Technology and Consumption: Understanding Consumer Choices and Behaviors (International Series on Consumer Science) by Springer

Technology and Household Consumption is a comprehensive text that provides insights into technology’s impact on consumer behavior and the household environment. Consumption and consumer behavior has become a very important subject of study that is now covered in many disciplines including family... Price:$129.00
The Mother's Voice: Strengthening Intimacy in Families by Guilford Press

Following her diagnosis with breast cancer, clinical psychologist Kathy Weingarten became acutely aware of deeply ingrained cultural messages about mothering that were limiting her ability to share emotional intimacy with her children under those crisis conditions. This discovery led Dr. Weingarten... Price:$17.93
Messages: The Communication Skills Book by New Harbinger Publications

Many people assume that good communicators possess an intrinsic talent for speaking and listening to others, a gift that can't be learned or improved. The reality is that communication skills are developed with deliberate effort and practice, and learning to understand others and communicate your... Price:$18.95
Communication, Race, and Family: Exploring Communication in Black, White, and Biracial Families (Routledge Communication Series) by Thomas J. Socha

This groundbreaking volume explores how family communication influences the perennial and controversial topic of race. In assembling this collection, editors Thomas J. Socha and Rhunette C. Diggs argue that the hope for managing America's troubles with "race" lies not only with communicating about... Price:$37.95
When Families Feud: Understanding and Resolving Family Conflicts by Perigee Trade

Two sisters haven't spoken in years. Two cousins explode into arguments each time they meet. A father and son grow farther and farther apart. When feuds don't get settled, resentment builds, tension mounts--and the family feels like a battleground instead of a haven. In this intelligent,... Price:$13.00
Raising Kids Who Can: Using Family Meetings to Nurture Responsible, Cooperative, Caring and Happy Children by Perennial

Pages clean and unmarked. Slight wear from time on shelf like you would see on a major chain. Immediate shipping. Price:$9.00
Because I Said So!: Family Squabbles & How to Handle Them (Go Parents! Guide) by Charlie Woglom

For parents everywhere whose kids complain about helping around the house, stall over homework, and bicker with one other, help is at hand. With compassion and humor, this book takes on the most common points of kid-induced friction-those altercations and annoying behaviors that drive parents most... Price:$14.95
Family Violence from a Communication Perspective by Dudley Dean Cahn

Going beyond the traditional psychological and sociological approaches, this ground-breaking volume presents a new theoretical framework for understanding and resolving abusive family interactions: it takes a communication perspective to examine the interactional processes at the core of domestic... Price:$64.95
Communication in Family Relationships by Allyn & Bacon

Arguing that modes of family functioning always include communication as a central enabling process, this text explores the theoretically-based research on family communication across the social sciences. KEY TOPICS: It presents important theoretical and research approaches to family... Price:$112.20
Parents and Children Communicating with Society: Managing Relationships Outside of the Home (Routledge Communication Series) by Thomas J. Socha

The volume opens a new frontier in parent-child communication research as it brings together veteran researchers and newcomers to explore the communication of parents and children as they create relationships outside the family. The chapters herein examine communication processes and problems of... Price:$44.95