Engaging Theories in Family Communication (eBook)

Preface - Dawn O. Braithwaite and Leslie A. BaxterForeword: Family Communication Theories: Variations and Challenges - Anita L. Vangelisti1. Introduction: Meta-Theory and Theory in Family Communication Research - Leslie A. Baxter and Dawn O. BraithwaiteI. Theories Originating in Communication2. Communication Accommodation Theory: An Intergroup Approach to Family Relationships - Jake Harwood, Jordan Soliz & Mei-Chen Lin3. Communication Privacy Management Theory: Understanding Families - Sandra Petronio & John Caughlin4. Family Communication Patterns Theory: A Social Cognitive Approach - Ascan F. Koerner & Mary Anne Fitzpatrick5. Goals-Plan-Action Theories: Theories of Goals, Plans, and Planning Processes in Families - Steven R. Wilson & Wendy M. Morgan6. Inconsistent Nurturing as Control Theory: A New Theory in Family Communication - Beth A. Le Poire & Rene M. Dailey7. Narrative Performance Theory: Telling Stories, Doing Family - Kristin M. Langellier & Eric E. Peterson8. Relational Communication Theory: An Interactional Family Theory - L. Edna Rogers9. Relational Dialectics Theory: Multivocal Dialogues of Family Communication - Leslie A. Baxter10. Symbolic Conergence Theory: Communication, Dramatizing Messages, and Rhetorical Visions in Families - Dawn O. Braithwaite, Paul Schrodt & Jody Koenig KellasII. Theories Originating in Complementary Fields11. Attachment Theory: The Reciprocal Relationship Between Family Communication and Attachment Patterns - April R. Trees12. Attribution Theories: Assessing Causal and Responsibility Judgments in Families - Valerie L. Manusov13. Critical Feminist Theories: A Provocative Perspective on Families - Julia T. Wood14. Emotion Regulation Theory: A Lens for Viewing Family Conflict and Violence - William R. Cupach & Loreen N. Olson15. Social Theories: Social Constructionism and Symbolic Interactionism - Wendy Leeds-Hurwitz16. Social Exchange Theories: Interdependence and Equity - Marianne Dainton & Eliane D. Zelley17. Social Learning Theory: Modeling and Communication in the Family Context - Adrianne Kunkel, Mary Lee Hummert & Michael Robert Dennis18. Stress and Adaptation Theories: Families Across the Lifespan - Tamara Afifi & Jon Nussbaum19. Structuration Theory: Promising Directions for Family Communication Research - Kathleen Krone, Paul Schrodt & Erika Kirby20. Systems Theory: Patterns and (W)holes in Family Communication - Kathleen Galvin, Fran Dickson, and Sherilyn R. Marrow21. The Theory of Natural Selection: An Evolutionary Approach to Family Communication - Kory Floyd & Mark T. HaynesIndexAbout the EditorsAbout the Contributors