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Book SynopsisAn innovative textbook that presents a novel and compelling examination of family communication studies
Family Communication as Exploring Metaphors for Family Communication presents a series of metaphors through which students explore the nuances and complexities of family interaction. With a unique approach to the foundational theories and real-world practices of family communication, this easily accessible textbook helps students develop a clear understanding of what family communication is and what it can be.
Contributions by both prominent and newer scholars theorize about family communication, offer new perspectives, challenge long-held assumptions, and describe original research to provide students with an up-to-date representation of the leading thinking in the field. Each concise chapter focuses on a specific element of family life, engaging key metaphors to stimulate classroom discussion about family in contexts ranging from ritual and embodiment to estr
Table of Contents
FORWARD
INTRODUCTION:
1. Family Communication as… Choice: Thinking about and Theorizing Family Communication Studies Using Metaphors –Jordan Allen, Utah Valley University; Katherine J. Denker, Ball State University; and Jimmie Manning, University of Nevada, Reno
PART I: CREATING AND SUSTAINING FAMILY: FAMILY COMMUNICATION AS…
2. Relationship – Mary Anne Fitzpatrick, University of South Carolina
3. Ritual – Dawn O. Braithwaite and Robert D. Hall, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
4. Biology – Anuraj Dhillon, California Polytechnic State University and Amanda Denes, University of Connecticut
5. Maintenance – Scott A. Myers, West Virginia University
6. Transition – Carolyn K. Shue and Glen H. Stamp, Ball State University
PART II: MATERIALIZING FAMILY: FAMILY COMMUNICATION AS…
7. Social Identity – Jordan Soliz and Morgan April, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
8. Heteronormative – Yachao Li, College of New Jersey
9. Raced – Shardé M. Davis, University of Connecticut and Megan E. Cardwell, University of Nebraska, Lincoln
10. Embodied – Laura L. Ellingson, Santa Clara University
11. Performance – Bernadette Marie Calafell, Gonzaga University and Nivea Castaneda, Boise State University
12. Narrative – Jody Koenig Kellas and Toni Morgan, University of Nebraska, Lincoln
13. Dialogue – Elizabeth A. Suter, University of Denver and Leah M. Seurer, University of South Dakota
14. Object – Devika Chawla, Ohio University
PART III: CONTEXTUALIZING FAMILY: FAMILY COMMUNICATION AS…
15. Memory – Robin M. Boylorn, University of Alabama
16. Boundary – Jeffrey T. Child, Kent State University
17. Organization – Caryn E. Medved, State University of New York Baruch College
18. Health – Christina G. Yoshimura, University of Montana
19. Mediated – Rebecca Johnson, University of Kansas and Danielle M. Stern, Christopher Newport University
20. Art – Sandra L. Faulkner, Laura Stafford, and Kimberly Kuiper, Bowling Green State University
PART IV: COMPLICATING FAMILY: FAMILY COMMUNICATION AS…
21. Argument – Jennifer L. Bevan and Erin S. Craw, Chapman University
22. Deviance – Kristina M. Scharp, University of Washington and Elizabeth Dorrance Hall, Michigan State University
23. Taboo – Allison R. Thorson, University of San Francisco and Amanda J. Holman, Creighton University
24. Failure – Andrea Lambert South and Jacqueline Emerine, Northern Kentucky University
25. Loss – Jillian A. Tullis, University of San Diego
26. Forgiveness – Vincent R. Waldron and Douglas L. Kelley, Arizona State University
27. Support – Adrianne Kunkel, University of Kansas; Natalie Hoskins, Middle Tennessee State University; Marissa Wiley, University of Kansas; and Michael Robert Dennis, Emporia State University
28. Resilience – Tamara D. Afifi, Chantel Haughton, and Allison Mazur, University of California Santa Barbara
