附註:Includes bibliographical references and index.
PART I. FAMILY DEFINITIONS, THEORIES, AND METHODS -- Theories of family relationships and a family relationships theoretical model / Glen H. Stamp -- Studying family communication : multiple methods and multiple sources / Patricia Noller, Judith A. Feeney -- PART II. COMMUNICATION ACROSS THE FAMILY LIFE COURSE -- Research on mate selection and premarital relationships : what do we really know? / Catherine A. Surra [and others] -- Communication in marriage / Frank D. Fincham -- Becoming parents / Ted L. Huston, Erin Kramer Holmes -- Keeping all five balls in the air : juggling family communication at midlife / Karen L. Fingerman, Jon Nussbaum, Kira S. Birditt -- An exploration of the marital and family issues of the later-life adult / Fran C. Dickson, Allison Christian, Clyde J. Remmo -- PART III. COMMUNICATION IN VARIOUS FAMILY FORMS -- Communication in intact families / Ascan F. Koerner, Mary Anne Fitzpatrick -- Communication in divorced and single-parent families / Julia M Lewis, Judith S. Wallerstein, Linda Johnson-Reitz -- Communication in stepfamilies / Marilyn Colemand, Lawrence Ganong, Mark Fine -- The family lives of lesbians and gay men / Letitia Anne Polau, Kristin P. Beals -- Communication, families, and exploring the boundaries of cultural diversity / Rhunette C. Diggs, Thomas Socha -- PART IV. THE RELATIONAL COMMUNICATION OF FAMILY MEMBERS -- Mothers and fathers parenting together / William J. Doherty, John M. Beaton -- The developmental origins of communication : interactional systems in infancy / Laurie A. Van Egeren, Marguerite S. Barratt -- Communication competencies and sociocultural priorities of middle childhood / Laura Stafford -- Parent-child communication during adolescence / Brett Laursen, W. Andrew Collins -- Extended family and social networks / Maria Schmeeckle, Susan Sprecher -- PART V. FAMILY COMMUNICATION PROCESSES -- Privacy in families / John P. Caughlin, Sandra Petronio -- Communication, conflict, and the quality of family relatio
摘要:This work presents an analysis and synthesis of research and theory on family interaction. It studies how family members communicate and relate to each other. As a consequence, it offers a view of family interaction and family relationships.
