On 2009-05-10 Nazani, MidAtlantic wrote: From the jacket: ´ The first text to examine the functional family from a communication perspective, Family Communication maintains its successful systems approach while incorporating new thinking in symbolic interaction and dialectical process. Updates in this edition include: increased emphasis on gender roles in the family; an even greater treatment of multicultural family issues; new stress models; and extensively updated research throughout each chapter. 480 pages, extensive bibliography, index.
Sample hapters: Role of Children in Decision Making; Comunication as a Foundation of Intimacy; Family Stages; Decision Makin Model, Communication and Family Conflict; Development of Power in family Systems; etc.. And summed up by saying very useful text for sociology student or casual reader. Currently Family Communication: Cohesion and Change (7th Edition) has an overall rating of 10 over 10.
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Allyn & Bacon claimed Family Communication: Cohesion and Changeexamines the communication processes within families and how they affect and are affected by larger social systems. By viewing the family as a communication system with identifiable patterns, the authors encourage the reader to observe family interaction patterns analytically and relate communication theories to family interaction. Using a framework of family functions, first-person narratives, and current research, Family Communication: Cohesion and Change emphasizes the diversity of today´s families in terms of structure, ethnic patterns, and developmental experiences.
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