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Family Conflict: Managing the Unexpected
Heather Canary
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Description for Family Conflict: Managing the Unexpected
Hardback. Family Conflict takes a life course approach as it provides an accessible discussion of family conflict issues, processes, and outcomes. Chapters draw on recent theory and research regarding sub-systems and stages in family life to give readers resource-rich overviews of conflict in contemporary families. Series: Polity Key Themes in Family Communication Series. Num Pages: 208 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: GTC; JHBK; JMF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 150 x 22. Weight in Grams: 422.
Family Conflict takes a life course approach as it provides an accessible discussion of family conflict issues, processes, and outcomes. Chapters draw on recent theory and research regarding sub-systems and stages in family life to give readers resource-rich overviews of conflict in contemporary families. After the initial chapter presents the landscape of family conflict theory and research, chapters focus on conflict in couple relationships, parent-child relationships, sibling relationships, and in stepfamilies. The book concludes with a discussion of how specific work, health, and disability challenges facing today’s families influence, and are influenced by, conflict interactions.
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Family Conflict takes a life course approach as it provides an accessible discussion of family conflict issues, processes, and outcomes. Chapters draw on recent theory and research regarding sub-systems and stages in family life to give readers resource-rich overviews of conflict in contemporary families. After the initial chapter presents the landscape of family conflict theory and research, chapters focus on conflict in couple relationships, parent-child relationships, sibling relationships, and in stepfamilies. The book concludes with a discussion of how specific work, health, and disability challenges facing today’s families influence, and are influenced by, conflict interactions.
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Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
Series
Polity Key Themes in Family Communication Series
Number of Pages
208
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780745646602
SKU
V9780745646602
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-19
About Heather Canary
Heather Canary is assistant professor in the department of communication at the University of Utah. Her co-edited book Communication and Organizational Knowledge: Contemporary Issues for Theory and Practice was nominated for Book of the Year Award, Organizational Communication Division, National Communication Association, 08/2011. Daniel Canary is professor of human communication at Arizona State University. He has co-authored or edited ... Read more
Reviews for Family Conflict: Managing the Unexpected
"Scholars and students alike will appreciate this highly accessible volume. The authors masterfully weave together multiple perspectives to cogently capture the state of the art on family conflict." Brett Laursen, Florida Atlantic University "This is an excellent piece of well-balanced, integrative scholarship. The writing is precise yet engaging and the book will be an excellent introduction to family conflict ... Read more