Engaging Theories in Family Communication : Multiple Perspectives
Dawn O. Braithwaite (Editor), Leslie A. Baxter (Editor)
Engaging Theories in Family Communication: Multiple Perspectives covers uncharted territory in its field, as it is the first book on the market to deal exclusively with family communication theory. In this volume, editors Dawn O. Braithwaite and Leslie A. Baxter bring together a group of contributors that represent a veritable Who's Who in the family communication field. These scholars examine both classic and cutting-edge theories to guide family communication research in the coming years
1 online resource (384 pages)
9781452236735, 1452236739
1118268252
Preface
Dawn O. Braithwaite and Leslie A. Baxter; Foreword: Family Communication Theories: Variations and Challenges
Anita L. Vangelisti; 1. Introduction: Meta-Theory and Theory in Family Communication Research
Leslie A. Baxter and Dawn O. Braithwaite; I. Theories Originating in Communication; 2. Communication Accommodation Theory: An Intergroup Approach to Family Relationships
Jake Harwood, Jordan Soliz & Mei-Chen Lin; 3. Communication Privacy Management Theory: Understanding Families
Sandra Petronio & John Caughlin; 4. Family Communication Patterns Theory: A Social Cognitive Approach
Ascan F. Koerner & Mary Anne Fitzpatrick; 5. Goals-Plan-Action Theories: Theories of Goals, Plans, and Planning Processes in Families
Steven R. Wilson & Wendy M. Morgan; 6. Inconsistent Nurturing as Control Theory: A New Theory in Family Communication
Beth A. Le Poire & Rene M. Dailey; 7. Narrative Performance Theory: Telling Stories, Doing Family
Kristin M. Langellier & Eric E. Peterson; 8. Relational Communication Theory: An Interactional Family Theory
L. Edna Rogers; 9. Relational Dialectics Theory: Multivocal Dialogues of Family Communication
Leslie A. Baxter; 10. Symbolic Conergence Theory: Communication, Dramatizing Messages, and Rhetorical Visions in Families
Dawn O. Braithwaite, Paul Schrodt & Jody Koenig Kellas; II. Theories Originating in Complementary Fields; 11. Attachment Theory: The Reciprocal Relationship Between Family Communication and Attachment Patterns
April R. Trees; 12. Attribution Theories: Assessing Causal and Responsibility Judgments in Families
Valerie L. Manusov; 13. Critical Feminist Theories: A Provocative Perspective on Families
Julia T. Wood; 14. Emotion Regulation Theory: A Lens for Viewing Family Conflict and Violence
William R. Cupach & Loreen N. Olson; 15. Social Theories: Social Constructionism and Symbolic Interactionism
Wendy Leeds-Hurwitz; 16. Social Exchange Theories: Interdependence and Equity
Marianne Dainton & Eliane D. Zelley; 17. Social Learning Theory: Modeling and Communication in the Family Context
Adrianne Kunkel, Mary Lee Hummert & Michael Robert Dennis; 18. Stress and Adaptation Theories: Families Across the Lifespan
Tamara Afifi & Jon Nussbaum; 19. Structuration Theory: Promising Directions for Family Communication Research
Kathleen Krone, Paul Schrodt & Erika Kirby; 20. Systems Theory: Patterns and (W)holes in Family Communication
Kathleen Galvin, Fran Dickson, and Sherilyn R. Marrow; 21. The Theory of Natural Selection: An Evolutionary Approach to Family Communication
Kory Floyd & Mark T. Haynes; Index; About the Editors; About the Contributors