The SAGE Handbook of Family Communication

Editors: Turner, Lynn H. and West, Richard
Publication Year: 2015
Publisher: SAGE Publications

Price: Core Collection Only This title is available on our Core subscription collections and is not available for individual purchase.
ISBN: 978-1-48-334595-6
Category: Social Sciences - Media & Communications
Image Count: 3
Book Status: Available
Table of Contents

The Sage Handbook of Family Communication provides a comprehensive examination of family communication theory and research. Chapters by leading scholars in family communication expand the definition of family, address recent shifts in culture, and cover important new topics, including families in crisis, families and governmental policies, social media, and extended families.

This book is found in the following Credo Collections:

Preface
Acknowledgments
Introduction: The Family Communication Tree: Deep Roots, Strong Branches
PART I: FOUNDATIONS
Chapter 1. The Challenge of Defining “Family”
Chapter 2. Constructing a Cultural Identity Through Family Communication
Chapter 3. Theoretical Approaches to Family Communication
Chapter 4. Research Methods and the Study of Family Communication Practices
PART II: FAMILY BEHAVIORS AND DYNAMICS
Chapter 5. Communicated Narrative Sense-Making: Understanding Family Narratives, Storytelling, and the Construction of Meaning Through a Communicative Lens
Chapter 6. Family Conflict and Communication
Chapter 7. Intimacy and Family Communication
Chapter 8. Communication and Family Violence: A Review of Recent Scholarship
Chapter 9. Social Support Processes in the Family
Chapter 10. Stress and Coping in Families: A Review and Synthesis of the Communication Research
Chapter 11. Examining Family Secrets From a Communication Perspective
Chapter 12. Family and Partner Communication About Sex
PART III: FAMILY FORMS
Chapter 13. Intergenerational Family Relationships
Chapter 14. Communication in Adult Sibling Relationships
Chapter 15. Communication in Lesbian and Gay Families
Chapter 16. Communication in Postdivorce and Stepfamily Relationships
Chapter 17. Aging Families and Family Communication
PART IV: FAMILY INTERFACES
Chapter 18. Organized Religion and Family Communication: Support and Oppression
Chapter 19. Education and Family Communication
Chapter 20. Families Communicating About Health
Chapter 21. Work and Family Communication
Chapter 22. It's All in the Family: A Historical Analysis of Diversity and Family Communication Within Television Sitcoms
PART V: EMERGING TOPICS IN FAMILY COMMUNICATION RESEARCH
Chapter 23. Families and Technologically Assisted Communication
Chapter 24. Communication in Military Families Across the Deployment Cycle
Chapter 25. Positive Family Communication: Toward a New Normal
Chapter 26. Familial Solidarity and Religious Identity: Communication and Interfaith Families
Epilogue: On Family Communication's Search for Meaning
About the Editors
About the Contributors