Perspectives on Family Communication - Softcover

Turner, Lynn H; West, Richard L

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0072862920 ISBN 13: 9780072862928

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Higher Education, 2005

Synopsis

Emphasizing the role that communication plays in both creating and solving family issues, this new edition of Perspectives on Family Communication thoroughly reflects the explosion of research literature in the area of family communication--on such topics as the broadened definition of family; current demographic aspects of family types; and up-to-date references on family theory, storytelling, divorce, and conflict.

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Expanded discussion of the influence of culture on families throughout the text.
New and revised chapter-opening vignettes and student voices found throughout.
Updated information on divorce, remarriage, civil unions, cohabitation, and co-parenting.
New information on the aging family (found in several chapters 1, 7, and 10).
Reorganized chapters so that the text now begins with the consideration of the diversity of families found in the U.S., then proceeds to discuss the theoretical frameworks within which one may understand families, and then moves to broader discussions of the family in our society.
Examines the family from a communication perspective.
Diversity: Inclusive definition of family broadens the discussion of family.
Examples: Each chapter starts with three vignettes (examples of diverse families) and refers back to them throughout the chapter. Student voices found throughout the text provide a personal context for examining the theoretical perspectives.
'The Wired Family' boxes found in every chapter emphasize the influence of new technologies on family dynamics.
Full chapter on communicating meaning and identity through telling family stories.
Full chapter on the societal influences on the family including coverage of media, rhetorical movements, and governmental policy.

About this edition

• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Higher Education
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 0072862920
• ISBN 13: 9780072862928
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 464