1st Edition

Parents, Children, and Communication Frontiers of Theory and Research

Edited By Thomas J. Socha, Glen H. Stamp Copyright 1996
400 Pages
by Routledge

400 Pages
by Routledge

400 Pages
by Routledge

This is the first edited volume in the communication field to examine parent-child interaction. It creates a framework for future research in this growing area -- family communication, and more specifically, parent-child communication -- and also suggests new areas of communication research among parents and children -- cultural, work-related, taboo topics, family sex discussions, conflict, and... Read more
Contents: A.P. Bochner, Foreword. T.J. Socha, G.H. Stamp, Introduction. Part I:Foundations and Beginnings. L. Stafford, M. Dainton, Parent-Child Communication Within the Family System. J. Yingling, The First Relationship: Infant-Parent Communication. M.D. Dixson, Models and Perspectives of Parent-Child Communication. N.L. Buerkel-Rothfuss, D.S. Fink, R.A. Buerkel, Communication in the Father-Child Dyad: The Intergenerational Transmission Process. Part II:Methodological Frontiers. R.A. Davilla, An Intersubjective Methodology for Studying Children and Families. S.R. Hatfield, L.J. Abrams, Interaction Between Fathers and Their Children in Traditional and Single-Father Families. D. Randall, "Doing" Mother-Daughter: Conversation Analysis and Relational Contexts. Part III:Cultural Frontiers. T.J. Socha, J. Sanchez-Hucles, J. Bromley, B. Kelly, Invisible Parents and Children: Exploring African-American Parent-Child Communication. R. West, L.H. Turner, Communication in Lesbian and Gay Families: Building a Descriptive Base. Part IV:Enduring Topics. C. Warren, Parent-Child Communication About Sex. J. Jorgenson, Marking the Work-Family Boundary: Mother-Child Interaction and Home-Based Work. L.K. Guerrero, W.A. Afifi, What Parents Don't Know: Topic Avoidance in Parent-Child Relationships. Part V:Persistent Problems. D.T. Prusank, Studying Parent-Child Discipline from a Communication Perspective. P. Noller, J.A. Feeney, C.C. Peterson, G. Sheehan, Learning Conflict Patterns in the Family: Links Between Marital, Parental, and Sibling Relationships. S.R. Wilson, E.E. Whipple, Communication, Discipline, and Physical Abuse.

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Thomas J. Socha, Glen H. Stamp