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Introduction | |
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Introduction: Families, Communication, and Family Communication | |
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Families | |
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Communication | |
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Family Communication | |
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Why Communication is Central to Families | |
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Summary | |
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Key Terms | |
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Questions for Application | |
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Family Forms in Our Changing Society | |
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Introduction - The Family Context | |
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Societal Influences on the Family Form | |
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Family Forms | |
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Summary | |
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Key Terms | |
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Questions for Application | |
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Theoretical Approaches to Understanding Communication in the Family | |
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Introduction of Theory | |
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Roles Theory | |
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Family Systems Theory | |
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Rules Theory | |
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Summary | |
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Key Terms | |
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Questions for Application | |
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Forming the New Family Pairing - Two Become One | |
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Social Psychological Bases of Attraction | |
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Psycho-Analytic Bases of Attraction | |
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Relational Stages of Development | |
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Summary | |
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Key Terms | |
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Questions for Application | |
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Communication in the Newly Formed Family - Adding Children | |
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The Effects of Pregnancy on Communication | |
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Addition of the Child and Changes in Communication | |
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Communication in Sibling Relationships | |
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Adding Children Through Remarriage: Communication in the Step-Parent-Step-Child Relationship | |
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Summary | |
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Key Terms | |
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Questions for Application | |
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Nurturing and Controlling Communication: Raising Socio-Emotionally and Intellectually Competent Children | |
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Control - Providing Discipline - Guidance through Communication | |
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Nurturing - Providing Support - Love | |
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Summary | |
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Key Terms | |
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Questions for Applications | |
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Nurturing Communication in Marital Relationships: Encouraging Closeness, Stability, and Satisfaction through Communication | |
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Introduction | |
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Maintaining Closeness in Marital Relationships | |
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The Communication of Closeness in the Marital Relationship | |
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Factors Related to Marital Satisfaction which May Affect Marital Communication | |
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Summary | |
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Key Terms | |
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Questions for Application | |
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Control in Marital Relationships and the Family | |
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Introduction | |
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The Nature of Conflict | |
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Models of Conflict | |
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Conflict Styles | |
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Conflict Strategies (Interpersonal Influence Strategies) | |
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The Nature of Violence | |
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Summary | |
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Key Terms | |
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Questions for Application | |
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Nurturing and Controlling Communication Surrounding Undesirable Behavior in the Family | |
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Introduction | |
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Undesirable Behavior in the Family | |
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The Potential Role of Communication and Problematic Behavior in Families | |
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Family Systems Theory | |
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Coercion Theory | |
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Inconsistent Nurturing as Control Theory | |
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Key Terms | |
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Questions for Application | |
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Family Communication: Providing Nurturing and Control in a Changing World | |
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Introduction | |
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The Current Configuration of Families: Nurturing and Controlling Communication | |
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Improving Family Communication | |
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Summary | |
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Key Terms | |
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Questions for Application | |