An Alternative Approach to Family Communication Studying the Family from a Group Communication Perspective
| Autor: | Stephenson J. Beck, Whitney A. Frahm, Amy N. Miller |
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| Rok vydání: | 2011 |
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Communication
05 social sciences Communication studies Perspective (graphical) 050109 social psychology Interpersonal communication 0502 economics and business Transactive memory Communication in small groups Organizational communication 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences Communication sciences Sociology Social identity theory Social psychology 050203 business & management |
| Zdroj: | Annals of the International Communication Association. 35:93-119 |
| ISSN: | 2380-8977 2380-8985 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/23808985.2011.11679113 |
| Popis: | Family communication and group communication scholars have largely worked independently of each other, despite calls for collaboration (Socha, 1999; Turner, 1970). Family communication research has generally followed the interpersonal communication tradition, with primary emphasis on dyadic relationships in the family. Up until the last decade, group communication scholars have generally focused on task-oriented, zero-history groups (Keyton, 1999). However, due to the theoretical and methodological evolution of both family and group communication research, this chapter argues that the present is an appropriate time for collaboration, and, more specifically, that three group-oriented theories (social identity theory, theory of transactive memory, faultline theory) and subsequent research on these theories would prove fruitful to family communication scholars’ understanding of family interaction. Five theoretical concepts within these three theories are explored, with specific future research suggestions of... |
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