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Widening the Family Circle: New Research on Family Communication bridges the significant gap in family communication literature by providing a thorough examination of lesser-studied family relationships, such as those involving grandparents, in-laws, cousins, stepfamilies, and adoptive parents. In this engaging text, editors Kory Floyd and Mark T. Morman bring together a diverse collection of empirical studies, theoretic essays, and critical reviews of literature on communication to constitute a stronger, more complete understanding of communication within the family.
Commentary on Part A
Commentary on Part A
Although scholars vehemently argue about whether the family, as a social institution, is in decline (e.g., Amato, 2000; Walsh, 1993), few disagree that the quality of family relationships—regardless of their form or structure—has a powerful influence on people's psychological, emotional, and physical well-being. Given this, it may be surprising to some readers to learn that a number of family relationships are understudied. The chapters in this book in the section on family-of-origin relationships demonstrate not only that some family relationships are understudied but also that the lack of attention paid to these relationships represents a serious gap in the literature—one that has important theoretical, methodological, and practical ramifications.
The section begins with a chapter by Fisher and Miller-Day ...
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