Dawn O. Braithwaite 
Engaging Theories in Family Communication [EPUB ebook] 
Multiple Perspectives

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.

Daftar Isi

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