Family Communication: Cohesion and Change

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.

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).