TY  - BOOK
AU  - Hall,Elizabeth Dorrance
AU  - Scharp,Kristina M.
TI  - Communication in family contexts: theories and processes 
SN  - 9781119477341 (paperback)
AV  - HQ734 .H355 2020
PY  - 2020///
CY  - Hoboken, N.J. : 
PB  -  Wiley Blackwell, 
KW  - Communication in families
KW  - fast
N1  - Includes index; Includes bibliographical references and indexes; An introduction to communication in family contexts -- Research paradigms and methods that inform family communication and research -- Theories of family communication. Affection exchange theory ; Communication privacy management theory ; Family communication patterns theory ; Family systems theory ; Narrative theories ; Social cognitive theory ; Relational dialectics theory -- Family communication processes. Foundational processes. Caregiving in families ; Conflict and forgiveness ; Coping and resilience in families ; Difficult family conversations ; Discourse dependence ; Family distancing ; Information management and disclosure in families ; Supportive communication in families ; Uncertainty management -- Major family transitions. Cohabitation and marriage ; Delaying, forgoing, and transitioning to parenthood ; Divorce and dissolution ; Remarriage and stepfamily formation -- Communicating in family relationships. Family and relationship types. Communication and adoptive families ; In-law relationships ; Intergenerational relationships ; LGBTQ families ; Parent-child relationships ; Partner relationships ; Sibling relationships ; Voluntary kin families -- Family communication in context. Family communication in health contexts ; Family communication in organizational contexts ; Family communication in technological contexts
ER  -