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Informationen zum Autor Dawn O. Braithwaite is a Willa Cather Professor and Chair of Communication Studies at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. She studies communication in discourse dependent (postmodern) families, dialectics of relating, and rituals in step- and voluntary families. She has published five books and 125 manuscripts. Braithwaite received the National Communication Association’s Brommel Award for Family Communication, was named Distinguished Scholar of Western States Communication Association, and is a Past President of the National Communication Association. Elizabeth A. Suter is an Associate Professor of Communication Studies at the University of Denver specializing in critical interpersonal and family communication. Her research lies at the intersection of relationships and culture, addressing issues of power, struggle, and social change. She co-edited the special issue of the Journal of Family Communication on critical approaches to family communication research, and is an officer of the Family Communication Division of the National Communication Association. Kory Floyd is a Professor of Communication at the University of Arizona. His research focuses on the communication of affection in close relationships and on the intersection between interpersonal behavior and health. He has authored or edited 15 books and nearly 100 journal articles and chapters on interpersonal and family communication, nonverbal behavior, and psychophysiology. He is a past editor of the Journal of Family Communication and Communication Monographs . Zusammenfassung Engaging Theories in Family Communication, Second Edition delves deeply into the key theories in family communication, focusing both on those theories originating within the communication discipline and allied disciplines. Inhaltsverzeichnis Contributor Bios Preface- Dawn O. Braithwaite, Elizabeth A. Suter, and Kory Floyd Chapter 1: Introduction: The Landscape of Meta-Theory and Theory in Family Communication Research Dawn O. Braithwaite, Elizabeth A. Suter, and Kory Floyd Chapter 2: Affection Exchange Theory: A Bio-Evolutionary Look at Affectionate Communication Kory Floyd, Colin Hesse, and Mark Alan Generous Chapter 3: Appraisal Theories of Emotion: How Families Understand and Communicate Their Feelings Sandra Metts Chapter 4: Attachment Theory in Families: The Role of Communication Laura K. Guerrero Chapter 5: Attribution Theory: Who’s at Fault in Families? Valerie Manusov Chapter 6: Communicated Narrative Sense-Making Theory: Linking Storytelling and Well-Being Jody Koenig Kellas Chapter 7: Communication Accommodation Theory and Communication Theory of Identity: Theories of Communication and Identity Jordan Soliz and Colleen Warner Colaner Chapter 8: Communication Privacy Management Theory: Understanding Families Sandra Petronio Chapter 9: Communication Theory of Resilience: Enacting Adaptive-Transformative Processes When Families Experience Loss and Disruption P.M. Buzzanell Chapter 10: Critical Feminist Family Communication Theories: Gender, Power, and Praxis Patricia J. Sotirin and Laura L. Ellingson Chapter 11: Dyadic Power Theory: Dominance and Power in Family Communication Norah E. Dunbar and Aubrie Adams Chapter 12: Facework Theory: Performing Familial Roles in Everyday Interactions M. Chad McBride Chapter 13: Family Communication Patterns Theory: A Grand Theory of Family Communication Ascan F. Koerner, Paul Schrodt, and Mary Anne Fitzpatrick Chapter 14: Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse: A Framework for Understanding Family Conflict Loreen N. Olson and Annalisa Donahey Chapter 15: General Systems Theory: A Compelling View of Family Life Christina G. Yoshimura an...
