Perspectives on Family Communication - Softcover

Turner, Lynn; West, Richard

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0072862920 ISBN 13: 9780072862928

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Languages, 2005

Synopsis

Emphasizing the role that communication plays in both creating and solving family issues, this new edition of Perspectives on Family Communication thoroughly reflects the explosion of research literature in the area of family communication--on such topics as the broadened definition of family; current demographic aspects of family types; and up-to-date references on family theory, storytelling, divorce, and conflict.

About this title

About the Author:

Lynn H. Turner teaches in the College of Communication at Marquette University. She received her Ph.D. from Northwestern University in 1989. She is the author of several journal articles, books, and book chapters focused on communication studies. She is the recipient of the Marquette University College of Communication Research Award (1998), the Organization for the Study of Communication, Language, and Gender’s Outstanding Book Award (1997) and Outstanding Article Award (2000). She is guest editor (with Richard West) for a special issue of the Journal of Family Communication and she serves on the editorial board of several communication journals. She is the Vice-President of Central States Communication Association and Past-President of the Family Division of the National Communication Association. Her current research interests include family communication, gendered communication, and communication and relationships.

About this edition

• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Languages
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 0072862920
• ISBN 13: 9780072862928
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 464