Summary
Contents
Subject index
Awards:
NCA's “Outstanding Book Award” for the Family Communication Division
A thorough exploration of the critical topics and issues facing family communication researchers today
The Sage Handbook of Family Communication provides a comprehensive examination of family communication theory and research. Chapters by leading scholars in family communication expand the definition of family, address recent shifts in culture, and cover important new topics, including families in crisis, families and governmental policies, social media, and extended families. The combination of groundbreaking theories, research methods, and reviews of foundational and emerging research in family communication make this an invaluable resource that explores the critical topics and issues facing family communication researchers today.
The Challenge of Defining “Family”
The Challenge of Defining “Family”
The family is a critically important social institution with huge implications for laypeople, policy makers, and scholars alike. As Socha significantly noted in 1999, family comprises the first group to which a person belongs, and usually provides the most long-lasting group membership for individuals. In addition, as ...
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