Engaging Theories in Family Communication: Multiple Perspectives

Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Contributor Biographies -- Preface -- 1 Introduction: The Landscape of Meta-Theory and Theory in Family Communication Research -- 2 Affection Exchange Theory: A Bio-Evolutionary Look at Affectionate Communication -- 3 Appraisal Theories of Emotion: How Families Understand and Communicate Their Feelings -- 4 Attachment Theory in Families: The Role of Communication -- 5 Attribution Theory: Who's at Fault in Families? -- 6 Communicated Narrative Sense-Making Theory: Linking Storytelling and Well-Being -- 7 Communication Accommodation Theory and Communication Theory of Identity: Theories of Communication and Identity -- 8 Communication Privacy Management Theory: Understanding Families -- 9 Communication Theory of Resilience: Enacting Adaptive-Transformative Processes When Families Experience Loss and Disruption -- 10 Critical Feminist Family Communication Theory: Gender, Power, and Praxis -- 11 Dyadic Power Theory: Dominance and Power in Family Communication -- 12 Facework Theory: Performing Familial Roles in Everyday Interactions -- 13 Family Communication Patterns Theory: A Grand Theory of Family Communication -- 14 Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse: A Framework for Understanding Family Conflict -- 15 General Systems Theory: A Compelling View of Family Life -- 16 Intersectionality: (Re)Considering Family Communication from Within the Margins -- 17 Language Convergence/Meaning Divergence Theory: Creating Conflict Through Misunderstandings -- 18 Multiple Goals Theories: Motivations for Family Interactions and Relationships -- 19 Narrative Performance Theory: Making Stories, Doing Family -- 20 Necessary Convergence Communication Theory: Submission and Power in Family Communication -- 21 Negotiated Morality Theory: How Family Communication Shapes Our Values