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The Family Communication Sourcebook provides an in-depth examination of contemporary theory and research in the area of family communication. This unique collection offers a state-of-the art approach by pairing conceptual pieces with original studies in the same general topic area. Editors Lynn H. Turner and Richard West present readers with a thoughtful and thorough exploration of the critical issues facing family communication researchers today.
Theories and Metatheories to Explain Family Communication: An Overview
Theories and Metatheories to Explain Family Communication: An Overview
Family communication has become an increasingly identifiable field of study within the communication discipline. Still, the roots of family communication are highly interdisciplinary, borrowing and adapting theories from other fields of inquiry (e.g., sociology, psychology). As the study of family communication emerges into an important, systematic area of inquiry with its own unique emphases, four perspectives have remained dominant: symbolic interactionism, systems, dialectics, and developmental approaches. The focus of this chapter is explicating how each of these perspectives serves as a “metatheory,” guiding the reflexive processes of research and further theory development to articulate the distinctive discipline of family communication. The chapter also provides specific ...
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