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 third edition of Family Communication carefully examines state-of-the art research and
theories of family communication and family relationships. In addition to presenting …

В данной монографии ставилась цель систематического изложения западных
теоретических подходов в изучении семьи. Эти подходы формировались в США, хотя …

We utilize RDT 2.0 to analyze 424 narrative accounts by voluntarily childless (“childfree”)
Reddit users of bingo-response interactions to explore how discourse constrains and …

The present review examines how stepfamily members without a shared history co‐
construct a shared family identity and what family processes are relevant in this stepfamily …

Individuals identifying as involuntarily celibate (ie,“incels”), who are unable to have sex
despite wanting to, often later no longer wish to identify as incels. This transition requires …

Martin Buber is well‐known for his seminal book I and Thou and his philosophy of dialogue.
Although he is often characterized as an existentialist, Buber referred to himself as a …

Remarriages end in divorce more often than first marriages, so many stepchildren
experience multiple parental divorces and the potential loss of significant family ties …

Feminist family scholars have long called for greater transparency of the partial perspectives
embedded within family science. In this paper, I employ feminist reflexive autoethnography …

For decades, social scientists have assumed that “fictive kinship” is a phenomenon
associated only with marginal peoples and people of color in the United States. In this …