{"product_id":"family-communication-3","title":"Family Communication","description":"\u003cstrong\u003e Family Communication: Nurturing and Control in a Changing World \u003c\/strong\u003ethoroughly reviews the traditional family communication theories of roles theory, family systems theory, and rules theory in an engaging, non-traditional way. This book uniquely organizes the study of family communication around the concepts of \u003cem\u003enurturing\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003econtrol\u003c\/em\u003e in all family relationships, across all family forms, and their relationships to psychological processes and communicative outcomes in families. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKey Features: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLooks at Family in All Forms: Traditional nuclear; non-traditional nuclear; bi-nuclear families; cohabitation, single-parent households; step-family and blended configurations; gay families; couples with no children; and extended families are all examined. While not all families fit neatly within any of the traditional definitions, this book articulates a sentiment that most students can resonate to—that all family forms include some form of nurturing and control. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eExplores Sociological and Psychological Factors: Various forces such as governmental, religious, media influences, and social science research, cause us to assume most families are traditional and nuclear, using biological, legal, and sociological definitions. In addition to the sociological and psychological bases of developmental processes, the development of parental attachment is fully discussed, showing how nurturing and controlling communication processes encourage socio-emotional competence in children. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eExplicates New Research Findings: A new family communication theory—\u003cem\u003eInconsistent Nurturing as Control Theory\u003c\/em\u003e—explores the ways in which family members attempt to change the undesirable behaviors of a particular family member (e.g., substance abuser, eating disordered individual, gambler, depressed person, violent individual) through their use of nurturing as control. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIntended Audience: \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003ePerfect for the introductory undergraduate course in Family Communication; as well as courses in Sociology, Social and Clinical Psychology, Educational Psychology, Family Counseling, Family Education, and Home Economics","brand":"SAGE Publications Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54254094254424,"sku":"9781412904063","price":215.76,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781412904063_13b33013-45b4-40f3-b826-784641674d09.jpg?v=1777176027","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/family-communication-3","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}