Read a Scholarly Research Report

Appendix B: Sources for Family Communication Research and Information

Family Communication: Theory and Research, 1/e

Lorin Basden Arnold, Rowan University

 

Family Communication: Theories and Research combines the topical coverage of an overview text with the diversity of stance typical of an anthology, providing both breadth and depth in the field.   In addition to overviews of research and theory, most chapters include research exemplars written by prominent and rising scholars in family communication.

 

Diversity is also a focus throughout the text, with a variety of family types, perspectives, and experiences included to expose students to contemporary family dynamics. Family communication research typically proceeds from either a social scientific or humanistic/interpretive perspective.  This book includes research and theory from both perspectives, thus enabling use in programs that particularly embrace either option.

 

Features:

  • Research Exemplars conclude with a series of discussion questions to stimulate critical analysis, and can be used as assignments or discussion points in the classroom.  Each chapter provides extensive source references that can help guide additional student research for papers or other projects.
  • Specific chapters on Sexuality and the Family and Health and Disability draw attention to these vital, yet often underexplored areas of family communication..
  • Media Connections and Thought Questions retain student interest in the material and provide connections to other venues for further research and analysis.

 

Quotations:

 “This textbook — with its unique emphasis — enriches our understanding of family communication, features current research, and is interesting.” -- Robert Harrison, Gallaudet University

“Strengths (of this text) include: (1) the broad focus of the book, (2) the fine reputation of the chapter authors, and (3) the addition of the appendix material on how to read a scholarly article as many students are not familiar with reading scholarly articles." -- Marceline Thompson-Hayes, Arkansas State University

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