Explaining family interactions / Mary Anne Fitzpatrick, Anita L. Vangelisti, editors.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

pt. 1. The development of family communication patterns. Communication in infancy -- The socialization of person-centered communication: parents' contributions to their children's social-cognitive and communication skills -- Parent-adolescent relationships -- Accounts and the demystification of courtship -- pt. 2. Family relationships in process. How parenthood affects marriage -- Family interaction during problem solving -- Family conflict, divorce, and children's adjustment -- Postdivorce relations -- pt. 3. Extending family boundaries -- Communication in three types of dual career marriages --Communication patterns in stepfamilies: redefining family roles, themes, and conflict styles -- Communication, gender and power: homosexual couples as a case study -- The aging family culture -- Communication and family culture.

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A detailed review of current research and ideas concerning both communication processes and family functioning is provided in this valuable contribution to the literature. Divided into three parts the book focuses on: communication of family members over time; the role of interaction in various family relationships; and the association between family structure and communication.

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