Contributor BiosPreface- Dawn O. Braithwaite, Elizabeth A. Suter, and Kory FloydChapter 1: Introduction: The Landscape of Meta-Theory and Theory in Family Communication ResearchDawn O. Braithwaite, Elizabeth A. Suter, and Kory FloydChapter 2: Affection Exchange Theory: A Bio-Evolutionary Look at Affectionate CommunicationKory Floyd, Colin Hesse, and Mark Alan GenerousChapter 3: Appraisal Theories of Emotion: How Families Understand and Communicate Their FeelingsSandra Metts Chapter 4: Attachment Theory in Families: The Role of CommunicationLaura K. GuerreroChapter 5: Attribution Theory: Who’s at Fault in Families?Valerie ManusovChapter 6: Communicated Narrative Sense-Making Theory: Linking Storytelling and Well-BeingJody Koenig KellasChapter 7: Communication Accommodation Theory and Communication Theory of Identity: Theories of Communication and IdentityJordan Soliz and Colleen Warner ColanerChapter 8: Communication Privacy Management Theory: Understanding Families Sandra Petronio Chapter 9: Communication Theory of Resilience: Enacting Adaptive-Transformative Processes When Families Experience Loss and DisruptionP.M. Buzzanell Chapter 10: Critical Feminist Family Communication Theories: Gender, Power, and PraxisPatricia J. Sotirin and Laura L. EllingsonChapter 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 CommunicationAscan F. Koerner, Paul Schrodt, and Mary Anne Fitzpatrick Chapter 14: Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse: A Framework for Understanding Family ConflictLoreen N. Olson and Annalisa DonaheyChapter 15: General Systems Theory: A Compelling View of Family LifeChristina G. Yoshimura and Kathleen M. Galvin Chapter 16: Intersectionality: (Re)Considering Family Communication from Within the MarginsApril L. Few-Demo, Julia Moore, and Shadee AbdiChapter 17: Language Convergence/Meaning Divergence Theory: Creating Conflict Through MisunderstandingsDebbie S. DoughteryChapter 18: Multiple Goals Theories: Motivations for Family Interactions and RelationshipsSteven R. Wilson and John P. CaughlinChapter 19: Narrative Performance Theory: Making Stories, Doing FamilyKristin M. Langellier and Eric E. Peterson Chapter 20: Necessary Convergence Communication Theory: Submission and Power in Family CommunicationMichelle Miller-Day Chapter 21: Negotiated Morality Theory: How Family Communication Shapes Our ValuesVincent R. Waldron and Douglas L. KelleyChapter 22: Relational Dialectics Theory: Realizing the Dialogic Potential of Family CommunicationElizabeth A. Suter and Leah M. Seurer Chapter 23: Relational Turbulence Theory: Understanding Family Communication During Times of ChangeLeanne K. Knobloch, Denise Haunani Solomon, Jennifer A. Theiss, and Rachel M. McLarenChapter 24: Social Construction Theory: Communication Co-Creating FamiliesDawn O. Braithwaite, Elissa Foster, and Karla M. Bergen Chapter 25: Social Exchange Theory: A Cost-Benefit Approach to RelationshipsLaura StaffordChapter 26: Social Learning Theory: An Emphasis on Modeling in Parent-Child RelationshipsAlesia Woszidlo and Adrianne KunkelChapter 27: Structuration Theory: Applications for Family CommunicationKristen Norwood and Paaige K. TurnerChapter 28: The Theory of Natural Selection: An Evolutionary Approach to Family CommunicationKory Floyd, Dana R. Dinsmore, and Corey A. Pavlich Chapter 29: Theory of Resilience and Relational Load (TRRL): Understanding Families as Systems of Stress and CalibrationTamara D. Afifi and Kathryn HarrisonChapter 30: Uses and Gratifications Theory: Considering Media Use in the Context of Family CommunicationJeffrey T. Child and Paul Haridakis
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