Contemporary families represent a world of “normative instability and definitional
crisis”(Stacey, 1999a, p. 489), making it more difficult for members to keep order in their …

Our basic premise remains the same—communication processes create and reflect family
systems and family identity. Relying on a range of theoretical perspectives, we examine the …

This handbook provides a comprehensive discussion of several key dimensions where
families differ: race, socioeconomic status, family structure, sexual orientation, and gender. It …

This nonjudgmental, inclusive, and far-reaching text focuses on the diverse patterns of family
structure prevalent in our society today. Family Diversity presents empirical research on the …

Given the significant role family plays in our lives, it is not surprising that scholarship has
been devoted to understanding its complexities. Whereas multiple theories have been used …

Through everyday talk, individuals forge the ties that can make a family. Family members
use language to manage a household, create and maintain relationships, and negotiate and …

postpositivist and interpretive lenses. At its most basic level, the JFC special issue “Critical
Approaches to Family Communication Research: Representation, Critique, and Praxis” aims …

Building off essays by Gudykunst and Lee (2001) and Turner and West (2003), the purpose
of this essay is to emphasize the need to be more inclusive in family communication …

Family Configurations develops current scholarship on families and intimate lives by
demonstrating that family relationships, far from being fluid and inconsequential, are more …

This collection testifies to the extraordinary variety of families in the United States, revealing
that family arrangements have always been diverse and have often been in flux. Case …