Family Communication: Cohesion and Change

by Kathleen M. Galvin and Bernard J. Brommel

Book Overview

Addresses the role of communication in developing and maintaining functional, diverse family relationships Family Communication: Cohesion and Change encourages students to observe family interaction... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0205498221
• ISBN13: 9780205498222
• Release Date: January 2007
• Publisher: Allyn & Bacon
• Length: 434 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 7.0" x 9.2"

Customer Reviews

very useful text for sociology student or casual reader

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.

Family Communication

This book was one of the required readings for my Human Communication class. It contained valuable information and was helpful in my practicum/placement(s).